FOOD RESCUE · FARM · FREE MARKETS — EST. 2016

1,204,318meals shared. Counting.

We rescue what stores can't sell, grow what the city can't buy, and give it all away — no forms, no lines, no lectures.

THREE WAYS FOOD MOVES

Rescue. Grow. Give.

Food RescueTrucks meet surplus before the dumpster does.1.1M LBS/YRExplore
The Commons FarmFour acres inside city limits, farmed loud.62 CROPSExplore
Free MarketsReal markets, zero checkout. Everyone shops.9 SITES WEEKLYExplore

SURPLUS TO SUPPER · 9 HOURS DOOR TO TABLE

Surplus to supper in nine hours.

One grocer’s call at 8am becomes a family’s dinner by 5. Scroll the route — it splits at the hub, half to tonight’s free market, half to partner kitchens.

$1 = 3 MEALS — THE SITE-WIDE MATH

Your money buys wheels, not overhead.

= ___ MEALS

Card fees? We cover them. 100% of this number moves food.

We count everything.

MEALS BY MONTH — TRAILING 12

82%RESCUED

RESCUED 82% / GROWN 11% / PURCHASED 7%

1.1MLBS RESCUED
214PARTNER STORES & FARMS
9MARKETS WEEKLY
1,900VOLUNTEERS

Audited annually. The spreadsheet is public and slightly famous.

TRANSPARENCY · THE AUDIT, ANIMATED HONESTLY

Follow the dollar.

Where every dollar you give actually lands. Hover a slice to see what it buys.

88¢Crates, cold-chain, market mornings — the whole point.

FORM 990 — PUBLIC
ANNUAL REPORT — 12 PAGES, NO GLOSS
CHARITY RATING — ★★★★

EST. 2016

It started with one pickup and a phone number.

In 2016, two friends started driving unsold bread from one bakery to one community fridge. The route grew. The fridge became nine markets. The pickup is retired and beloved.

2016
EST.: 2
TRUCKS NOW: 1
RETIRED LEGEND

The original 2016 pickup truck, crates in the bed, slightly faded — THE ORIGINAL — RETIRED, BELOVED, STILL PARKED OUT BACK

THE TWO DRIVERS

Still driving Tuesdays.

Nia Okoye
ROUTES + OPS
Ex-logistics manager; built the routing brain that finds surplus before it spoils. Takes Truck 1, Tuesdays.
Sam Kessler
FARM + MARKETS
The bakery friend; now runs the farm and the free markets. Can talk any grocer into anything.

GRAB A SHIFT

1,900 neighbors clock in. Join them.

First shift includes the tee. The tee is genuinely good.

PICK A CREW

WHICH DAYS?

● = crews are thin. First to raise a hand wins the tee.

AROUND THE TABLE

Every seat at the table talks.

NEIGHBOR

“I shop the Thursday market like anyone shops anywhere. That's the whole point and they know it.”

— Rosa M.

The Neighbor's Guide to Fighting Food Waste — a softcover booklet, tomato title on a white cover

FREE PDF — 16 PAGES

Fight food waste from your own kitchen.

What expiration dates actually mean, a fridge map that saves $40 a month, and where your surplus can go tonight.

214 partners keep the trucks full.

Grocers, bakeries, farms, schools — surplus with a schedule.

THE COMMONS FARM · FOUR ACRES, ZERO FENCES

Four acres, sixty-two crops, zero fences.

A living inventory, farmed loud inside city limits. Hover a bed to see what’s in it.

SCHOOL PLOTS
SEEDLING GIVEAWAYS (APRIL)

Rows of the Commons Farm with volunteers working, golden hour

Asked loudly at the market.

Everyone. No ID, no income proof, no questions. Gatekeeping costs more than groceries.
Cold-chained, dated, and inspected at the hub — we refuse more than we rescue.
88¢ programs, 8¢ trucks and fridges, 4¢ fundraising — the bar up in §6 is the audit.
Farm and market from age 8 with an adult; truck crew at 16.
Yes — a truck run or a farm morning for teams up to twenty. Bring gloves; we bring lunch.

FOOD RESCUE · FARM · FREE MARKETS — EST. 2016

1,204,318meals shared. Counting.

We rescue what stores can't sell, grow what the city can't buy, and give it all away — no forms, no lines, no lectures.

Give now Volunteer instead →

THREE WAYS FOOD MOVES

Rescue. Grow. Give.

