Who We Are
No neighbor hungry,
no food wasted.
This is the vision at Cultivate Food Rescue. We work to reduce hunger and food waste in northern Indiana by recovering excess, quality food and redistributing it to school children, food pantries, shelters, and more. Through strategic partnerships, we are a leader in perishable food rescue, procurement, redistribution, and education in order to meet the nutritional needs of communities.
With our roots in culinary training, we know very well how food changes lives. After opening our doors in 2016, we quickly realized that we would have a lasting impact by doing our best to alleviate hunger in our community. Even further, we could do this by simply redistributing food that was ALREADY IN our community.
What We Do
Packing Meals
The most common type of volunteering at Cultivate is packing meals. Companies use it as a team building initiative, church groups use it as a service project, sports teams use it to build chemistry, and groups of friends come in together for a fun and impactful afternoon.
In a typical two-hour shift, groups will pack between 500-1,500 meals (although the record is 5,749 in three hours!) We use an assembly line method that allows for maximum efficiency and creates a collaborative team environment.
Some of these meals go to food banks and homeless shelters while others are packed into backpacks for some of the most vulnerable kids at our local elementary schools.
Details
| (877) 725-2016 ext. 113 | |
| lisat@cultivatefoodrescue.com | |
| Lisa Tageson | |
| Volunteer Coordinator | |
| https://cultivatefoodrescue.com/ |
