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
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FoodMesh network hits 50 million meals rescued milestone
Since FoodMesh opened its doors in 2017, the organizations we work with have diverted a staggering volume food away from waste streams, and onto the plates of people in our community who need it. ...
02 May, 2024
Store looks for ways to use surplus food wisely
Houston today reports on Buy-Low Foods' collaboration with FoodMesh as part of its effort to reduce food waste in its stores...
25 January, 2024
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
Local FoodMesh program continues with great work out of Kindersley
Buy-Low Foods and FoodMesh are working together in Kindersley to ensure that their unsold food is going onto the plates of people in need. West Central Online reports. ...
18 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
FoodMesh network now rescuing 1 million meals per month
It's official. The organizations we work with are collectively rescuing the equivalent of 1 million meals every month, through both the Retail Food Recovery Program and B2B Marketplace. ...
13 April, 2022
Loaves and Fishes/FoodMesh continue to help those in need
WestCentralOnline reports on the extraordinary impact Loaves and Fishes' work with FoodMesh has had on people in Kindersley and surrounding communities...
08 April, 2022
How donations for 25 turned into meals for 700
The Launching Pad Addiction Rehabilitation Society's partnership with FoodMesh has grown from feeding 25 residents to 700 community members. Find out how. ...
02 February, 2022
A small store with a big impact
How Buy-Low Foods in Boyle, AB turned things around for its local food bank...
12 January, 2022
1 million meals donated to people in need across BC, AB and SK
The Buy-Low Foods, Nesters Market, AG Foods and Meinhardt Fine Foods stores we work with have collectively rescued more than 1 million meals since they started working with FoodMesh in May 2021. ...
05 January, 2022
Melfort Food Bank hoping to reach more people in wider area
This Saskatchewan-based food bank is seeing a sharp decline in the volume of food people are donating to them. Their partnership with FoodMesh has helped to increase their access to food donations, but they are in need of more. NorthEastNow reports...
14 December, 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
Phoenix partners with FoodMesh and Buy-Low Foods to divert food to charitable programs
Phoenix Society announces a partnership with FoodMesh that will provide a regular and reliable supply of fresh food donations from Buy-Low Foods, to help serve nutritious food to those living in recovery, poverty and homelessness....
07 June, 2021