Current Projects
Inverness Pilot Project
In December 2023, Foodsharing Ottawa initiated a pilot project with the City of Ottawa to offer a series of workshops on food skills and reducing food waste. These workshops were held in a priority neighbourhood in Nepean at the Inverness Fieldhouse. Participants learned food skills and ways to extend the life of food in order to reduce food from getting wasted.
“...It opened my eyes to more possibilities in both saving as well as working with food.” - participant
Inverness project poster is available here
Great Potato Rescue
Through the leadership of Foodsharing Ottawa, in partnership with like-minded organizations like Care Centre Ottawa, Deep Roots Food Hub and Lionhearts, 42,000 lbs of surplus potatoes were redirected in 9 days towards those in need or anyone who can make use of extra potatoes, proving that together, we can create a more sustainable and equitable future. CBC tells the full story here.
Past Projects
Community Fridge Program
Foodsharing Ottawa has entered into a partnership with Caldwell Family Centre to support its food bank. We have installed our own community fridge at the Centre that we stock with rescued food. The fridge allows us to share more perishable foods and extend the reach of our food rescue operations. We hope to enter into similar partnerships with other community organizations in the near future.
For food donation hours please check the Caldwell Family Centre's website:
Foodsharing Ottawa is a funding recipient of the Ontario government’s Surplus Food Redistribution Infrastructure Program, which supports food rescue organizations, First Nation communities and Indigenous organizations to help redirect nourishing, edible food to people instead of going to waste. Learn more about the Surplus Food Redistribution Infrastructure Program
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Share it - Don't toss it
Bought too much food? Going on vacation or moving house and need to empty the fridge? Foodsharing Ottawa’s Facebook page, Share it, don’t toss it! can help.
Our food-sharing group on Facebook provides a platform for individuals to share their surplus food. The site has over 2000 members and successfully links givers with receivers, no matter how small the quantities. The site also shares useful food saving tips.
Past Projects
Ugly Fruits and Vegetables Campaign
Foodsharing Ottawa’s Ugly Fruits and Vegetables campaign was designed to raise awareness about the waste that results from the rejection of “ugly” fruits and vegetables.
Through articles, social media posts and kiosks at farmers markets, we blitzed the Ottawa area to raise awareness and encourage individual consumers to re-think their buying choices.
Rejected farm produce is responsible for 10% of the $31 billion of food wasted in Canada each year. Shoppers have become used to buying flawless and uniform produce even though these “ugly” fruits and vegetables are still perfectly nutritious.
Our campaign aimed to support farmers and encourage individual consumers to re-think their buying choices. The more we accept “ugly” produce, the more we can help drive down the overall cost of groceries, keep local farmers in business and contribute to more sustainable food production processes.
