Food Stash Foundation

08/12/2026

Take this as your sign to get your team out of the office and into the community.

Food Stash Foundation hosts group volunteer sessions for teams of up to 25, giving employees a hands-on look at food waste and food insecurity in Vancouver. Instead of another day at the desk, your team could spend a couple of hours sorting rescued food, packing boxes, or helping market members shop.

Team volunteering has real, measurable upside: stronger employee engagement, a sharper sense of shared purpose, and a brand that shows up for the community it operates in.

Sessions run 2–3 hours at our Vancouver warehouse, with flexible weekday shifts to fit your team's schedule. We also offer an in-depth presentation on the scale of food waste and food insecurity for teams who want context alongside the hands-on work.

100% of past group volunteers say they'd recommend it to a colleague.

If your organization is looking for a team-building day with actual substance, let's talk. Link below to book a session for your team.

Turn your next team outing into something that actually matters. Volunteer with Food Stash Foundation and help us prevent good food from going to waste.

08/04/2026

Bad time to be marked as lettuce 🥬🤢 Being mislabelled is one of many reasons that we end up rescuing food; it's perfectly fine but can't be sold due to incorrect packaging.

Other reasons we've rescued food:
✨Misprinted best before date
✨Frozen pizza ingredients put on in the wrong order
✨Two-legged carrots

07/31/2026

Food Stash delivers a variety of food to 53 nonprofit community partner organizations, including many groups supporting youth, like Broadway Youth Resource Centre - BYRC . We are proud to be able to support BYRC and hundreds of youth they serve every week with regular donations of nutritious food for their programs - including community meals, drop-in snacks, and a fridge/pantry program - thanks in part to a Telus Community Board grant.

Here is a quote from our most recent community partner survey:
"[This program has helped] youth to be able to take home food items BYRC would not typically have to offer/provide." - BYRC staff

A huge thank you to the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation for its generous support.

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07/28/2026

KEITH IS BACK 🧑‍🍳 This time with a zero waste lemonade recipe, perfect for summer!

✨ peel 6 lemons or limes
✨ add a half cup of sugar to the peels
✨ let it sit overnight
✨ next day, add six cups of warm water to the peels to melt the sugar
✨add the juice of all the lemons or limes you peeled
✨ stir it all together and taste
🍋 if too bitter, add more sugar
🧁 if too sweet, add more water

serve over ice and enjoy! Tell us in the comments what kind of recipe you think Keith should cook next.

07/24/2026

THROWBACK 🌀 2022 at Food Stash Foundation

Picking up farm produce, our two-legged carrot mascot, still packing Rescued Food Bags, volunteering at our Community Partners and our first-ever Community BBQ (July 25: we're hosting another FREE BBQ at Hinge Park)

The countdown continues to 10 years of Food Stash

07/22/2026

Welcome to: COOKING WITH KEITH 👨‍🍳

Keith is one of our long-time volunteers who always brings various treats for his shift mates, staff and even the office dogs. Now we're bringing his recipes to you!

✨Limonada de coco✨
➡️ 3 lemons or limes (or a mix)
➡️ cut off ends & cut in half
➡️ blend quickly
➡️ add ice, blend again
➡️ add coconut milk, blend again
➡️ thin out with a little water
➡️ strain if you like it less pulpy
otherwise, pour a glass and serve!

07/17/2026

5th Annual Community BBQ!

📅 Date: Sat, July 25, 2026
⏰ Time: 12 pm - 2 pm
📍 Location: Hinge Park, Vancouver

Free rescued veggie and pork/beef hot dogs, guests are encouraged to bring their own reusable plate to reduce waste. A chance to celebrate community & summer, and chat with the Food Stash team to learn about our food recovery work in the city.

No registration required. See you there!

07/13/2026

♻️ A new way to support Food Stash, and it won't cost you a thing extra!

We've teamed up with ReRaiseIt, a marketplace where your unused stuff becomes real support for our mission.

✨ List it — clothes, gear, gadgets, anything you'd normally donate or toss
🛍️ Buy it — shop knowing every purchase backs Food Stash
🌱 Give it new life — 100% of proceeds go straight to rescuing good food and feeding our community

Whether you list, buy, or just share this post with a friend, you're helping us get more good food to more people.

👉 Get started at reraiseit.com/f/food-stash-foundation

07/07/2026

As part of PNW Climate Week, Food Stash Foundation is hosting an evening that connects two urgent issues: food waste and food insecurity.

In Canada, 47% of the food we produce is never eaten, and if food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. At the same time, 1 in 4 Canadian households experience food insecurity, a problem rooted in poverty that surplus food alone can't solve.

Join us team for a conversation on how these issues show up locally in Vancouver, followed by interactive breakout groups where we'll brainstorm action at every level - from small changes in our own kitchens to advocacy for bigger systemic change.

🗓️ Monday, July 13 | 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Food Stash Foundation
Registration required — details here: https://luma.com/t0emgx92

We hope to see you there!

07/03/2026

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ at Food Stash a big year!

✨Moving into our very own warehouse, before that we had operated out of a commissary kitchen at yvrprep
✨Launching our Rescued Food Market, a low cost shopping experience that helps avoid food waste
✨Setting up our first Community Fridge outside our old warehouse

Check back in as the countdown to 10 years of Food Stash continues ⏰