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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.

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...

Food Waste, by the Numbers

In 2012, the NRDC released a report titled “Wasted: How America is Losing Up to 40 percent of Its...

In 2012, the NRDC released a...

Serving her Community On & Off the Clock

This November, we would like to shine the spotlight on Suki Sir, one of our amazing Glean Team Leaders...

This November, we would like to...

‘Tequio’: Community Building with MICOP

11.20.18 — ‘Tequio’ in Mixtec culture is defined as community obligation, or a spirit of working together to assist...

11.20.18 — ‘Tequio’ in Mixtec culture...

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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