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This work was inspired by Local Food Council partners who were frustrated by the inconsistent rules across the state for donation of prepared food to address food insecurity. We plan to use a brief PowerPoint presentation to provide a broad overview of the North Carolina Local Food Council’s Food Recovery Working Group’s history, and its partnership with NC State and A Simple Gesture Food Recovery organization. To make the content accessible, we will guide the audience through a case study highlighting food recovery from both the donor’s and the receiving organization’s perspectives. To encourage active participation, audience members will be asked to share stories about their own experience and receive a copy of our standard operating procedure (via QR code and/or printed handout) to explore during the session. By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to: 1.) Describe the concept and importance of food recovery to address food insecurity. 2.) Explain how they can actively support efforts to reduce food waste and increase prepared food donations in their own communities.

Presenters:

• Dr. Alice Ammerman, UNC Center for HPDP Director, Distinguished Nutrition Faculty
• Dr. Ellen Shumaker, NC State, Safe Plates Extension Faculty
• Laura Oxner, A Simple Gesture, Founder
• Robert E. Anderson III, UNC Doctoral Candidate, Food Recovery Working Group Coordinator
• Angel Cruz, NCLFC Coordinator, NC State Academic and Extension Initiatives Manager
• North Carolina Local Food Council Rep(s)

Location: Originally a hybrid event, this event will now be held online-only. Please register below to receive the Zoom link.