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Get to know: James Rowe

Meet James, FoodMesh's Head of Product. When he's not developing new product and service solutions to address customer problems, you may find him camping or enjoying some Japanese food....

13 December, 2021

Water the wilt away 🥬

Perk up your wilted leafy greens by soaking them in a bowl of cold water...

08 December, 2021

Get to know: Megan Czerpak

Meet Megan, FoodMesh's Head of Communications. When she's not sharing stories about the impact of the amazing organizations FoodMesh works with, you'll probably find her dancing in the kitchen with her kids or trying to paint (another piece of) rescued furniture bright turquoise. ...

03 December, 2021

Matching unsold food with organizations that are hungry for it

Find out how the Emergency Food Distribution Network, which was led by FoodMesh, has helped increase the number of rescued meals going to feed Canada's hungry and food insecure ...

01 December, 2021

Food banks across B.C. co-ordinate to cover needs as flooding strains supply chain

CBC reports on how Richmond Food Bank's partnership with FoodMesh has enabled it to increase its perishable food offerings from 30% to 70%...

30 November, 2021

Tracking food waste key to food security in Sea to Sky

Pique News Magazine reports on how food recovery has skyrocketed at Nesters Market since the store implemented FoodMesh's food waste tracking....

28 November, 2021

Know before you go! 🗒

Plan your meals before shopping so that you only buy what you need...

17 November, 2021

Loaves and Fishes/FoodMesh Helping Keep Bellies Full in West Central

WestCentralOnline reports on the extraordinary impact Loaves and Fishes' work with FoodMesh has had on people in Kindersley and surrounding communities...

12 November, 2021

Turn your veggie cast-offs into stock! 🥦

You don't need to throw your veggie cast-offs into the compost. You can turn them into delicious homemade stock instead! ...

03 November, 2021

How Save-On-Foods helps the Richmond Food Bank get a supply of fresh food donations

Richmond News reports on what supermarkets in Richmond do with the food they can no longer sell...

27 October, 2021

‘Pumpkin’ worth talking about 🎃

Over 80,000 metric tonnes of pumpkins are produced in Canada each year. For National Pumpkin Day, FoodMesh's Nikki shares her ideas for how we can help minimize our pumpkin waste this fall. ...

26 October, 2021

Metro Vancouver Supports Expansion of Regional Food Recovery Network

In time for Waste Reduction Week in Canada, FoodMesh announces that Metro Vancouver is supporting the significant expansion of its regional food recovery network....

21 October, 2021

Don’t bin the bread! 🍞

There are so many ways to use up old bread so you don't have to throw it away. These are a couple of our favourites...

13 October, 2021

Georgia Main donates 1 million meals to vulnerable communities in BC

Since starting work with FoodMesh in April 2020, IGA of BC and Fresh St. Market have collectively donated an enormous 1 million meals to people in need...

04 October, 2021

Georgia Main’s journey to zero waste

As Georgia Main Food Group reaches an incredible milestone in its food recovery story, we reflect on how the program came to be in the first place...

04 October, 2021

The problem of food loss and waste

For International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, we wanted to share a little about the problem of food waste, and what we can all do about it....

29 September, 2021

Get to know: Laura Mercy

Meet Laura, FoodMesh's Head of Finance. When she's not busy tracking, analyzing and modelling financial information for FoodMesh, chances are you'll find her on her paddle board or taking in the view at Spanish Banks....

27 September, 2021

How much grown food is being disregarded due to aesthetic imperfections

We have been conditioned to expect food to look a certain way, so grown food that is not considered 'perfect' doesn't have a market, and thus isn't even picked...

16 September, 2021

Get to know: Sid Brar

Meet Sid, FoodMesh's Retail Food Recovery Program trainer. He spends his time visiting stores on the program, training staff on how to maximize the amount of edible food they donate to our charity partners. ...

14 September, 2021

Turn eggshells into fertilizer 🥚

Household food waste accounts for a significant portion of food loss and waste in Canada. These tips are intended to help us all find new ways to reduce food waste at home....

08 September, 2021