Interview conducted in 2015 by Linda Myers. “Food justice is often overlooked when people think about social justice.” How did you get involved as a volunteer with Friendship Donations Network? When I was a sophomore at Ithaca High School I had a lot of free time on weekends and wanted to do something useful. My […]
Our Spring newsletter is hot off the press! Check it out here: The Good Food Exchange: Spring 2015 Contents include: A Holiday Food Rescue Story, 2015 Neighborhood Food Hubs, a Note from the FDN Board President, Park Foundation Grant, and Thank you to our 2014 donors.
Friendship Donations Network board member, Art Pearce, and program coordinator, Meaghan Sheehan Rosen, recently recorded a show with PEGASYS Presents on Ithaca’s public access channel 13. They discuss the role of Friendship Donations Network in our community and show the new video by Mark Hartsuyker “The Story of Friendship Donations Network: rescuing food, reducing hunger”. The show will air at […]
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival in collaboration with Tompkins County Solid Waste will be holding a screening of the film Just Eat It. The documentary showcases the shocking amount of food waste in North America, focusing on waste that is created before even reaching the customer. Nearly 50% of food produced is never eaten! Following the film there will be […]
MEDIA RELEASE: March 23, 2015 ITHACA, N.Y. — Hunger is not new to our community. But fortunately neither is Friendship Donations Network. Now a new video, “The Story of Friendship Donations Network,” describes the nearly all-volunteer organization, which rescues thousands of pounds of fresh, healthy food daily that’s about to be thrown away at area […]
