Jackson Hole Food Rescue

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Jackson hole food rescue. Founded in june 2013 by ali dunford now executive director hole food rescue is a 100 percent volunteer run organization. The jackson cupboard is a food pantry that opened its doors in 2001 and has been. Working under the nonprofit jackson cupboard hole food rescue works to decrease waste and increase food security in jackson through a more legitimate type of dumpster diving. Hole food rescue diverts food from landfills to those who can use it.

Not long after hole food rescue formed its first partnership with the jackson whole grocer to divert excess edible food. Jackson hole s community food pantry. Carrie boynton oct 16 2018. Aspen meadows tuesdays 1pm 3pm blair place apartments wednesdays 4 30pm 6 30pm the timbers fridays 4 30pm 6 30pm the program will conclude earlier if food supplies run low.

The 6th annual million pound party scheduled for august has been called off. Volunteers pick up food donations and get them to local food pantries shelters after school programs and more. Participating food retailers set aside unsellable yet perfectly edible food products. Hole food rescue diverts excess edible food from grocery stores to residents who are food insecure.

Jackson hole fly fishing school best of jackson hole local guide to jackson wy. Hole food rescue was founded in 2013 on the simple principle that we have what we need to change the world if we look in the right places. Hole food rescue s mission is to reduce food waste and food insecurity in our community. Jackson cupboard ofrece alimentos esenciales y nutritivos para nuestros miembros de la comunidad que lo necesitan.

Hole food rescue hfr officially launched june 24 2013 and now has eight daily food donors that set aside the food they can t sell because of blemishes approaching expiration dates general surplus etc. The jackson cupboard provides essential nutritious food for our community members in need. Hole food rescue distributes excess food to organizations which serve the at risk residents of teton county. The organization estimates about 3 000 residents in jackson hole meet the definition of that term.

We have an amazing amount of support from the community through donors and volunteers dunford says. A popular annual food celebration hosted by nonprofit hole food rescue has been canceled. Organizers called it a difficult and heart wrenching decision this decision was not made lightly but with the health and safety of the community in mind. In 2017 hole food rescue saved 213 010 pounds of food from going to waste and helped feed around a thousand teton county residents every week.