From our Experts
- Dana Gunder’s blog at the Natural Resources Defense Council
- WastedFood: Jonathan Bloom’s blog and website for all things food waste
- Feedback: Tristram Stuart’s umbrella organization including Feeding the 5K, The Pig Idea, and the Gleening Network
Books
Legislation
- US Federal “Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act“
- Canada: Legislation is province by province
- British Columbia – Food Donor Encouragement Act
- Alberta – Charitable Donation of Food Act
- Saskatchewan – The Donation of Food Act
- Manitoba – The Food Donations Act
- Ontario – Donation of Food Act
- Quebec – none
- New Brunswick – Charitable Donation of Food Act
- Nova Scotia – (covers volunteers only) Volunteer Services Act
- Prince Edward Island – Donation of Food Act
- Newfoundland – Act Respecting the Good Faith Donation and Distribution of Food
- Yukon – Donation of Food Act
- Northwest Territories – Donation of Food Act
- Nunavut – Donation of Food Act
- CFIA information on Best Before Dates
Fantastic Food Waste Information
- EndFoodWaste.org, home to @uglyfruit&veg and other food wastey things
- I Value Food, a project of Sustainable America
- Love Food Hate Waste, the UK’s campaign to end food waste
- Metro Vancouver, a one stop shop for information on food scraps and recycling across the lower mainland
- Keeping Food Out of the Landfill: Policy Ideas for States and Localities
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Directory for Ugly Produce Delivery: http://www.endfoodwaste.
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Ugly fruit and veg Supermarket Directory: http://www.
endfoodwaste.org/the-uf-v- supermarket-directory.html
Food Rescue Organizations
- Food Rescue Database (organizations in USA)
- Ampleharvest.org – Database of Food Pantries accepting surplus from your home garden (USA)
- Food Recovery Network – Food rescue on university campuses across the USA
- Society of St Andrew – Gleaning across the USA
- Second Harvest (Toronto)
- Quest Food Exchange (Vancouver)
- Leftovers Foundation (Calgary)
- Food Shift
- Food Banks Canada
- Feeding America
- Farm to Foodbank – Gleaning in BC’s Fraser Valley
