Did you know that 30% of all food in the U.S. is wasted? E, ogni anno vengono sprecate quasi 6 milioni di tonnellate di cibo solo in California.

At Second Harvest, we’re on a mission to change that. As the leader in food rescue across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, we rescue more food than any other organization in our region. Last fiscal year alone, we saved over 86 million pounds of fresh, high-quality food and made sure it reached neighbors experiencing food insecurity.

By rescuing fresh produce from farms and nutritious food from retail stores and distributors– good food that would otherwise go to waste– we provide more variety to the clients we serve and also help protect the planet.

L'impatto locale del disegno di legge del Senato 1383

“Second Harvest is committed to providing more diverse foods to our clients while doing our part to reduce greenhouse gases created through food waste,” said Melissa Gaherty, Second Harvest regional food sourcing manager. “We help businesses comply with SB 1383, which requires them to donate more of their surplus, quality food. This means that more healthy food is available for people who are facing food insecurity and less goes into landfills.”

We play a leading role in food rescue across our two counties, aiutare le aziende a conformarsi al disegno di legge 1383 del Senato della California(SB 1383) impongono di recuperare cibo commestibile.

  • We ensure rescued food flows seamlessly — and safely — from retailers to local partners. Last year our food rescue team connected more than 130 partner agencies to over 230 stores for an average of 820+ pickups from food donors per week. This came to a total of over 17 million pounds of food rescued from grocery stores.
  • Our retail rescue program has more than doubled since the implementation of SB1383, with a 123% increase in pounds rescued from retail stores since January 2021.

I’m proud to be part of the Second Harvest Grocery Rescue program. From fresh produce to bread and dairy, these donations help put meals on the table for people right here in our community. Our team works hard to sort and distribute everything so it gets into the hands of those who can use it — no cost, no judgment, just help. Together, we make a difference — one grocery rescue at a time. Thank you.

–Ron Kim, Salvation Army Sunnyvale

Meno sprechi, più cibo

Helping businesses comply with SB 1383 is just one part of our robust food rescue program. Of the nearly 111 million pounds of food we sourced and distributed last year, 75% was rescued.

Il cibo recuperato riduce gli sprechi e la nostra impronta di carbonio. Solo nel nostro ultimo anno fiscale:

  • We saved over 86 million pounds of food from going to waste, saving the planet 47,000 metric tons (or over 105M pounds) of carbon dioxide and nearly 2 billion gallons of water. This is equivalent to taking nearly 11,400 passenger vehicles off the road for a year and saving enough water to fill more than 2,900 Olympic sized swimming pools, according to the Calcolatore dell'impatto del motore ReFED Insights.
  • Of the 93 million pounds of rescued food, nearly 56 million pounds of that was fresh produce we saved from being plowed under in the fields.

Sostenere Second Harvest sostiene Food Rescue

Recuperare il cibo è un lavoro enorme. Ci vogliono molti volontari, personale e risorse finanziarie per raccogliere, trasportare e distribuire rapidamente il cibo ai vicini che soffrono di insicurezza alimentare. Sostenendo Second Harvest, aiuti a ridurre lo spreco alimentare e a nutrire i nostri vicini.