🎥 You’re invited to an exclusive screening of the Food Synergy movie
Join us on September 26 at Vernon Library in the North Okanagan 🍎...
05 September, 2024
Regional Food Recovery Network
Reducing food waste in Metro Vancouver’s hospitality industry: 7 practical steps from local leaders
Local hospitality leaders share actionable strategies to cut food waste and boost sustainability...
03 September, 2024
Safeway Vernon partners with FoodMesh to significantly reduce its food waste and support the community
Find out how FoodMesh has helped this store significantly reduce its organic waste output to the point of being almost "irrelevant"...
02 July, 2024
Salvation Army Vernon offers a house of hope for North Okanagan residents
Find out how this extraordinary charity turns rescued food into connections and support for its clientele ...
26 June, 2024
Over 210,000 kg of food waste saved from North Okanagan landfills
FoodMesh is building a food recovery network in the North Okanagan, in an effort to reduce food waste in the region. Castanet reports. ...
21 May, 2024
Spotlight on: Fraser Valley Gleaners
This outstanding organization rescues fresh produce and turns it into soup mixes to feed starving and impoverished children all around the world. Find out how they do it. ...
16 May, 2024
Nearly $50k in grants supporting local waste reduction projects
The Regional District of North Okanagan gives grant money to those who reduce and reuse, including FoodMesh. Vernon Matters reports. ...
03 January, 2024
2024 RDNO ReTHINK Waste Grant Recipients Named
The Regional District of North Okanagan has awarded funding to FoodMesh for the second year to support growth and maintenance of the North Okanagan Food Recovery Network....
03 January, 2024
These Metro Vancouver organizations are helping redirect food headed for B.C.’s landfills
CBC reports on how FoodMesh helps businesses keep their unsalable food out of waste streams....
30 December, 2023
Reducing food waste: innovations to tackle a global issue
Washington-based Gillett News reports on the innovative work FoodMesh is doing to reduce food waste in Metro Vancouver...
30 December, 2023
On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko
Following the discovery of large volumes of produce being disposed of at a local compost facility, Jessica Regan discusses different ways food can be kept out of waste streams, and the work FoodMesh is doing to build a food recovery network in Metro Vancouver...
12 December, 2023
Calling food businesses in Metro Vancouver! 🍽️ Apply to win a BetterTable.ca food waste audit
The audit will give your the business the insight it needs to reduce food waste, improve profitability and save money. Apply today!...
09 November, 2023
Food recovery program feeds community, keeps less than perfect produce out of garbage
Castanet talks to Buy-Low Foods in Vernon and the Salvation Army's House of Hope about how they are working together to keep edible food out of waste streams....
09 November, 2023
🎥 You’re invited to an exclusive screening of the Food Synergy Movie
Join us on November 7 at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House 🍎...
31 October, 2023
Spotlight on: Redux
This innovative business employs rendering to convert unused animal parts, such as bones and fat, into valuable ingredients for products like renewable energy and animal feed....
05 September, 2023
Spotlight on: North Okanagan Valley Gleaners
This outstanding organization turns unwanted vegetables into a dried vegetable soup mix for humanitarian aid and Christian missions overseas....
28 August, 2023
Spotlight on: Unusually Good
Enactus Okanagan College students came up with the brilliant idea of rescuing aesthetically imperfect local apples, and turning them into nutritious apple chips to donate to schools, food banks, and developing countries....
21 August, 2023
Spotlight on: Slow Bottled Sunday
This Okanagan-based business turns ugly produce destined to waste streams into delicious sauces and condiments....
02 August, 2023
Calling hunger-relief organizations in Metro Vancouver
You're invited to participate in a study with UBC on the economics of food recovery...
05 July, 2023
Watch now! Find alternate uses for your offcuts and unsalable food
Meet 5 solution providers that can help food manufacturers and processors in Metro Vancouver keep their surplus food out of waste streams. ...
17 May, 2023