food rescue

Hole Food Rescue (HFR) makes every effort to prevent food from going to waste. We rescue an average of 30,371 pounds of food each month otherwise destined for the landfill. That is enough to feed you every meal of every day for the next 26 years.

HFR volunteers rescue food daily from local donors such as grocery stores, bakeries, and restaurants. These items are considered “unsellable” due to cosmetic imperfections, nearing expiration dates, and overall surplus, but are still wholesome and nutritious. 94% of the food we rescue is then redistributed back into the community at our Food For the Community // Comida de la Comunidad program and partner recipient agencies. Anything deemed unsuitable for redistribution is fed to Haderlie Farms hogs or composted with WyoFarm Compost.

We continue to look for ways to bridge the gap between excess and access. In 2023, HFR volunteers diverted 364,462 pounds of nutritious food from going to waste, translating to over 343,688 pounds of food being redistributed to families in our community!!