What is Food Recovery?
Food Recovery is the rescue of edible food from food producers by a nonprofit food distribution organization
Nonprofits are able to distribute recovered food that would otherwise end up in the waste stream
Edible food can be rescued from a variety of sources:
Large Grocery stores (Tier 1)
Large restaurants, dining halls, or event spaces (Tier 2)
Smaller food producers, although not required by law to donate, can also participate (Tier 3)
Fruits and vegetables are often rescued directly from farms, farmers markets, and backyard growers
Recovered food is redistributed to households through non-profit Food Recovery Organizations such as food pantries, meal programs, and community groups.
What is a Community Food Recovery Hub?
A community food recovery hub is a program established to remove obstacles to the expansion of food recovery in a number of ways
Coordination of edible food collection from food producers - grocery stores, markets, restaurants, schools, farms, and ranches
Expansion of food storage capacity for perishable, temperature sensitive items
Development of new opportunities for the distribution of recovered food by non-profits and community support organizations
How can our food pantry participate?
Adelante Comunidad Conejo has been selected by the City of Thousand Oaks to use CalRecycle grant funds to expand food recovery citywide.
Organizations that are currently recovering food through the Food Share of Ventura County coordinated Tier 1 grocery store pick ups program will be invited to a food recovery capacity meeting at Adelante’s new facility. We will discuss obstacles organizations face to increasing food recovery from Tier 1 and Tier 2 food producers and ways that the CalRecycle funds can be used to address those challenges.
Food distribution organizations not currently participating in retail food recovery are also welcome to attend. Let us know you are interested by email.
Organizations interested in diverting food for animal feed or composting should contact us by email at adelanteconejofood@gmail.com
How can restaurants and other
food producers participate?
Adelante Comunidad Conejo has been selected by the City of Thousand Oaks to use CalRecycle funds for the expansion of food recovery from Tier 2 food producers - restaurants, banquet halls, and dining facilities.
Food Producers identified by the City of Thousands Oaks as subject to Tier 2 requirements will be contacted as part of our process.
Smaller food producers will be added as interest dictates.
Contact us directly at adelanteconejofood@gmail.com to learn more or be added to our contact list.
