We have 300 paying members who have helped us recover over 115,000 lbs. For every pound sold to one of our members, we donate a pound of produce to a local food bank, homeless shelter, or family in need. After the bags of produce are assembled, our team of delivery drivers deliver bags of food right to our members doors. We hire guys from the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless to help us with the triage and bagging process. We deliver the produce to our partner’s warehouse, Manna Food Center. JZ: We partner with local farms, gleaning networks, and suppliers who are able to provide us with surplus produce. About a month after the Recovered Food CSA’s creation, I began volunteering with them because I loved the concept, and then it began developing into the company it is now.įT: How exactly does Hungry Harvest work? Ben and our CEO, Evan Lutz, created a pilot program called the Recovered Food CSA that sold this “ugly” produce in front of our student union for $5 for 5 lbs. ![]() ![]() John Zamora (JZ): One of our co-founders, Ben Simon, who is also the Executive Director of the Food Recovery Network, had the idea of being able to reduce food waste, support local agriculture, and provide those in need with nutritious food, by selling “ugly” produce. For every bag sold, the company makes a matching donation to a local family in need.įood Tank sat down with COO and co-founder, John Zamora, to see how Hungry Harvest is working to reduce food waste.įood Tank (FT): Tell us about how you got involved with Hungry Harvest? Hungry Harvest recovers agricultural surplus and provides healthy food to communities in Maryland and Washington D.C.
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