The Quirky Pear Blog

Turning surplus into piggy food

Find out how one Fraser Valley farm is ensuring none of its surplus produce goes to waste. ...

10 December, 2024

Quality Foods hits milestone of 2 million meals donated!

In donating its unsold food to local charities, Quality Foods is providing hunger-relief organizations with a regular and reliable supply of fresh food donations. ...

05 December, 2024

Come work with us!

We're looking for a new Business Development Manager - Enterprise Sales & Solutions to join our team. Apply today. ...

31 October, 2024

How smarter supply chains can drive food waste reduction in industrial and commercial operations

This guest post by Sheer Logistics explores how your business can optimize your supply chain to reduce food waste. ...

22 October, 2024

Georgia Main staff roll up their sleeves to support the Immigrant Link Centre Society

To mark Hunger Action Month, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, store staff see firsthand the impact of their food donations on the community....

16 October, 2024

Local program saves almost 300,000 kg of edible food in just over a year

FoodMesh's project to build a food recovery network in the North Okanagan has seen almost 0.3 tonnes of food kept out of the landfills. Vernon Matters reports. ...

12 September, 2024

🎥 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

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

Come work with us!

We're looking for a new Training Specialist to join our team. Apply today. ...

15 August, 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

Diverting food waste and guiding youth away from danger

This guest post by Dan's Legacy tells the story of how it is using rescued food as a tool to provide vulnerable youth with valuable life skills...

20 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

Food rescue in Surrey: ‘Just because you can’t sell it doesn’t mean it’s not good food’

Surrey Now-Leader reports on how FoodMesh connects two Fresh St. Market stores in Surrey with charities that help feed the hungry...

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

BC organizations donate unsold food from grocery stores

SFU's The Peak spoke to FoodMesh to share insight on the problem of food waste, and what IGA of BC and Fresh St. Market is doing about it....

15 May, 2024

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

IGA helps FoodMesh program feed the hungry in the Okanagan

Kelowna's Castanet reports...

30 April, 2024

IGA stores helping the less-fortunate

The Penticton Herald reports...

30 April, 2024

IGA stores helping feed the hungry

The Daily Courier reports. ...

30 April, 2024