Ucsd Food Recovery

The uc san diego app has a new feature that allows departments to send notifications to students when they have leftover food from events.

Ucsd food recovery. Food recovery network at ucsd aims to divert food waste and feed those facing food security at uc san diego and in the greater san diego community. Food recovery network is a national non profit with a mission to reduce food waste and combat food insecurity through the recovery and distribution of edible food waste. Food recovery network at ucsd. Food recovery network is a national nonprofit that unites students at colleges and universities to fight food waste and hunger by recovering perishable food that would otherwise go to waste from their campus dining halls and donating it to those in need.

Care packages emergency food relief basic needs events various pop up locations on campus. We create partnerships with food donors like hdh the faculty club and farmer s market to run weekly recoveries. We deliver to organizations that help those in need like the triton food pantry the hub and urban street angels. Any registered undergraduate graduate or professional studies student can receive these notifications.

As hdh helps the organization become more efficient at recovering food it s helping hdh become more sustainable waste less food and effectively lessen the amount of food the organization has to recover. The food recovery network at uc san diego frn ucsd recovered 16 387 pounds of food during the 2018 19 academic year in its efforts to reduce edible food waste on campus and redistribute it to students facing food insecurity. The food recovery network and hdh however don t just have a one way relationship. Food recovery network at ucsd aims to divert food waste and feed those facing food security at uc san diego and in the greater san diego community.

Of food that otherwise would have been wasted. The uc san diego app can be downloaded on the app store and google play store by anyone with a smartphone. The data is in and we have passed the 50 000 pound mark. There are 230 chapters at colleges and universities around the nation.

Founded in 2016 frn ucsd is a chapter of the larger food recovery network a national non profit organization and student movement dedicated to reducing food waste on college campuses by recovering it for students and community members in need. From our start in 2016 to the end of winter quarter 2020 we have recovered 52 245 lbs. Food security our campus has taken direct actions to increase food security for uc san diego undergraduate and graduate students through the creation of a spectrum of food resources for students to explore. We create partnerships with food donors on and off campus to run weekly recoveries.

Our goal is to change the norm from food waste to food recovery in the united states. Uc san diego s chapter started in 2016 and works on and off campus to recover food waste from dining halls farmer s markets and grocery stores to feed students and community members facing food insecurity. Triton food pantry provides a range of services including.