FOOD RECOVERY
Feeding, not wasting.
ASG partners with food industry businesses that have wholesome surplus food and distributes it to vetted food partners to feed our neighbors in Guilford County experiencing food insecurity,
Contact Laura to customize your food recovery plan.
What is Food Recovery?
Feeding, not wasting. Food Recovery ensures that excess, edible food reaches people, not landfills.
Why is it important?
Food insecurity is an impending issue in our local community.
13.7%
Guilford County
12.8%
Across the US
Food insecurity percentage (2022)
23.3%
Guilford County
8.8%
Across the US
Child food insecurity percentage (2022)
WHAT DOES ASG DO ABOUT IT?
Our region is disproportionately suffering to access healthy foods. ASG unlocks our community’s feeding potential to highlight the value of food.
Our Food Recovery partnerships connect surplus donations from food donors to food recipients, driven by our passionate group of food rescuers.
We FIGHT HUNGER, REDUCE WASTE, and BUILD COMMUNITY.
BECOME A DONOR
Food industry businesses with surplus food can become Recovery donors. We'll arrange for the donations to be picked up and match wholesome leftovers to one of our more than 35 vetted nonprofits in Guilford County. If interested, click on the green form button below.
"All you have to do is give ASG a call and set up a time. They will take care of the rest."
Chef Dan
Wright Brothers
BECOME A volunteer rescuer
Volunteers are the "driving" force of rescuing surplus food. If you'd like to join our team of volunteers, please click on the button below and fill out the form. Also, please make sure you meet the requirements. Ability to lift 20 lb boxes Ability to use a smartphone Ability to use a clean personal car for pickups and deliveries A flexible outlook Closed toe shoes Age 18 or above
Spotlight: Northside Baptist Church
“The partnership Northside Baptist has with ASG has allowed the church to solidify its ministry into an actively impactful and reliable source of food for its community. Without the ASG partnership, 85% of the capacity of the ministry would have to stop. Northside Baptist simply doesn’t have the monetary resources to purchase the food that would be required. Northside Baptist has supportive working church members, but the church would most likely need to stop the children/guardian meals altogether.”
“Now because of the support from consistent weekly donations from ASG on Wednesdays, Northside has been able to add takeaway bag lunches for patrons that attend the Thursday breakfast. And along with Thursdays, Northside is able to offer a hot meal on Sunday and Wednesday evenings. These evening meals consist of neighborhood family dinners. Children and guardians walk or are picked up/dropped off by the church vans to the church for healthy meals. This has helped Northside build a lot of relationships within their direct community.”
consumers are the biggest food WASTERS, MORE THAN GROCERY STORES AND RESTAURANTS.
Check out these helpful resources on how to save money and reduce the amount of wasted food:
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Donate unopened excess food from your own fridge to one of the two community Freedom Fridges.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
1100 Curtis St, Greensboro, NC 27406
East White Oak Community Center
1801 10th St, Greensboro, NC 27405