Food RescueTrucks meet surplus before the dumpster does.1.1M LBS/YRExplore
The Commons FarmFour acres inside city limits, farmed loud.62 CROPSExplore
Free MarketsReal markets, zero checkout. Everyone shops.9 SITES WEEKLYExplore

SURPLUS TO SUPPER · 9 HOURS DOOR TO TABLE

Surplus to supper in nine hours.

One grocer’s call at 8am becomes a family’s dinner by 5. Scroll the route — it splits at the hub, half to tonight’s free market, half to partner kitchens.

$1 = 3 MEALS — THE SITE-WIDE MATH

Your money buys wheels, not overhead.

= ___ MEALS

Card fees? We cover them. 100% of this number moves food.

We count everything.

MEALS BY MONTH — TRAILING 12

82%RESCUED

RESCUED 82% / GROWN 11% / PURCHASED 7%

1.1MLBS RESCUED
214PARTNER STORES & FARMS
9MARKETS WEEKLY
1,900VOLUNTEERS

Audited annually. The spreadsheet is public and slightly famous.

TRANSPARENCY · THE AUDIT, ANIMATED HONESTLY

Follow the dollar.

Where every dollar you give actually lands. Hover a slice to see what it buys.

88¢Crates, cold-chain, market mornings — the whole point.

FORM 990 — PUBLIC
ANNUAL REPORT — 12 PAGES, NO GLOSS
CHARITY RATING — ★★★★

EST. 2016

It started with one pickup and a phone number.

In 2016, two friends started driving unsold bread from one bakery to one community fridge. The route grew. The fridge became nine markets. The pickup is retired and beloved.

2016
EST.: 2
TRUCKS NOW: 1
RETIRED LEGEND

THE TWO DRIVERS

Still driving Tuesdays.

Nia Okoye
ROUTES + OPS
Ex-logistics manager; built the routing brain that finds surplus before it spoils. Takes Truck 1, Tuesdays.
Sam Kessler
FARM + MARKETS
The bakery friend; now runs the farm and the free markets. Can talk any grocer into anything.

GRAB A SHIFT

1,900 neighbors clock in. Join them.

First shift includes the tee. The tee is genuinely good.

PICK A CREW

WHICH DAYS?

● = crews are thin. First to raise a hand wins the tee.

AROUND THE TABLE

Every seat at the table talks.

NEIGHBOR

“I shop the Thursday market like anyone shops anywhere. That's the whole point and they know it.”

— Rosa M.

FREE PDF — 16 PAGES

Fight food waste from your own kitchen.

What expiration dates actually mean, a fridge map that saves $40 a month, and where your surplus can go tonight.

214 partners keep the trucks full.

Grocers, bakeries, farms, schools — surplus with a schedule.

THE COMMONS FARM · FOUR ACRES, ZERO FENCES

Four acres, sixty-two crops, zero fences.

A living inventory, farmed loud inside city limits. Hover a bed to see what’s in it.

SCHOOL PLOTS
SEEDLING GIVEAWAYS (APRIL)

Asked loudly at the market.

Everyone. No ID, no income proof, no questions. Gatekeeping costs more than groceries.
Cold-chained, dated, and inspected at the hub — we refuse more than we rescue.
88¢ programs, 8¢ trucks and fridges, 4¢ fundraising — the bar up in §6 is the audit.
Farm and market from age 8 with an adult; truck crew at 16.
Yes — a truck run or a farm morning for teams up to twenty. Bring gloves; we bring lunch.

1,204,318meals shared. Counting.

Rescue. Grow. Give.

Surplus to supper in nine hours.

Your money buys wheels, not overhead.

We count everything.

Follow the dollar.

It started with one pickup and a phone number.

Still driving Tuesdays.

Nia Okoye

Sam Kessler

1,900 neighbors clock in. Join them.

Every seat at the table talks.

Fight food waste from your own kitchen.

214 partners keep the trucks full.

Four acres, sixty-two crops, zero fences.

Asked loudly at the market.

Who's allowed to shop the free markets?

Is rescued food safe?

How much of my donation reaches food?

Can kids volunteer?

Do you do corporate volunteer days?

1,204,318meals shared. Counting.

Rescue. Grow. Give.

Surplus to supper in nine hours.

Your money buys wheels, not overhead.

We count everything.

Follow the dollar.

It started with one pickup and a phone number.

Still driving Tuesdays.

Nia Okoye

Sam Kessler

1,900 neighbors clock in. Join them.

Every seat at the table talks.

Fight food waste from your own kitchen.

214 partners keep the trucks full.

Four acres, sixty-two crops, zero fences.

Asked loudly at the market.

Who's allowed to shop the free markets?

Is rescued food safe?

How much of my donation reaches food?

Can kids volunteer?

Do you do corporate volunteer days?