The Ugly Fruit Movement and the Produce Economy: What They Mean to the Charitable Food Network   The Ugly Fruit Movement is here to stay as people become more concerned about food waste and its impact on the environment. That means we are seeing decreased amounts of fresh produce that would have otherwise reached our […]

Member Agencies are the Heart of Our Work   Our Mobile Pantry and Pop-Up Pantry programs have been getting lots of attention. They are great ways to fill gaps in our network, but they are not intended to replace community agencies with roots and relationships that build trust. These programs are ways to distribute foods […]

TEFAP and Trade Mitigation are changing the way our orders look and affecting our distribution.   Current trade mitigation efforts are resulting in a flood of TEFAP foods across the Feeding America food bank network that have an impact on what we stock and how we are able to distribute food. TEFAP (The Emergency Food […]