Leftovers are Feeding Calgary
Lourdes Juan and her team at LeftOvers are working hard to get food destined for landfill diverted to those that need it.
Our Innovative Way of Solving Food Waste at the Local Level
How much food do we produce each year, and how much of that is wasted? In today’s age where a grocery stores are convenient and plentiful, we miss the major steps in how exactly that food got there in the…
Having been a past barista…
Having been a past barista I was constantly faced with the unfortunate experience of throwing food out every single week that could have been put to more use. I always hoped for an organization that could somehow help solve this…
I first heard of Leftovers after the documentary “Just Eat it”
"I first heard of Leftovers after the documentary "Just Eat it", a documentary by a Vancouver couple who survived on food waste for 6 months, because 40% of all produced food in North America is wasted. Finding Leftovers after that…
Jesus Loves You Society
Twice a week LeftOvers delivers to the ‘Jesus Loves You Society’ (JLYS) in downtown Calgary. One of the locations that donates food is the Cobs Bread at 130th SE. The staff there are always helpful and the management team makes…
A Volunteer’s Experience – January 2015
My first experience was very eye opening. Thank you! My daughter and I went to Cobb's at 130th for our pick up. It was an unpleasant cold day and the driving was slippery. I guess they did not have a…