Media and Press
We welcome journalists and media professionals who want to help share our story of produce recovery, nutrition equity, and sustainable food rescue.
Press inquiries: [email protected]
How Farmers Market Leftovers Turn Into Free Food For Angelenos
LAist
How Farmers Market Leftovers Turn Into Free Food For Angelenos.
This Michelin-Starred Chef Wants To Feed People
Los Angeles Times
Artist and Michelin-starred chef Minh H. Phan creating an immersive exhibit around found waste in Food Forward’s Artist in Residence.
In This Moment, Let’s All Feed L.A.
Los Angeles Business Journal
There are issues that transcend politics and should unite us as a community. Ensuring our most vulnerable – children, seniors, people with disabilities, low-income working parents – have access to food is one of them.
Food Forward’s Emergency Produce Distribution In Response To SNAP Cuts In Partnership With YMCA, LA Care
2UrbanGirls and LA Wave
Food Forward, in partnership with the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles and L.A. Care Health Plan, announces an emergency expansion of its community produce distribution network to respond to unprecedented hunger and instability caused by the suspension of essential federal nutrition funding and cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
SNAP Benefits Remain Delayed — Local Leaders Are Creating Their Own Solutions
Los Angeles Blade
Today marks the 37th day of the current government shutdown, the longest witnessed in the country’s history. As a result, people who receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have not received their monthly aid for November. In Los Angeles, over 1.5 million people rely on these funds to purchase groceries.
As Food Banks Struggle To Meet Demand, ‘Wasted’ Food Is Filling The Gap — For Now
Bay City News
IT’S A SUNNY TUESDAY MORNING when a crowd gathers at the corner of University and Ninth Streets in Berkeley. Armed with reusable grocery bags and folding shopping carts, they wait for the food pantry to open at Berkeley Food Network, one of the largest food aid organizations in Alameda County.
Feeding People During The Shutdown: Organizations Stepping Up To Help
ReFED
As a result of the continued federal government shutdown, tens of millions of Americans are at risk of losing their federal food and nutrition benefits, including the 42 million Americans who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), starting on November 1, 2025.
Creators & collaborators
If you’re a creator dedicated to food access, health equity, or sustainability, we want to hear from you. We partner with people whose work and values align with our mission. Collaboration and Influencer inquiries: [email protected]