The holidays are the season of giving; giving love and giving thanks. The holidays are also about helping those in need. Read below to hear about one such giving story.   We reached out to our Community Food Rescue network to see if any of our donors had extra or special donations they could post to their ChowMatch account
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Bulk food donations are ready! That’s right folks. After being tested in Community Food Rescue’s (CFR) ChowMatch matching program, the new bulk donation feature is ready for use by all network members. What this means is that when food donor businesses and farmers have large quantities of food to donate, it can be distributed widely among
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May 15th 1-2:30pm Register at: https://tinyurl.com/SafeFoodMD   Sign up for this free food safety webinar intended for food assistance providers who receive, cook, repackage, and/or distribute food.  

Manna Food Center’s   Community Food Rescue  (CFR) and the  DC Food Recovery Working Group (DCFRWG) combined forces in October to co-host DMV Food Recovery Week. The week’s engaging and enlightening free and mostly virtual events—everything from food preservation to at-home composting—and improvisational cooking office hours were aimed at helping individuals and our community become more resilient. If you missed any of the virtual sessions, most
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Just when we thought the local harvest was done for the year, and we turned our attention to food for the upcoming holidays, Community Food Rescue (CFR) had a flurry of requests from local farms to glean their fields. In November, we organized four gleans that together yielded a bounty of 2,410 lbs. of produce that was distributed
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Join Manna Food Center’s Community Food Rescue network for the first-ever Montgomery County Community Food Rescue Week , October 13-20. Fun and informational events throughout the week will educate the public about what we can all do to tackle food waste and hunger in the county. There are many ways to get involved to help amplify our message and
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The numbers are in, and we’re excited to report on the progress we made in 2017! CFR network members worked together to recover and redirect nearly 1.8 million pounds of food last year. That’s the equivalent of 1.2 million meals delivered to organizations feeding Montgomery County neighbors who experience hunger rather than being wasted.    
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