Food Rescue and Donation Locations
Having a catered holiday party? You can donate your leftover catered foods too! Check out this article about donating leftover food.
Resources and Law around donated food
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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! |
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 84 Summer Street Barre, VT 05641 802-595-5277 The Galley – Foodshelf 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 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 – Foodshelf 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 802-685-4429 |
Duxbury:
Duxbury Elf's Shelf – Foodshelf 4987 Vermont 100, Duxbury, VT 05676 802-371-9906 - elfshelf@myfairpoint.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 Hardwick Community Dinner 113 West Church Street Hardwick, Vermont 05843 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 802-433-1706 Montpelier Food Pantry – at Trinity Church 137 Main St., Montpelier, VT 05602 802-262-6288 Montpelier Senior Meals – FEAST Meals 155 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 802-223-6357 |
Middlesex:
Middlesex UMC Food Shelf 12 Church Street Middlesex, VT 05602 802-229-9496 Plainfield: Twin Valley Seniors Inc – meals for seniors 4583 Route 2, Plainfield, VT 05651 802-223-3322 Tunbridge: Tunbridge Church Community Food Shelf 2 Potash Road, Tunbridge, 05077 802-889-3736 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 |
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's National Gleaning Project
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's National Gleaning Project
Vermont Gleaning Collective