Food Waste Prevention Week kicked off Monday, April 1st, 2024, and ran through April 7th, 2024. As with the year before, Manna Food Center’s Community Food Rescue program partnered with other organizations and institutions in the DMV area to raise regional awareness. Check out this webpage to see all the events that happened locally with all our partners. Below are the events CFR partneredContinue Reading
Can potatoes and onions be stored together? Can you really freeze eggs for up to a year? These were just some of the many important and interesting questions discussed during this past April’s National Food Waste Prevention Week . Community members and organizations from around the world joined together April 10-16 to educate and inspire cultural change about food wasteContinue Reading
Those of you who follow Manna Food Center’s Community Food Rescue program know that every fall we uplift those engaged in food waste prevention, food recovery, and food security by co-hosting DMV Food Recovery Week , seven days of educational and fun activities. This year we broaden our reach by joining the national Food Waste Prevention Week (FWPW) . The goal of this week, according toContinue Reading
We celebrated Fall with DMV Food Recovery Week on Oct 16-22, and what a week it was! In partnership with this year’s co-hosts — the DC Food Recovery Working Group , the Prince George’s Food Equity Council , and the Montgomery County Food Council — we had 10 public events focused within Washington D.C. and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Twenty-six organizations, businesses, and government agencies participated in hosting and presenting events. ThreeContinue Reading
Manna Food Center’s Community Food Rescue (CFR) and the DC Food Recovery Working Group (DCFRWG) welcome two new co-hosts–the Montgomery County Food Council and Prince George’s County Food Equity Council –for this year’s DMV Food Recovery Week .
On a sunny and brisk October morning, locals gathered in Downtown Silver Spring to watch two teams of professional and amateur chefs compete in the third annual No Waste, Big Taste: A Rescued Food Cooking Competition. The competition, organized by Manna Food Center (Manna) and co-hosted by Downtown Silver Spring , was the final event of DMV Food Recovery Week . Chef Jennifer O’Brien, representingContinue Reading
Manna Food Center’s Community Food Rescue (CFR) and the DC Food Recovery Working Group are combining forces again this year to co-host DMV Food Recovery Week. The global pandemic has revealed how much we need a more resilient food system – one that sustains the earth and provides sufficient, nutritious food for all who need it. The week’s engaging and enlightening free eventsContinue Reading
Manna Food Center’s Community Food Rescue and the DC Food Recovery Working Group are combining forces this year to co-host DMV Food Recovery Week , October 12-17. The global pandemic has revealed how much we need a more resilient food system – one that both sustains the earth and provides sufficient, nutritious food for everyone who needs it. Join us for the week’s engaging and enlightening freeContinue Reading
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