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Food Connection
What you need to know
Food Connection is an Asheville nonprofit that started at Dig Local. It rescues unserved prepared meals from catered events, conferences, restaurants and institutions, then gets that food to people in need to cut food waste and ease hunger in Asheville.
Local's Tip
Food Connection has rescued more than 650,000 fresh surplus meals for Asheville shelters. Restaurants and caterers with leftover prepared food can sign up to donate.
What the locals say
Co-founder Flori Pate, who also co-founded Dig Local, puts it simply: no fresh food should end up in the trash while people go hungry. Local shelters and meal programs count on those rescued meals every week.
What you need to know
Food Connection is an Asheville nonprofit that started at Dig Local. It rescues unserved prepared meals from catered events, conferences, restaurants and institutions, then gets that food to people in need to cut food waste and ease hunger in Asheville.
What the locals say
Co-founder Flori Pate, who also co-founded Dig Local, puts it simply: no fresh food should end up in the trash while people go hungry. Local shelters and meal programs count on those rescued meals every week.
Scoops for Food Connection