{"id":5646,"date":"2016-04-08T17:05:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T21:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?page_id=5646"},"modified":"2026-02-19T00:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:16:11","slug":"food-waste-food-justice-issue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/food\/food-waste-food-justice-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Rescue and Food Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b>Support Our Boston-area Food Heroes<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>They welcome volunteers and donations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Food Pantry<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/needhamcommunitycouncil.org\/food-pantry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Needham Community Council Food Pantry<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li>The Needham Community Council Food Pantry serves over 400 Needham households each month, providing customers with food, paper goods, and toiletries. Items are provided by Roche\n<figure id=\"attachment_13007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13007\" style=\"width: 202px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NCC-Food-pantry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13007 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NCC-Food-pantry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NCC-Food-pantry.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NCC-Food-pantry-150x129.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Needham Community Council&#8217;s Food Pantry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bros., Sudbury Farms, Volante Farms, Needham Community Farm, food drives by Scouts, Postal Workers, Houses of Worship and other local organizations, and donated funds. The Greater Boston Food Bank and other partner organizations are sources of food. See all the <a href=\"https:\/\/needhamcouncil.org\/food-pantry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ways to contribute.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Food Rescue<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovinspoonfulsinc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Lovin&#8217; Spoonfuls<\/strong><\/a>, a food rescue organization<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Headquartered in Newton, Lovin\u2019 Spoonfuls facilitates the rescue and distribution of healthy, fresh food that would otherwise be discarded. Lovin\u2019 Spoonfuls works efficiently to deliver this food directly to local meal programs and social service entities serving those in need.<\/li>\n<li>They receive <strong>local<\/strong> donations from Trader Joe&#8217;s, Volante Farms, Whole Foods Market, and Captain Marden&#8217;s Seafoods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonareagleaners.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Boston Area Gleaners<\/strong><\/a> Harvesting for the Hungry<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>With the help of volunteers, the Gleaners <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonareagleaners.org\/gleaning.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">harvest and pack<\/a><\/strong> food donated from local farms for communities across the region. Through their Distribution program, they deliver fresh food to a network of local food pantries, food banks, and meal programs, and provide trucking support to partner non-profits and farms in need of resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Farms<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.needhamfarm.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Needham Community Farm<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Envisions local solutions to the problem of unequal access to fresh, healthy food in suburban and other areas. To achieve their mission, they engage children and adults in activities that provide locally, sustainably grown food to the community, while inspiring an appreciation of how the environment is directly related to our wellbeing. Since 2008, the farm has donated thousands of pounds of produce to the Needham Community Council Food Pantry, and their\u00a0Mobile Market\u00a0 distributes our produce at four Needham Housing Authority sites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefoodproject.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Food Project<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Creates a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system. Each year, The Food Project hires 140 teens, grows 200,000 lbs. of food, and donates more than 180,000 servings of fresh produce to hunger relief organizations across eastern Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnc-resources-header\">Resources<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"gnc-resources-subheader\">Documents<\/h5>\n\t\t<ul class=\"documents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-5390\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2015\/11\/3r-food-waste-120815-event-information-2.doc\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t3R Food Waste 12\/08\/15 event information\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-12993\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2021\/01\/food-waste-educational-and-informational-programs.pdf\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tFood Waste Educational and Informational Programs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-14141\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2021\/11\/needham-rts-food-waste-recycling-program.pdf\/\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tNeedham RTS Food Waste Recycling Program\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<h5 class=\"gnc-resources-subheader\">Resources on the Web<\/h5>\n<!-- Links --><table style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\"><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/living-green\/food\/food-waste-food-justice-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\">&quot;Food Heros&quot; - Boston-area organizations working on food rescue<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Living Green page on food rescue organizations\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sustainable-management-food\/food-too-good-waste-implementation-guide-and-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\">EPA&#039;s food waste prevention tips<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Community food waste prevention toolkit. Check out ugly fruit and vege campaign\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/needhamcommunitycouncil.org\/food-pantry\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Needham-Community-Council.jpeg\" border=0 style=\"width:100px\"><\/a>\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/needhamcommunitycouncil.org\/food-pantry\/\" target=\"_blank\">Food Pantry at the Needham Community Council<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Help provide food for those in need by donating or volunteering at the Needham Community Council's food pantry\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/program-on-reducing-food-waste-in-needham\/?preview_id=5283&#038;preview_nonce=7efcc0a926&#038;_thumbnail_id=-1&#038;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Green-Needham-Logo-100x100.png\" border=0 style=\"width:100px\"><\/a>\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/program-on-reducing-food-waste-in-needham\/?preview_id=5283&#038;preview_nonce=7efcc0a926&#038;_thumbnail_id=-1&#038;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\">Green Needham\u2019s Reducing Food Waste program<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Green Needham\u2019s 10\/22\/15 program, \"Too Good to Waste: Creative Solutions to Reducing Food Waste\"\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovefoodhatewaste.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Hate Waste<\/a>\r\n<br \/>UK\u2019s campaign to end food waste. Excellent tips.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lunchskins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lunch Skins - reusable lunch bags<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Some Lunchskins products are available at Container Store, Target, and Amazon\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/recyclingworksma.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/RW_Logo_White_Background.jpg\" border=0 style=\"width:100px\"><\/a>\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/recyclingworksma.com\" target=\"_blank\">RecyclingWorks Massachusetts<\/a>\r\n<br \/>RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is a recycling assistance program designed to help businesses and institutions maximize recycling, reuse, and composting opportunities.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stilltasty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Still Tasty - Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Keep it or toss it? How long do specific foods last; storage tips for fridge and freezer.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivaluefood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable America<\/a>\r\n<br \/>A project of Sustainable America. Check out their \u201cResources\u201d link\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/consumers\/food-loss-and-waste\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration Website on Food Waste<\/a>\r\n<br \/>U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration Website on Food Waste\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n<!-- \/Links -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support local area organizations that help feed the hungry&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":13007,"parent":5292,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5646","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5646"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19817,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5646\/revisions\/19817"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}