At Home

We’re experts in food rescue and can help you do your part at home too.

$1,766

Value of food thrown out by every Canadian household annually

8.9 Million

Tonnes of CO2 that could be averted by preventing this waste, the equivalent of

2.7 Million

Cars off the road each year

We all have a job to do in preventing food waste

There’s lots you can do to prevent household food waste and improve your environmental impact. We'd love your support! If you are an individual who wants to get involved, we welcome your financial donation. Donate today! Due to public health regulations, we cannot accept food from individual’s homes.

Donate today

Be an oddball 

Don't shy away from weirdly shaped produce. It all tastes great, especially when you're choppin', slicin', and dicin'!  And when you've got extra, give leftovers a second chance.

Plan ahead

Look at your schedule for the week.  When will you be home and what do you feel like eating?  Some simple planning will help you purchase less and maximize what you buy. Download a meal-planning app or try this HealthLink BC meal planner.

Be creative

A quick peek inside your fridge will probably reveal food that could still be eaten... so get creative!  Look up these ingredients online and try something new. Love Food Hate Waste has great ideas - including ways to revive food.

Double up 

Take that recipe and double it!  Make enough so that you can freeze portions to eat later. It makes for quick meals on those nights when you just don't feel the culinary vibe. Try out some new ideas.

People looking at the label on a jar in a grocery store.

Best before is not awful after

Lack of awareness about best before dates is a major cause of food waste in the home. We’ve created a fun, interactive learning experience for folks at home to better understand date labels.

Take the course

A person preparing vegetables for cooking puts the scraps into a bowl.

You can’t change what you don’t know

Before you can make improvements on your food waste, you need to know exactly how much food you are wasting. We’re here to help! Our brief, interactive tutorial on food waste auditing gives you the tools you need to conduct your own waste audit at home.

Take the course 

Second Harvest needs you

Already mastered food waste at home? Take the next step by joining the Waste Wise Revolution! There’s lots of other options too. Whether you want to volunteer your time, provide financial support, or spread the word about what we do, we would love to welcome you into our family.

Get involved

Basket of various fruits and vegetables.

Get in the loop

Learn more about food waste prevention in our work and the community in our Harvest Journal.