Waste To Taste

08/29/2026

Edit no one came
Sunday 11-2 today 8/30

Excess soft pears !!!!

Saturday 8/29 12-3p or until gone

1775 W 6th Ave

08/18/2026

Another load of carrots Tuesday and Wednesday pick up 12-3

We have too many baby carrots!
Time to pickle! Time to candy them!

Come to 1775 W 6th Ave, between 12-4 Tuesday and Wednesday or until we run out

08/18/2026

🍅 A Volunteer Tip for Saving Your Tomatoes

Don't let soft, bruised, or surplus tomatoes go to waste—slow-roasting is the ultimate way to rescue and preserve them. One of our long-time volunteers shared their kitchen routine for concentrating the flavor so you can save them for later.

The Steps:

1️⃣Prep: Dice the tomatoes and spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet.
2️⃣Season: Lightly drizzle with olive oil and a pinch of salt.
3️⃣Roast: Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350°F for another 20 minutes. Drop the heat to 300°F for the next 20 minutes. Finish at 250°F for the final 20 minutes.

Once they cool, you can stir them into pasta sauces, drop them into scrambled eggs, or freeze them to use all throughout the year.

https://practical-plate.com/roasted-tomatoes/

Slow-roasted tomatoes are an easy way to turn fresh tomatoes into a deeply flavorful, versatile ingredient with just olive oil and salt. The secret isn’t complicated. Tomatoes are diced and roasted in a single layer, starting at a high temperature and gradually reducing the heat. Over 80 minutes, ...

08/17/2026

At Waste to Taste, we often have extra loaves of pre-buttered garlic bread left after all the shoppers have come through. While it is delicious on its own, a surplus is the perfect excuse to get creative! We experimented with transforming them, and the results came out really delicious.

The garlic butter keeps the inside incredibly soft and springy, while toasting ensures the outside gets perfectly crunchy. Since the loaves are already baked, split, and seasoned, they make the ultimate canvas for whatever ingredients fit your household's style. Plus, the fact that the bread is already "sauced" with delicious garlic butter makes this a very budget-friendly meal shortcut!

Here are three ways to transform yours:

Toasted Sandwich (Top Right):
Layer on your favorite cold cuts, cheese, fresh or pickled veggies, or whatever you like on a sandwich. You don't really need extra sauces or mustard since the bread is already buttered, but you can certainly add your favorite sandwich spread or mustard once it is out of the oven! Toast the sandwich open, then fold and enjoy.

Rustic Pizza or Bruschetta (Bottom Right):
Layer with diced tomatoes or your favorite pizza sauce, and top with cheese. Just toast and slice until crisp, hot, bubbly, and brown. Add as many or as few of your favorite pizza toppings, or just keep it simple with classic bruschetta toppings. It couldn't be easier.

Pizza Bianca — White Pizza (Bottom Left):
Since the bread is already topped with garlic butter, skip the red sauce and pile on your choice of protein, cheese, and veggies.

How to cook: Assemble your favorite combinations and heat in a toaster oven, air fryer, or conventional oven at 350°F for about 6 minutes until crisp, hot, bubbly, and brown.

This is the perfect weeknight-friendly dinner, ready in about 10 minutes, and for an extra fun and interactive experience, everyone can customize their own!

Which of these three styles would your family try first, or do you have a creative topping idea of your own? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!

08/12/2026

Come pick Bartlett pears!
This Friday 8/14 at 8am, located in Springfield.
We provide pickers

We also have 2 more blueberry weekends available!

Sign up below:

https://forms.gle/Yh61ckqjBkbzMHge9

08/11/2026

We have too many baby carrots!
Time to pickle! Time to candy them!

Come to 1775 W 6th Ave, between 12-4 Tuesday and Wednesday or until we run out

08/08/2026

Summer abundance!

Special time 8/8 12-1p
If you shopped this week, please leave room for others

08/05/2026

We have been asked to come out for more blueberry picking.

1/2 split with farm

Friday only 8am 8/7 near Pleasant Hill

Fill out form here

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-PejkGht8PC039r7_JJQAcfbtD7I057ZnfjUvbSDBST51mQ/viewform?

08/01/2026

Summer abundance.

We will be offering a special time slot Sunday (8/2) 12-1p

No appointment necessary.

**if you shopped this week please leave room for others and come next week.****

07/16/2026

💚 Help us keep building the future of food access in our community.

Our Help Build a Food Hub campaign is still underway, and we’re asking our community to help us reach the finish line.

This new space will allow Burrito Brigade to expand our ability to rescue food, store more donations, and provide more free, no-barrier food access for our neighbors.

Every contribution helps us move closer to creating a long-term home for food rescue and community support. 🌱

If making a donation isn’t in the cards right now, there are still ways to help! Attending one of our fundraising events, sharing our posts, and spreading the word all make a difference. Community support helps us continue building a stronger, more sustainable future for food access.

Together, we can build a place where good food is rescued, resources are shared, and everyone has access to the food they need.

Learn more and support the campaign:
https://burritobrigade.org/build-a-food-hub/

Check out our upcoming events:
https://burritobrigade.org/events/

This is an important expansion of our work to reduce food waste and increase food access in our community. The food hub will help us better coordinate food rescue, storage, and distribution—so we can get more surplus food from partners into the hands of families, more efficiently and consistently.