FAQ

Question 1

How much of the money goes to the program?

Accepted Answer

Ninety-eight percent of donations fund rescuing, distributing, and transporting produce and our other programs.

Question 2

If you exceed your $300,000 operating budget, what happens to the excess?

Accepted Answer

Additional money enables us to rescue more produce and feed more children.

Question 3

How safe is the produce?

Accepted Answer

It’s the same produce sold in grocery stores.

Question 4

How much produce are you rescuing right now?

Accepted Answer

FMHC rescues 2,402,700 pounds of fresh produce each year.

Question 5

How do you distribute the produce?

Accepted Answer

Semi tractors and refrigerated trailers; receiving charities and the public pick up the greater share.

Question 6

What’s the time frame for distributing?

Accepted Answer

Given the short shelf life, we distribute within 24–48 hours.

Question 7

What varieties of produce?

Accepted Answer

Tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers, melons, cantaloupes, beans, zucchini, eggplant, corn, and watermelons.

Question 8

Do you have a program for food bank workers?

Accepted Answer

We encourage everyone to join us in rescuing produce.

Question 9

Do you foresee rescuing more?

Accepted Answer

With additional resources we can rescue an additional ten million pounds per year.

Question 10

How is the founder compensated?

Accepted Answer

The founder works as a volunteer.

Question 11

How is this program green?

Accepted Answer

Keeping millions of pounds of good produce out of landfills and delivering it to hungry families is sustainable solutions in action.

Question 12

Where does the produce come from?

Accepted Answer

From Mexico, transported to produce sheds in Rio Rico, Arizona, which supply supermarkets and food warehouses across the U.S. and Canada.

Question 13

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