Learn more about food insecurity, waste reduction and access educational materials using these links.

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Hudson Valley and Regional Food Research/Issues

• 2022 Poverty Report: New York State Community Action Association

• Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Special Report: Food Security

• The Potential for Sharing among Ulster County School Districts

• Pattern for Progress, May 2020: Vulnerability Revealed – COVID-19 and the Hudson Valley Food System (PDF) 

• New York Health Foundation – Still Hungry: Food Insufficiency in New York State 2020-2023

 

Environmental Impacts of Food Waste

• The Environmental Impact of Food Waste

• Environmental Protection Agency: Too Good To Waste Implementation Guide and Toolkit

• EXPIRED? Food Waste in America

• Food Waste and Expiration Dates

• Food Waste Footprint: Impacts on Natural Resources

• ReFED

• Roadmap to Reduce Food Waste

 

Donor Resources

• FeedHV’s Tips on How to Donate 

• FeedHV’s Food Donation Labels 

• Donating Food to Charity: Chew on This Law

• Food Recovery Liability

• Legal Guide to Food Recovery

• New York State Passes Landmark Food Waste Bill

• Current Legislation and Policies Around Food Waste and Food Rescue

 

For Farmers

• Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation; investing in resilient agriculture and a viable food system

• Hudson Valley Bounty, the source for all your local food needs

• NYS Farm Donations to Food Pantries Tax Credit

 

Help Spread the Word

• Download Our Volunteer Flyer 

 

Other Resources

• Ample Harvest: for home and community gardeners interested in sharing their harvest with food pantries.

• FoodFinder: an interactive map to find food pantries by zip code.

• FoodPantries: to find food pantries in your local community.

• Date Labeling Standardization Tool: For Donors, Volunteers and Agencies

• The Facts Behind Senior Hunger

• Food Recovery Network

• Food: Too Good to Waste Implementation Guide and Toolkit

• Johns Hopkins: Wasted Food Means Wasted Nutrients

• New York State Food Recovery Campaign

• New York Times: Going Digital to Rescue Food

• SaveTheFood.com

• Simple Steps for Consumers to Reduce Waste

• Tackling Food Waste At Home

• Three Food Waste Facts and Fixes

• Understanding Food Date Labels

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