GOOD's found one way to cut food waste: make it a crime. http://bit.ly/YVGv90
90 million tonnes of food is wasted annually in the EU - due in part to regulations deeming produce unfit for supermarket shelves based on its COLOR, SHAPE, and SIZE (yes, as ridiculous as it sounds).
Our friends at Say No To Food Waste are fighting to amend these regulations and need your help! Sign their petition here: http://bit.ly/17iLaqW
Great Earth Day news from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday - 23 New England colleges and universities have newly joined the EPA's Food Recovery Challenge, a commitment to reduce food waste on college campuses (using the framework pictured).
FRN has formally endorsed the program and we're excited to see so many institutions sign on! http://1.usa.gov/ZNc4RF
Time's almost up, friends! Apply ASAP for our summer internships - the deadline is 5 PM ET TOMORROW!
Interns will receive a stipend, and college credit IS available! Full details on the 3 openings are here: http://bit.ly/FRNINTRNS
Big ups to Food Recovery Network-University of Missouri! Including the 59 pounds rescued last night, they've recovered a grand total of 500 pounds! Great work!
Check it out! Great article on Wai Hon Chan (pictured here) of Recover Rochester, the FRN chapter at Rochester Institute of Technology! http://bit.ly/11KaCmR
Feeling inspired? Get involved & apply for an internship! http://bit.ly/FRNINTRNS
If food waste in the abstract isn't distressing enough, this image is sickening: this is a visual of how much food is wasted per month for a family of four, based on 1995 US census data. Just imagine what those numbers might be today..
(Snagged from The Campus Kitchens Project!)
BIG NEWS! We're proud to announce an official partnership with Bon Appétit Management Company! Read more here: http://bit.ly/frnbamco
BAMCO has long been committed to sustainability throughout their operations, and we're so thrilled to have their support! Learn more about them here: http://bit.ly/bamco
Need plans for the summer? Come and intern with FRN in DC! http://bit.ly/FRNINTRNS
We're looking for interns for Program Development, Graphic/Web Design, and Fundraising. They're unpaid positions, but funding is available to help subsidize living expenses if needed. Applications due by April 23, so get going!
While at UMD, Carl Lewis also joined Food Recovery Network at UMD for a recovery!
Congratulations to this year's Do Good Challenge grand prize winner, the Argentine Terps & Microjusticia Argentina!
Olympian of the Century Carl Lewis is a judge in the Do Good Challenge finals tonight - and since FRN won the competition last year, our founder Ben Simon gets to show him around UMD's campus!
Best of luck to the 5 finalists competing tonight!
How do we sustainably feed 8 billion people by 2025? A panel of experts at UC Agriculture & Natural Resources are gathering to try to answer that question, among many others -- a panel including one of our co-founders, Komal Ahmad!
Komal is a co-founder of Food Recovery Network, co-founder and Executive Director of BareAbundance, and has most recently launched Feeding Forward. The panel discussion begins at 2:30 PT/5:30 ET, and will be streaming live online here: http://bit.ly/Yb5CEo
Heads up, DC friends! Food Recovery Network is hitting the streets! (Has anyone else seen these?!)
PS: today is the last day to vote for FRN in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge! If you haven't already, please vote! http://bit.ly/frndsic13vote
Congrats to Najeff Waseem (left) and The George Washington University chapter of Food Recovery Network on their very first pickup yesterday!
Hey all! Voting for the Dell Social Innovation Challenge semi-finalists ends REALLY soon! If you haven't already, please vote for Food Recovery Network -- and spread the word! http://bit.ly/frndsic13vote
Last night, we officially broke 5,000 likes on Facebook! Thanks to all of you for your interest and support - we couldn't have come this far without you!
Here's to 5,000 more!?
Who'd have guessed such a gorgeous breakfast display came out of a dumpster?
This just one meal from The Gleaners' Kitchen, an up-and-coming cafe run by Tufts University students that serves recovered food from local grocery stores - for free. Read more about them here: http://huff.to/ZTe1PG
Thanks to the rapid response (seriously, so impressive!) to our last post, FRN has fulfilled Dell Social Innovation Challenge's weekly crowd-funding challenge! DSIC will be matching your donations, giving FRN an additional $150!
Shout-out to Food Recovery Network U of M! After recovering 107 pounds of food yesterday, the group came together for a chapter dinner - featuring food waste jeopardy!
Congrats to our FRNds in Michigan on their success in both food recovery and community-building!
Thanks so much to Matt Pennini and John Ford - our two newest FRNds to donate to our Dell Social Innovation Challenge fundraiser!
If we can raise $95 more before April 1, DSIC will match your donations! http://bit.ly/frndsic13fnd
Big thanks to Danielle Smith & Gloria Irene for donating to FRN's Dell Social Innovation Challenge fundraiser! We really appreciate it.
If we can raise $150 between now and April 1st, DSIC has offered to match it - so if you haven't already, please consider donating! http://bit.ly/frndsic13fnd
Check out this great PDF from the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) on reducing food waste at home, including several easy tips to get started: http://bit.ly/Zr1tik
(Thanks Food Recovery Network @UT for the tip!)
As semi-finalists in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge, we have the chance to win up to $60,000! While Dell ultimately chooses the winners, we want to show them we're taking this opportunity seriously - and we need your help!
Please take a moment to vote, donate (if you can! we'll send you FRN merch in appreciation!), and share with your friends!
Vote here: http://bit.ly/frndsic13vote
Donate here: http://bit.ly/frndsic13fnd
Hey FRNds! Give a warm welcome to 2 of our newest chapters - Food Recovery Network at Howard University & Food Recovery Network-University of Missouri!
Students at Missouri (pictured here) have already recovered 98 lbs of food! Congrats to folks at Howard and Mizzou for getting these initiatives going, we're so glad to have you on-board!
Today is UN-Water World Water Day! Our friends at Food Tank: The Food Think Tank have spent all week highlighting ways to conserve water - one of which is reducing food waste!
Visit www.foodtank.org for more, or check out World Water Day here: http://bit.ly/WS6HES
