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Every day, we distribute enough produce to meet the daily recommended servings of fruits and vegetables for more than 300,000 people.

628,478,424

Total pounds recovered to date

Source: Total pounds recovered aggregated across Food Forward's Backyard Harvest, Farmers Market Recovery, and Wholesale Produce Recovery programs.

533,000

Total metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions have been prevented from polluting the atmosphere

Source: Environmental mitigation calculated using the CalRecycle Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Program calculator tool.

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Building Generational Health®

Food Forward is a produce recovery nonprofit that recovers fresh surplus fruits and vegetables and redirects them to the people who depend on them most across Los Angeles, Southern California, and nationwide. We measure our impact in servings of fresh produce. Every serving recovered reduces food waste and advances nutrition equity. Watch how fresh produce impacts the communities we serve.

 

What do our partners say?

“I love the interaction I get to have with vendors, volunteers, and everyone in between while providing a bridge that connects farmers 200+ miles away with those in need.”

Nick Doctors
Volunteer, Glean Team Leader

“Food Forward is the kind of partner that makes doing the right thing easier. They've created a trusted pathway to turn surplus produce into meaningful community benefit while helping support waste reduction, cost avoidance, and broader sustainability goals in a way that makes strong operational and business sense.”

SGS Produce
Sustainability Partner

“It's hard out here for regular families. Healthy foods, healthy habits are the first thing that you lose. We're seeing in our cities that people are suffering from the effects of not having enough nutrition and not having the right type of nutrition.”

Social Justice Learning Institute
Hunger Relief Partner

“The need for fresh produce is always obvious if you are paying attention. As a food and health writer, I know how essential fresh fruits and vegetables are, and I know how much gets wasted. Food Forward makes it easy to do something about both. Supporting them, with money or with time, is one of the simplest ways to fight food insecurity and make life a little easier for our neighbors.”

Mary MacVean
Food Forward Donor

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