Volunteers at the Pasadena Farmers Market pose with 325 pounds of produce, headed to Friends in Deed. Bringing Community and Food Together Food is not only a source of nutrition, it connects us to our friends, family, and neighbors. Many…
These potatoes, celery, pomegranates, squash, and more were recovered from the Wholesale Produce Market and distributed to 17 member agencies of the Antelope Valley Food Hub Collaborative. Across the country, most households have consistent access to healthy, nutritious food, but…
Food Forward serves over 1,800 hunger relief agencies through donations of our recovered fruits and vegetables, and with that many organizations it can be hard to keep track of the work each one is doing in our communities. We’d like…
Fieldworkers harvesting. Photo credit: Diana Robinson, provided by the Creative Commons license Food Forward works like a bridge, connecting fresh produce to local organizations that provide food assistance and other services to their communities. These organizations are an essential piece of what…
Food Forward works with many amazing organizations working to fight food insecurity in our communities. We’d like to highlight one of these organizations, the American Heart Association Teaching Gardens program, and tell you a bit about our partnership. Based…
11.20.18 — ‘Tequio’ in Mixtec culture is defined as community obligation, or a spirit of working together to assist and uplift one another. Today we’d like to highlight one of our agency partners, the Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Projecto (MICOP). MICOP…
9.11.18 — In our newest Farm to Table blog post, intern Joyce Liu highlights New Life Society, an organization that receives fresh produce from the Mar Vista Farmers Market for a mobile food pantry in Leimert Park. The beautiful spring…
6.26.18 — This month, we’d like to highlight one of our receiving agencies. EngAGE is a Food Forward partner supporting the art of active aging. Read on to learn more! EngAGE provides arts, wellness, learning, community building, and intergenerational…
“Food brings everyone together.” This is what drives Erica Nieves of Seeds of Hope in her work every day. It’s one thing everyone has in common; we all need to eat to survive. Everyday in Los Angeles thousands of pounds…
12.7.17 – If you’ve ever joined us at a backyard harvest or Farmers Market, hopefully you’ve seen how much fresh food a small team of volunteers can collect in an hour or two. But you may not have seen what…