Food Rescue Table
We are so excited to introduce the Food Rescue Table at Flagstaff Academy! The Green Team has worked very hard to put this together. In an effort to reduce the amount of food wasted at our school, the table will allow students the opportunity to have access to food or more food items with their lunch at no cost. The Food Rescue Table is an effective way to manage food waste, address food insecurity, and keep our environment clean!What is a Food Rescue Table?
- It’s a table where you put your unopened crackers, chips, cheese, muffins, yogurt, cartons of milk, and other food that is in its original packaging (not food in ziploc bags). You can also put whole, unpeeled fruit on the Food Rescue Table. No cut-up or bitten-from fruit, please!
- This program follows USDA guidelines.
Why would we want a Food Rescue Table?
- Environmental responsibility: 40% of our food goes in landfills. This is wasteful and creates methane (a harmful greenhouse gas).
- Food insecurity: Many students struggle to have enough to eat. The website Feeding America will help you learn more about this issue.
How does a Food Rescue Table work?
- If students don’t finish the food in their lunches and it’s unopened, they can either take it back home or put it on the Food Rescue Table.
What will happen with the extra food?
- It will be eaten by Flagstaff Academy students at lunch.
- It will be reused by the cafeteria following USDA guidelines.
- It will be reused by teachers for kids who do not have snacks at school.
How can parents help?
- Pack food your child will eat.
- Talk to your child about the importance of not wasting food.
GREEN TEAM FEATURED ON K-12 FOOD RESCUE PODCAST
In April 2023, the Flagstaff Academy Green Team was featured on the K-12 Food Rescue podcast for the implementation of the Food Rescue Table.