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Pounds Rescued*

Food Forward staff and volunteers rescue over 375,000 pounds of surplus produce each week from fruit trees, farmers markets and the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. 100% of these fresh fruits and vegetables are donated to over 1,800 hunger relief agencies across 8 counties in Southern California.

* Despite our best efforts, a small percentage of Food Forward’s recovered produce is inedible.

Accelerating food access with AHA Teaching Gardens

Food Forward works with many amazing organizations working to fight food insecurity in our communities. We’d like to highlight...

Food Forward works with many amazing...

9 Organizations fighting for Food Justice in Southern California

Here in Southern California, Food Forward is lucky to be one of many organizations who are working towards a...

Here in Southern California, Food Forward...

From frequent gleaner to Glean Team Leader!

Meet our Volunteer of the Month for February, Oscar Zapata! He’s been volunteering with us for almost 3 years...

Meet our Volunteer of the Month...

Produce of the Month: Alliums!

2.16.19—This month we are highlighting a category of plants that are often overlooked. They’re not that fancy or exciting—despite...

2.16.19—This month we are highlighting a...

Making a big impact in a short time

Stephanie joined the Backyard Harvest team in the summer of 2018 and in that short amount of time she...

Stephanie joined the Backyard Harvest team...

2018 Good Food News Roundup

2018 was a big year for Food Forward and a big year in the world of food equity and...

2018 was a big year for...

Santa Barbara - 1 in 8 people struggle with hunger in Santa Barbara County
(Feeding America)

Imperial - 28% of residents and 44% of children in Imperial Valley are food insecure
(Imperial Valley Food Bank)

San Diego - 136,000 children in San Diego County are facing food insecurity
(U.S. Census Bureau)

Riverside - In Riverside County, 24% of children are living in poverty.
(California Food Policy Advocates)

San Bernardino - 1 in 5 people live in poverty in San Bernardino County
(U.S. Census Bureau)

Los Angeles - Los Angeles County has the largest estimated population of food insecure people in the U.S. - 1.5 million
(Feeding America)

Ventura - 16% of children in Ventura County are living in poverty
(U.S. Census Bureau)

Orange - Nearly 400,000 residents struggle to get their food needs met on a regular basis
(OC Food Access Coalition)

Who Receives Our Produce?

We donate recovered produce to over 1,800 agencies across 8 counties in Southern California.
Read more about the agencies we serve.

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