- Harvest Food
- Fight Hunger
- Build Community
Food Forwardfruitanthropy: 1. The picking, donating, or distributing of fruit for humanitarian purposes.
Food Forward:
Food Forward is a nonprofit organization that brings fresh surplus fruits and vegetables to people experiencing food insecurity across 12 California counties and six adjacent states, including tribal lands.We’ve been on a mission to fight hunger and reduce food waste since 2009, and with the help of supporters like you, we will create a future where everyone in our communities has access to healthy produce.
Food ForwardMission
Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.Where we Work
Food Forward recovers produce across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, but the fruits and vegetables we collect reach 10 other California counties, as well as six states and tribal lands.We are Celebrating
250 million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables recovered and distributed across Los Angeles, 11 more California counties, and six adjacent states and tribal lands. That is 1 billion servings and we are just getting started!
1 in 9 Californians lacks adequate access to food. That’s nearly 4 million people. At the same time, 40% of food in the United States, or 80 billion pounds, is wasted every year.Food Forward creates a sustainable solution to both these problems. Our dedicated team members and volunteers-people just like you-recover fruits and vegetables that would have been wasted from backyard fruit trees, public orchards, farmers markets, and the downtown Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. We connect this abundance of nutritious food to people experiencing food insecurity, donating 100% of the produce we recover to hunger relief agencies across Southern California, and to tribal lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
Since 2009, Food Forward has prevented food waste and created more food security in our communities by recovering surplus fruits and vegetables. Our produce recovery programs faced numerous challenges in 2020, yet collected more fresh fruits and vegetables than ever before to donate, free of charge, to hundreds of agency partners. Our volunteers and staff stepped up in response to the pandemic and continue to serve like never before. We’re grateful to all who have supported and continue to be part of this work.
