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
Regional Food Recovery Network
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
Meet 5 BC solution providers that can help you put your unsold food and organics to good use
Join a webinar on May 11 to find ways your food business can reduce its food waste...
01 May, 2023
Food waste put to use in North Okanagan food recovery network
FoodMesh is building a food recovery network in North Okanagan to quickly and safely redistribute businesses' surplus food to people in need. Castanet reports....
26 April, 2023
‘Unique’ program turning unsold food into meals for those in need in the North Okanagan
With support from the RDNO's ReTHINK Waste project grant, FoodMesh is building a food recovery network in North Okanagan. The Vernon Morning Star reports....
17 April, 2023
Too good to waste: FoodMesh working to recover surplus food in the North Okanagan
The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) has provided financial support to FoodMesh to build a food recovery network in the region....
12 April, 2023
FoodMesh and Choices Markets team up to donate unsold food to British Columbians in need
New food donation program diverting edible, surplus food to community members who need it most....
04 April, 2023
Spotlight on: Goodly Foods
Find out how this organization is helping people and planet through their line of delicious soups and stews...
22 March, 2023
How Fresh St. Market’s partnership with Surrey-based charity is changing peoples’ lives
Since Fresh. St Market in Fleetwood Park Village partnered with VISHWA, it has helped provide approximately 50,230 meals to people as a result, some as far afield as Boston Bar....
13 March, 2023
Announcing the winners of the Grocery & Specialty Food West Upcycler Showcase draw!
Congratulations to the five upcyclers who will be showcasing their products at Canada's biggest grocery trade show...
08 March, 2023
Win the chance to showcase your upcycled food products at Grocery & Specialty Food West 2023
FoodMesh is sponsoring five BC-based food upcyclers to showcase their products at Canada's biggest grocery trade show as part of our work to reduce food waste in Metro Vancouver...
13 February, 2023
Regional District of North Okanagan appoints FoodMesh to help reduce food waste in the region
FoodMesh is one of a handful of Regional District of North Okanagan 2023 spring ReTHINK Waste Grant recipients. The Vernon Morning Star reports...
06 February, 2023
Spotlight on: Luv the Grub
This impressive Metro Vancouver-based upcycler rescues second-grade produce from farms and produce markets and transforms it into an array of delicious chutneys and spreads...
23 January, 2023
Spotlight on: Chef TJ Conwi
Introducing the man behind Vancouver's first chef-run surplus food hub...
16 January, 2023
Spotlight on: Trendi
Meet the company that is using agricultural robotics to turn excess food from farms and production facilities into powders and purees...
09 January, 2023
4 steps your restaurant can take to reduce its food waste footprint
Learn about the economic, environmental and social cost of food waste, and 4 things your restaurant can do about it...
03 January, 2023
Spotlight on: ReCruz Produce
Meet the organization rescuing and repurposing the produce that is left behind when it is processed to get the perfect tomato slice or lettuce shell....
05 December, 2022