How LA Nonprofit Food Forward Saves Produce From the Landfill to Feed People in Need | Eater
"A Los Angeles–based nonprofit that specializes in recovering fresh fruits and vegetables from Southern California growers and wholesalers, coordinating a wide recovery network to redirect surplus produce to hunger relief partners. Founded in 2009, it has grown into a logistics operation that has recovered hundreds of millions of pounds of produce and now works with hundreds of direct partners to move high-quality perishable food to programs across multiple California counties, other states, and Tribal nations. During the pandemic the organization scaled rapidly to meet intensified needs, prioritized freshness and quality (opting out of low-quality government box programs), and now focuses on consistency and improving internal systems rather than expansion." - Lindsey Margaret Allen
