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5 Questions … with McCain Foods
We caught up recently with Audrey Leduc, McCain’s Manager, Planet-Friendly Practices in North America, where we discussed planet-friendly innovation and McCain’s role in these initiatives.
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Live Waste Wise, Reduce Your Food Budget by 10% and Donate the Difference!
Did you know that reducing your food waste can save you money? We toss 2.3 million tonnes of perfectly good food every year, costing Canadian households an average of $1,766 a year.
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10 Clever & Easy Kitchen Hacks to Reduce Your Home’s Food Waste
We all need to do our part to reduce the food waste systems that we’ve become so accustomed to in our homes. Here are 10 smart, yet simple kitchen hacks to start doing now.
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The Canadian Grocery Industry Tackles Food Waste & Hunger
In honour of Canada’s Grocery Heroes Day, here’s how some of Second Harvest’s grocery partners helped tackle food waste and hunger in COVID-19.
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Youth Food Waste Prevention Symposium
Reducing food loss and waste is serious work that can also be a lot of fun! Join our Symposium designed for youth and families! Click for more information.
Read MoreFrom Toronto to the Far North: A Food Rescue Journey
Second Harvest has marked a milestone: our first-ever sea-lift shipment of food donations, bound for Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Arviat, Chesterfield Inlet, Kimmirut, Baker Lake, and Kinngait in Nunavut.
Read MoreCelebrating five years of support from the Walmart Foundation
Whether it’s with a fleet of trucks or our food rescue tech, Second Harvest’s work of recovering and redistributing healthy surplus food is always on the move. Last year, Second Harvest rescued and redistributed more than...
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“After 16 Years, It Feels Like Friends Working Together”—Juliana Sprott
The Sprott Foundation has been supporting Second Harvest and our vision of No Waste. No Hunger. since 2005. Here is an interview with Juliana Sprott, the foundation’s Chief Giving Officer, on the successful, longstanding partnership.
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5 QUESTIONS FOR … Liu Fu Yu Charity Foundation
The Liu Fu Yu Charity Foundation is a small family foundation with a big impact and we are grateful to welcome them as new partners. We asked 5 quick questions – read them here.
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Second Harvest Digital Learning for June 2021
From a food safety refresher for non-profits to managing diabetes, we have two high-impact (and free!) webinars on offer this month – learn more and register.
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McCormick’s: Savouring their Support and Giving Spirit Since 2007
This month, we’re spotlighting the McCormick family of spices and foods – generous supporters of our food rescue work since 2007. Click to see their impact and to get some recipes!
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RECIPE: Broccoli Salad, by Centre for Opportunities, Respect and Empowerment
This month’s recipe is provided by Centre for Opportunities, Respect and Empowerment (CORE), a day program that engages individuals with developmental disabilities in activities that support wellness, encourage self-determination and promote social inclusion.
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Using the Power of Technology for Good
This is the story of how Second Harvest underwent an award-winning digital transformation in just 3 weeks with the RedBit Development team—and helped bring food rescue to Canadians in need in the pandemic.
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Free E-Learning for May: Composting & Celiac Awareness
Whether it’s using food scraps to enrich the earth or finding foods that help with healing, we have great webinars this May for you. Check out what we have in store this month …
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Our Food Rescue App is Coming to a Grocery Store Near You … and You …
Empire to launch the Second Harvest Food Rescue app nationally at major banner stores and warehouses to divert surplus food to support local charities
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