Farm Partners

Veggie Rescue partners with large and small scale farmers to give them an opportunity to support the community by donating excess produce, which minimizes waste.

FARMER’S MARKET

Visit farmers every week, at one of five farmer’s markets, who contribute what they don’t sell or bring extra because they know Veggie Rescue will be there to pick it up

WEEKLY FARM PICK-UP

Routinely visit farms and warehouse facilities that consistently have excess

ONCALL PICK-UP

Flexible and available for farm pick-up on an on-call basis

BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS

Weekly scheduled, as well as on-call pick-up from food producers and supply companies that routinely have excess, including restaurant suppliers, and nonprofits receiving excess grocery rescue food donations.

SB 1383 - REDUCING EDIBLE FOOD WASTE

California's Climate Pollutant Reduction law, often called SB 1383, establishes methane reduction targets for California. This bill sets goals to reduce disposal of organic waste in landfills, including edible food. The bill’s purpose is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane, and address food insecurity in California.

Veggie Rescue partners with the County of Santa Barbara and the City of Santa Maria to help food producers and food distributors to accomplish their food waste reduction goals.

To become a food donor partner email or call:

Judy Taggart, Executive Director
judy@veggierescue.org
(805) 350-9154

Recipient Organization Partners

Veggie Rescue employs a high-touch model that allows farmers to donate just in time to minimize food waste. Our personalized service model for partner organizations enables us to deliver only what is needed and can be stored.

Staff Solvang Senior Center

Good Samaratin Case Workers in Santa Maria preparing bags of rescued food to take to their clients.

Rescued food being donated for food distribution at the Santa Inez Mission in Solvang, in partnership with People Helping People.

We partnered with Islia Vista Youth Project to create a weekly Free Farm Table, where preschool families and community members can select from a variety of fresh produce to take home.

The Bridge House Emergency Shelter kitchen crew in Lompoc getting ready to prepare a healthy meal with rescued produce.

We partner with over 50 nonprofit organizations throughout Santa Barbara County.

Our Recipient ORGANIZATION Partners

Santa Ynez Valley and Los Alamos

Atterdag at Home
Bethania Lutheran Church
Crossroads Church
People Helping People
Santa Ynez Valley Charter School
Solvang School
Solvang Senior Center
SYV Community Kitchen at St Mark's
The Los Alamos Foundation
United Way Fun in the Sun
Solvang Elementary

Santa Maria / Orcutt / Guadalupe

Catholic Charities Food Pantry
Central Coast Rescue Mission
Good Samaritan Emergency Shelter, Santa Maria
Good Samaritan Scattered Housing, Santa Maria
Guadalupe Senior Center
Hancock College
Iglesia Lutheran Church
Los Amigos de Guadalupe
Oasis Senior Center, Orcutt
Orcutt Presbyterian Church
Pacific Christian Center
Angel Food Salvation Army, Santa Maria
United Way Fun in the Sun
Mary Buren Elementary

Santa Barbara and Goleta

A to Z Cooking School
Catholic Charities Food Pantry
Father Virgil Cordano Center
Food From the Heart
Friendship Manor
Goleta Unified School District
Good Samaritan Homeless Shelter
Hedger House of Hope
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Isla Vista Youth Project
Noah's Anchorage
Organic Soup Kitchen
PATH
Salvation Army, Santa Barbara
Salvation Army, Ventura
Santa Barbara Community Housing
Faulding Hotel
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
Santa Barbara Unified School District
Sarah House
United Way Fun in the Sun
Hollister, Franklin and Harding Schools

Lompoc

Bridge House Emergency Shelter
Catholic Charities Food Pantry, Lompoc
Dorothy Jackson Family Resource
Lompoc Unified School District
Lompoc High and Hapgood Elementary