Edible Michiana
Food rescue programs turn excess food into meals for those in need
Cultivate Culinary School & Catering in South Bend, IN, takes surplus food from events and local businesses and portions it into meals that are distributed through nonprofit partner organizations. Photo used with permission from University of Notre Dame.
Cultivate Culinary School & Catering in South Bend, IN, takes surplus food from events and local businesses and portions it into meals that are distributed through nonprofit partner organizations. Photo used with permission from University of Notre Dame.
Photo by Peter Ringenberg
Linda Strohl, executive director of Meals on Wheels of Southwestern Michigan, checks in with Agnes Cereske after delivering her dinner. Meals on Wheels also partners with CK Catering on the Gourmet Quick Bites program that takes food left over from events and turns it into balanced meals for senior citizens in Berrien County. The Gourmet Quick Bites program has been popular with senior citizens, who take their meals home and consume them when they like. In a recent three-month period, 130 seniors took advantage of the program.
Photo by Peter Ringenberg
Linda Strohl, executive director of Meals on Wheels of Southwestern Michigan, delivers a nutritious meal to a homebound senior. Meals on Wheels also partners with CK Catering on the Gourmet Quick Bites program that provides senior citizens with individually packaged frozen meals created from rescued food.
Photo by Peter Ringenberg
Students at Culver Academy prepare frozen meals using excess food from their dining hall.
