Food Rescue US - Lansing Communities

10/15/2026

Hey Michigan parents of K-12--you can make it work at your school!
Thanks goes to our MI friend, Glori Croswell, President of Do a Little Good (www.doalittlegoodnmi.org)

10/08/2026

What an incredible haul through Food Rescue US - Lansing Communities yesterday! We picked up a variety of fresh produce, dairy, nonperishables, and snacks from a local food donor.

We are so grateful to be a partnering agency and to help Haven House meet the needs of the families we serve. ❤️

Thank you, Food Rescue US, for being a resource in the community!

10/08/2026

09/27/2026

Last week a crew of Food Rescue US – Lansing Communities volunteers spent two and a half hours gleaning sweet corn at a farm in our region. Together they filled three large bulk bins, roughly 3,600 pounds of fresh ears.

The photo shows what was left at the end: the last partial bin, waiting for one more car to come back and pick it up. The other bins were full to the top and already on their way.

All of that corn went to five food pantries, community kitchens, and shelters that together serve about 3,000 people every week. That's roughly 3,000 meals' worth of fresh, local produce going onto plates instead of staying in the field.

At the height of the season, farms often have more good food in the field than they can harvest and sell. That's just what happens. Gleaning is one of the most direct ways a community can put that food to use, and it takes only a few hours and a willing group of people.

Thank you to the farm for opening their field, to our receiving partners for putting this corn to work so quickly, and to every volunteer who showed up. And yes, it was fun.

Want to rescue food with us? Sign up in the Food Rescue US app and choose Lansing Communities.

09/12/2026

It takes a startling amount of water to grow and ship food. When that food gets eaten instead of thrown out, that water isn't wasted either.

Over the past three years, volunteers with Food Rescue US – Lansing Communities have moved 884,845 pounds of good food from businesses with extra to agencies that needed it. 737,371 meals across Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties.

The water behind all that food comes to roughly 86 million gallons. For anyone who's stood on a dock at Lake Lansing, that's enough to raise the lake about seven inches.

Nobody set out to save water. They set out to make sure good food got eaten. The water came along with it.

08/23/2026

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08/21/2026

Local Farm-to-Community Pickup Support 🌱

Do you have produce available at your farm, U-pick, orchard, or other local growing operation that you’d like to see put to good use?

fRUS-LC has volunteers who are willing to pick up fresh produce from farms, U-picks, and orchards throughout the tri-county area and help get that food where it can benefit our community.

We’re also interested in gleaning opportunities—helping collect usable fruits and vegetables that might otherwise be left in the field or orchard after harvest.

If you have surplus produce, a gleaning opportunity, or simply need help getting your harvest connected with people who can use it, please reach out to us!

📧 [email protected]
📱 Call or text: 517-349-6660

Let’s work together to keep good food in our community and out of the waste stream. 🍎🥕🌽

08/19/2026

08/16/2026

Food prices have risen 19.1% since 2022—more than any of the other basic household needs shown in this graphic from the Michigan League for Public Policy.
Here in Mid-Michigan, 19% of children in Ingham County face hunger, along with 16% in Eaton County and 12% in Clinton County.
Improving food access takes many people and organizations, each contributing in different ways: commercial food donors, volunteers, food pantries and other community organizations, as well as municipalities, health departments and civic groups.
Food Rescue US–Lansing Communities contributes one practical piece of that larger effort. When a local business has good food it cannot use or sell, our volunteers pick it up and deliver it directly to a nearby organization serving the community.
We are grateful to the donors, volunteers and receiving organizations that make these rescues possible—and we always welcome more food businesses interested in participating.
To learn more about donating excess food, call or text 517-349-6660.

08/14/2026