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Food Forward celebrates the recovery and donation of 250 million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables, equivalent to ONE BILLION SERVINGS, that would have otherwise gone to waste. Food Forward provides enough produce to meet the recommended five-a-day fruit and…
2021 EPA Food Recovery Challenge Innovation recipient, marking the sixth year that Food Forward received this honor as the only food recovery organization to win six years in a row 2021 Classy Award Social Innovation Winner 2021 Anthem Award Humanitarian…
The Produce Pit Stop opens The Sprout, furnished with an additional loading dock that streamlines distribution of fresh produce to mid-size and smaller hunger relief agencies
Over 160 new partners receive free surplus fruits and vegetables from Food Forward in 2020, many of whom started food programs in response to the pandemic. We also launch new food hub distributions, providing a truckload of produce on a…
Despite the challenges of COVID-19, our Backyard Harvest and Farmers Market Recovery programs both have an incredible year of recovery. After a brief hiatus, our trained volunteers resume harvests and gleans with increased safety protocols, recovering produce at an average…
With food insecurity rates rising and more food going to waste on farms, we work quickly to expand our Wholesale Produce Recovery program. This includes doubling the Produce Pit Stop warehouse footprint to include “The Sprout,” securing new equipment and…
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we work with local filmmakers Serena Creative to create a series of short videos and accompanying photos, each featuring one individual who has made Food Forward’s work possible over the past decade. You can watch…
Food Forward is the first nonprofit in the U.S. to win four consecutive Food Recovery Challenge Awards from the EPA. We are recognized in the ‘Innovation’ category for the growth of our Produce Pick-Up program, which is now serving three…
We mark the anniversary by signing the lease for our Produce Depot near DTLA. This new warehouse space will enable Food Forward to recover and donate 40 million pounds of produce each year, doubling its current produce recovery efforts. The…
A ceremony at Franklin Canyon in Beverly Hills marks the occasion.