The Quad Cities’ Food Rescue Partnership has announced the full menu for its upcoming Food Rescue Workshop in Davenport.
The free workshop will be Thursday, Sept. 26, during Sustainability Week and held on St. Ambrose University, Davenport, campus.
The workshop agenda features speakers who will follow the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wasted Food Scale to showcase the important role everyone can play in reducing food waste. One of the keynote speakers, Yolanda Jefferson, from ChefyBear on Wheels, has an extraordinary passion to reduce food waste. She will share tips from her 35-plus year culinary career for how to prepare and save food by using leftovers and preservation. Ms. Jefferson also will discuss tips for cooking on a budget using food pantry ingredients.
“The Food Rescue Workshop will cover every aspect of the food system from spotlighting the Floreciente Community Garden to providing information for the perfect at-home compost recipe,” Christina McDonough, the partnership’s board chair, said in a news release.
The event is aimed at community members and professional food establishments. It also will present volunteer opportunities with Food Rescue US.
Rescue warrior honored
For the third time, the Food Rescue Partnership event will announce the Quad Cities Food Rescue Warrior and Member of the Year. Three Quad Citians were nominated to be recognized for going above and beyond to ensure food is not wasted. The winner of the 2024 Food Rescue Warrior title will be announced.
The workshop will take place from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 26. There is no cost to attend and the workshop hopes to draw community members and professional food establishments. Registration and more information is available at foodrescueqc.org.
Established in 2013, Food Rescue Partnership is a community-led coalition with a vision to make the Quad Cities a community dedicated to eliminating food waste, by promoting to rescue food for its best possible use.
Since its inception, the partnership has diverted over 58,330 pounds of food from the landfill. It does that by connecting professional food establishments and one-time event coordinators to donate edible food to local non-profit hunger-relief agencies or compost operations.
