If you had a choice between an avocado with a bruise and one without, which one would you choose? Therein lies the problem. Our demand for food perfection is fueling a broken system—and adding to world hunger and environmental degradation.
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Our Climate Crisis and Food Security
The 2021 IPCC report sheds a devastating light on our climate crisis. Find out how our global food security will be impacted by changing growing seasons and what we must do to make our broken food systems sustainable in the difficult years to come.
A Drop’s Worth: The Value of Water on Food Security
Are we valuing water like we should? If 70% of freshwater goes to agriculture—and a majority of that food is lost or wasted along the food supply chain—what does that say about how much water is worth?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
Restore Our Earth: The (Avoidable) Cost of Food Waste
For Earth Month 2021’s theme, Restore Our Earth, we have done a deep dive into the cost of food waste at every step along our food chain and restorative actions to take now in order to slow our impact on our climate.
Tempest in a Green Bin: The Food Waste Revolution
With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing more people into food insecurity, and food waste contributing to greenhouse gases and climate change, our choices as donors, investors and consumers have never been as urgent as they are today. Read on …
Become a Food Defender! No-Waste Eating
In celebration of Earth Month 2020, Second Harvest continues to offer our free e-learning offerings with Food Defenders, our first-ever, two-day, culinary learning series.
7 SIMPLE STEPS to Sustainable Grocery Shopping and Eating Habits
It takes dedication to be a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly consumer. This is especially true when it comes to reducing our food waste and improving our grocery shopping habits.
Art of the Pantry: Finding New Inspiration in Your Cupboards
Your kitchen pantry and cupboards are stocked with canned and dried goods, jams and jars, spices and sauces—now what? Here are tips and recipe ideas to help get you re-inspired to cook and eat great food straight from your pantry!
What Modern Eating Habits Can Learn From Past Generations
Modern eating habits are a world apart from those of past generations. What have we lost that should be remembered? Despite how far we’ve come (or gone), there are some lessons that our (great) grandparents can teach us about food preparation and preservation that are timeless and relevant today.
Are You a #FoodDefender? Join the Waste Wise Resolution Challenge
Second Harvest has been taking the challenge to reduce the amount of good food that goes to waste for 35 years. With rising food insecurity, food prices and climate changes, we need you to take that challenge with us.
Using Healthy Food and Goodwill to Feed the Future
Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, one in six Canadian children under the age of 18 lived in food insecure households, while rates of household food insecurity have since been exacerbated by the pandemic. School nutrition programs often bridge the food gap for families throughout the school year, but what happens during the summer months?
Saving P.E.I.’s Potatoes: A Truly Canadian Food Rescue Story
This is the story of how potatoes have the power to connect a country-wide community of Canadians. Here’s how Second Harvest helped rescue millions of pounds of P.E.I. potatoes, delivering them across the country to those in need.
From Coast to Coast to Coast: No Hunger Need Too Far
Our work is far from done, but when it comes to food rescue and hunger relief, we’re proud to support such a generous and helpful community from coast to coast to coast across Canada. Here are stories of hope that shine a light on the crucial work that’s happening in every province and territory.
HOLIDAY FOOD WASTE: 7 Simple Steps to Reduce
‘Tis the season for holiday food waste. In fact, from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve every year, food waste increases by 25% with millions of pounds of seasonal foods being thrown out. Here are 7 meal planning tips to be mindful of this year.
TACKLING FOOD WASTE From Field to Fork: Get the eLearning Modules
More than 750 people attended via Zoom and Facebook Live to learn more about how to prevent food waste in their communities, at work and at home. Here is the recap and access to all presentations.