Food Rescue and Donation Locations
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Thinking about what you can do with still edible leftover food? Don't throw it out! There are a number of organizations in central Vermont that can take your produce or pre-consumer (untouched, prepared, but not yet served) foods and provide them to hungry members of the community!
Please contact below organizations beforehand. See bottom of page for more resources. When donating food, it is important to remember that the donation is for human consumption and needs to be handled accordingly. If food looks or smells bad, is moldy, or has damaged packaging do not donate it – compost it! |
Resources and Law around donated food
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Most types of food can be donated. There has NEVER been a lawsuit around food donations.
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Barre:
Barre Evangelical Free Church 17 S Main St Barre, VT 05641 802-476-5344 Capstone Community Action 20 Gable Place, Barre, VT 5641 802-479-1053 Enough Ministries – Soup Kitchen 24 Washington Street Barre, VT 05641 (802) 479-2872 Meals on Wheels Central VT- Senior Meals 14 Washington Street, Barre, VT 05641 802-479-9175 Good Samaritan Haven – Foodshelf 105 North Seminary St., Barre, VT 05641 802-479-2294 - info@goodsamaritanhaven.org Hedding United Methodist - Foodshelf 40 Washington Street Barre, VT 05641 802-476-8156 Salvation Army – Foodshelf 25 Keith Ave., Barre, VT 05641 802-476-5301 Bradford: Bradford Churches Food Shelf 172 Main Street Bradford, VT 05033 802-222-5108 Orange East Senior Center – Senior Meals 176 Waits River Road, Bradford, VT 05033 802-222-4782 Chelsea: Chelsea Area Senior Center – Senior Meals 13 North Common Road, Chelsea, VT 05038 802-685-2290 United Church of Chelsea 13 North Common Chelsea, VT 05038 802-685-4874 |
Duxbury:
Duxbury Elf's Shelf – Foodshelf 4987 Vermont 100, Duxbury, VT 05676 802-371-9906 - ruth_haskins@comcast.net East Montpelier: Old Brick Church 6 Church Street, East Montpelier, VT 05651 802-456-1399 Hardwick: Hardwick Area Food Pantry 39 West Church Street Hardwick, VT 05843 Tel: 802.472.5940 Montpelier: Bethany United Church of Christ – Community Meals 115 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 802-223-2424 Christ Church – Soup Kitchen 64 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 802-244-8037 Unitarian Church of Montpelier – Community Lunch 130 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05679 802-223-7861 Montpelier Food Pantry – at Trinity Church 137 Main St., Montpelier, VT 05602 802-375-5369 Montpelier Senior Meals – FEAST Meals 58 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 802-262-6288 |
Plainfield:
Twin Valley Seniors Inc – Senior Meals 4583 Route 2, Plainfield, VT 05651 802-223-3322 Tunbridge: Tunbridge Church Community Food Shelf 2 Potash Road, Tunbridge, 05077 802-889-5542 Websterville: Websterville Baptist Church – Foodshelf 143 Church Hill Road, Websterville, VT 05678-0068 802-479-0141 Williamstown: Williamstown Food Shelf 47 Methodist Lane, Williamstown, VT 05679 802-433-5453 Woodbury: Woodbury/Calais Food Shelf 49 Valley Lake Road South Woodbury, VT 05681 802-472-6292 
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Donation Locations For Surplus School Food
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Despite the best efforts of school food service departments to minimize food waste, there may be occasions when excess commodity inventories or surplus prepared foods are generated, both of which can potentially be donated to a local food pantry, soup kitchen or other outlet.
Listed below are organizations that can accept donations of school-generated surplus food. Please contact beforehand to work out details, including when they are open, whether they can accept your donation, how it will be transported to their location, etc. |
Regional food pantries, food shelves, soup kitchens, etc., which can accept surplus food from schools:
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Barre:
Capstone Community Action 20 Gable Place, Barre, VT 5641 802-477-5121 Enough Ministries – Soup Kitchen 24 Washington Street Barre, VT 05641 (802) 479-2872 Good Samaritan Haven – Foodshelf 105 North Seminary St., Barre, VT 05641 518-536-0497 Meals on Wheels Central VT- Senior Meals 14 Washington Street, Barre, VT 05641 802-479-9175 Salvation Army – Foodshelf 25 Keith Ave., Barre, VT 05641 802-476-5301 Bradford: Bradford Churches Food Shelf 172 Main Street Bradford, VT 05033 802-222-5108 Orange East Senior Center – Senior Meals 176 Waits River Road, Bradford, VT 05033 802-222-4782 |
Chelsea:
Chelsea Area Senior Center – Senior Meals 13 North Common Road, Chelsea, VT 05038 802-685-2290 Duxbury: Duxbury Elf's Shelf – Foodshelf 4987 Vermont 100, Duxbury, VT 05676 802-371-9906 - ruth_haskins@comcast.net Hardwick: Hardwick Area Food Pantry 39 West Church Street Hardwick, VT 05843 Tel: 802.472.5940 Montpelier: Christ Church – Soup Kitchen 64 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 802-244-8037 Montpelier Food Pantry – at Trinity Church 137 Main St., Montpelier, VT 05602 802-375- 5369 Montpelier Senior Meals – FEAST Meals 58 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 802-262-6288 |
Websterville:
Websterville Baptist Church – Foodshelf 143 Church Hill Road, Websterville, VT 05678-0068 802-476-8140 Williamstown: Williamstown Food Shelf 47 Methodist Lane, Williamstown, VT 05679 802-433-5453 Woodbury: Woodbury/Calais Food Shelf 49 Valley Lake Road South Woodbury, VT 05681 802-472-6292 |
Food Rescue Resources:
State of Vermont DEC/ANR - Food Donation in Vermont
EPA Food Waste Challenge - To help participants quantify and improve their sustainable food management practices.
PDF Guide for Business and Institutional Food Donations
Vermont Gleaning Collective
EPA Food Waste Challenge - To help participants quantify and improve their sustainable food management practices.
PDF Guide for Business and Institutional Food Donations
Vermont Gleaning Collective
