Three pallets of pear juice rescued and redistributed to residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
See the Metro Vancouver Food Recovery Network in action...
14 September, 2022
Regional Food Recovery Network
What makes Vancouver a sustainable city? CGTN America reports.
Jessica Regan talks about how Metro Vancouver was among the first regions in Canada to introduce an organics ban, and how that's contributed to Vancouver's reputation as a sustainable city...
13 September, 2022
“Mooooore please!”
We went to Langley to pay a visit to farmer Steven and his five rescued steers, to see how they're enjoying today's haul of donations from Save-On-Foods....
12 August, 2022
Watch now! Cooking class with Theresa Contois using rescued food
For Stop Food Waste Day, see how Theresa Contois from Cedar Feast House Catering transforms rescued food into a delicious beef bourguignon...
27 April, 2022
Join us on April 27 to mark Stop Food Waste Day
Attend a virtual cooking class using nothing but rescued food with local acclaimed chef, Theresa Contois from Cedar Feast House Catering...
25 March, 2022
Maplewood Farm’s animals mow down on Save-On-Foods castoffs (and they love it!)
North Shore News reports on this new partnership between this Save-On-Foods store and Maplewood Farm....
20 March, 2022
Fraser Valley Regional District hosting food waste bylaw webinar
The Abbotsford News reports on FoodMesh's collaboration with the regional district to help Fraser Valley-based businesses find new uses for their unsold food and compostable organics. ...
15 March, 2022
FoodMesh and the Fraser Valley Regional District Food Recovery Network divert 2.9 million KG food away from landfill
FoodMesh has teamed up with the Fraser Valley Regional District to build a network of organizations that can safely and quickly match those with surplus food with others that need it....
08 March, 2022
Meet 8 service providers that can help you put your unsold food and organics to good use
To help you prepare for the region's waste sorting by-law, join this webinar on March 17 to hear about alternate uses for your food 'waste'...
24 February, 2022
Why businesses in the Fraser Valley are being asked to “Sort It Out”
Education on the FVRD food waste bylaw starts this year with food businesses...
16 February, 2022
How Metro Vancouver keeps food out of the landfill
The problem of food waste and what Metro Vancouver is doing to keep it out of the landfill...
17 January, 2022
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
Food no longer suitable for human consumption finds a happy home
Meet George and Ernest, two happy recipients of some of the inedible food donations that were diverted through the Retail Food Recovery Program....
19 March, 2021
Richmond food recovery program smashes expectations
Collaboration between the City of Richmond and FoodMesh sees 644,800 meals created for local residents...
02 March, 2021
A Richmond Recovery ‘Mesh’
The Richmond Food Bank's ability to offer produce and a wider range of proteins to its clients has increased by tenfold and the need to purchase food has greatly diminished, since joining the Retail Food Recovery Program....
10 July, 2020
Richmond shows leadership with launch of new food recovery network
In the first initiative of its kind in Metro Vancouver, the City of Richmond is launching a Food Recovery Network to help address food waste and food insecurity....
03 December, 2019
Fraser Valley Regional District’s Food Recovery Network
Find out how the Fraser Valley is working with FoodMesh to create a connected and efficient food system in the region...
20 November, 2019
Moving forward with food recovery program
Chak Au, Councillor for the City of Richmond, shares details of the new regional food recovery network in his own words...
01 November, 2019
FoodMesh seeks food producers and processors in Chilliwack with surplus to donate
The Chilliwack Progress reports on a new collaboration between FoodMesh and the Fraser Valley Regional District to give edible but otherwise imperfect food a second chance....
03 August, 2018