Volunteer Emeritus

Volunteer Emeritus: Dougal Williams Dougal has been volunteering for UG for almost as long as there has been an Urban Gleaners. Every Friday morning he has picked up the donations from Zupan’s Burnside, often at 6:00 AM., before going for his run, helping his three...

More Reasons to Reduce Food Waste

The New York Times editorial board calls for a concerted effort to reduce food waste. The food discarded by consumers and retailers in just the most developed nations would be more than enough to sustain all the world’s 870 million hungry people if effective...

Waste not, want not

You’ve probably heard the statistic that 40% of the food produced in the US goes uneaten. And, as Ashley Zanolli of the EPA explains Food waste is the single largest and least-recovered waste stream in the U.S. From the time our food is produced and all the...

Volunteer of the Month: February

Volunteer of the Month: Michael DeLong Our Volunteer of the Month for February is Michael DeLong. He has been a dedicated food pick up volunteer for months now, bringing us a large donation from New Seasons Arbor Lodge every Thursday evening. He also volunteered his...
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