Food Rescue Day at Baltimore Free Farm

Another Food Rescue Day at Baltimore Free Farm

 

Some of the goods we got today.  We also had lots of volunteers to help sort the produce, yay!

 I'd like to tell you more about why we're passionate about Food Rescue:

 A recent study from the USDA found that:

"In the United States, 31 percent—or 133 billion pounds—of the 430 billion pounds of the available food supply at the retail and consumer levels in 2010 went uneaten. The estimated value of this food loss was $161.6 billion using retail prices. For the first time, ERS estimated the calories associated with food loss: 141 trillion in 2010, or 1,249 calories per capita per day."

- See more at: http://endhunger.org/food_waste.htm#sthash.vneApqjT.dpuf

That's just crazy.  Why is it that people in this country go hungry when there is so much food going to waste?

By intercepting the food from going into the landfill, we are helping the environment!
Reducing the methane from landfills: when food is disposed in a landfill it rots and becomes a significant source of methane - a potent greenhouse gas with 21 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide. Landfills are a major source of human-related methane in the United States, accounting for more than 20 percent of all methane emissions. 

By wasting less food, we're wasting less resources: There are many resources needed to grow food, including water, fertilizers, pesticides, and energy. By wasting food, you are also wasting the resources that went into growing it.

By donating HERE:

You will help to sustain this project:

We will be able to recoup the gas used for the food pickups, (gas is expensive!)

which will help to continue to allow food to be distributed to the community for free.  Thank you all for your continued support!

Enjoying the bounty!  Today we put out about 20lbs of Free Farm grown surplus produce!