Meet this leading local entrepreneur, food activist and urban planner Tell us a little bit about yourself: Lourdes Juan: I’m a Calgary based entrepreneur. I work as a planning consultant with Hive Developments, Director of Soma Hammam & Spa, Executive Director with the…
Canada's Food Price Report 2019 was released this morning and it predicts that food prices could increase by up to 3.5% in the coming year [1,2]. They predict that the rise in prices will be led by increases in the…
The Leftovers team have grown to love St. Peter Elementary and the lovely students that attend. We re-direct food to the school and the Community Mobile Food Market visits them once a week increasing their access to healthy, affordable food.…
Check out this video profile of Lourdes Juan from The Leftovers Foundation. Lourdes is a Loreal Women of Worth 2018 Honouree.
The Leftovers Foundation’s mission is to reduce landfill food waste. One of the ways we do this is to redirect surplus food from vendors to service agencies. The Leftovers App will alert volunteers to pick up from vendors that have…
I am incredibly honoured to be recognized nationally by L'Oréal Canada. I am grateful to be supported by my team at Leftovers. You mean the world to me. ❤️ Excited to meet the incredible women honourees from all over Canada…
Maybe you heard of us on the news, receive our weekly newsletters or have been a volunteer driver. But what do we do? That is the most common question we get on a daily basis. Who We Are: Leftovers Foundation…
December is all about giving back. Whether that is with monetary donations or time, we are grateful for the partnerships and donated volunteer time that continues to support our work in reducing food waste. Partnerships are a huge part of…
Food Waste in Canada: According to Value Chain Management International, $31 billion of food ─ approximately 40% of the food produced in Canada is wasted annually. About 47% of food waste happens in Canadian households. What can we do to reduce…
"There are so many people going hungry in this world - and so much food being thrown out. If we can save even 1% of what goes into compost and landfills, we can alleviate hunger and much suffering. We have…
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