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
Members of the CFR Food Resources Team recently had the opportunity to visit The Capital Kosher Pantry . This is the only Kosher Food Pantry in the greater Washington area. The pantry is one program of the Yad Yehuda organization . The organization was founded in memory of a young man named Yehuda who tragically passed away as a teenager. TheyContinue Reading
By: Andrea Spacht, Sustainable Food Systems Specialist, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program. Blog Post reprinted with permission from NRDC. Meal prepping was the only way I could get through night classes while working full time. On Sunday afternoon, I would make 5 servings of 2 recipes (one for lunch and the other for dinner)Continue Reading
When it comes to special occasions with catered meals, it’s rare that someone leaves hungry. While abundance is reasonable in times of recognition and celebration, it’s an unfortunate reality that catered events and food waste often go hand in hand. It doesn’t have to be that way. Community Food Rescue (CFR) provides catering companies – and the individualsContinue Reading
Manna Food Center was honored to be awarded Bethesda Magazine’s prestigious Green Award for their program, Community Food Rescue, at the 7th Annual Bethesda Green Gala on October 6th. Of 45 nominees, Manna joins five other businesses, non-profits, and individuals recognized for making a difference in our community. CFR won in the category of Innovation-nonprofit for, ‘green products and/or services that is havingContinue Reading
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