How It Works

Step 1: We work with 28+ local businesses to donate soon-to-expire or overstocked food – primarily fruits and vegetables – that would otherwise be thrown away.

 Step 2: Our donors load this food into boxes and set them aside for our volunteers to pick up and sort.

Step 3: Every day, volunteers load the donated food into bike trailers and haul it directly to one of our 40+ recipient sites that is scheduled to receive it.

Step 4: Our recipient sites – including day shelters, food pantries, and community centers – use the donated food within 24-48 hours.

Quick Facts

• Our “just-in-time” food rescue model doesn’t require sorting or storage, allowing us to deliver fresh food to our recipients.
• By delivering food using bicycles, we have developed a sustainable food rescue model that is quick, economical, and gentle on the environment.
• In addition to delivering food to recipient sites, we also work with community leaders at housing sites for low-income seniors, individuals, and families, after-school programs, and preschools to help them set up No Cost Grocery Programs, enabling them to actualize their own food security.