CELEBRATE THE VALUE OF GOOD FOOD
The only thing better than having good food is sharing it as a community.
Starting today, donations to Food Stash will be matched* thanks to South Flats by PCI Developments and Low Tide Properties! Our goal is to raise $100,000 in donations so we can keep showing up for our planet and our community. Every dollar will put good food on plates and help the environment by fighting food waste.
Food - like the earth it comes from and the people it nourishes - is precious. It's nourishing, connecting, and life-giving. Yet, in Canada almost half our food goes to waste. “Imperfect” fruits and vegetables are often rejected, and food past the best-before date is thrown out.
Priceless resources - water, soil, and land to name a few - shouldn’t be wasted just because a carrot has two ‘legs’ or an apple has a bump on it. Food is precious because of the resources that went into it, and because our community needs good food to work, play, grow, and thrive.
Nobody should have to choose between buying groceries and buying medications, or compromise the quality of their diet because vegetables and fruits are so expensive. Most of our Rescued Food Box members - people with low incomes, chronic illnesses, and disabilities - went hungry or didn’t eat balanced meals before joining the program. But thanks to supporters like you, that’s changing. Each week, your support helps deliver fresh, healthy groceries to people who need them.
As one Rescued Food Box program member shared:
“I was struggling to feed my children healthy food, due to ever-increasing prices and we were subsisting on cheap, low-quality food and handouts. I was often going without meals, trying to focus on feeding the kids better food.
Each week when our box comes, my children act like it is Christmas. They are truly excited to see what treasures arrive! They eat more veggies than ever and have a new appreciation about food and cooking that will serve them in their life.
Deeply grateful, I don’t know how we’d survive without Food Stash.”
Thanks to the generosity of people like you, Food Stash is now rescuing more than 100,000 meals’ worth of food every month. This includes surplus dairy, fruits, and veggies from grocery stores and farms that would otherwise go to waste. Together with our community partner organizations, we make sure this nutritious food nourishes over 12,000 people weekly who need and appreciate it.
Your support provides so much more than food. It gives a chance for families to gather around the table, for neighbors to connect, and for people to have the healthy, life-giving food they deserve.
A hot meal shared among friends and neighbours is more than fuel to keep going.
A box of healthy groceries hand-selected with your needs and preferences in mind, delivered to your door when you have difficulty leaving home, is more than calories.
A warm, welcoming place where you can shop for good food, regardless of your wealth or income, is more than a way to get essentials.
And right now, every dollar you give will be matched* so that your gift goes twice as far.
You can make the most of this chance to honour, celebrate, and share the value of good food today.
Please donate today if you can, and please help spread the word! Thank you!
*Eligible donations matched up to $100,000 until December 31, 2024 thanks to South Flats by PCI Developments and Low Tide Properties! Matching does not apply to restricted grants, anonymous donations, or existing monthly donations.