Looking for a guide that tells you how to donate food, to rescue food or to learn more about cooking and food safety? You've come to the right place.
The economic, social and environmental costs of food loss and waste - how can we turn waste into opportunity?
Food Rescue
What is surplus edible food and why is it being thrown away?
The challenges of providing Canadians in need with healthy, nutrition-dense food, as well as solutions
Rising food insecurity across Canada and roadblocks to making food affordable and accessible
A closer look at the invisible food network that supports vulnerable Canadians
Our quick guide to completing donations on your Second Harvest Food Rescue App account
Food Rescue App
Our quick guide to donating pallets of food on your Second Harvest Food Rescue app account
Our quick guide to registering your non-profit on the Second Harvest Food Rescue App
Our quick guide to registering your business on the Second Harvest Food Rescue App
Our quick guide to claiming a rescue on your Second Harvest Food Rescue App account
Get some great tips for plant-based eating, helping you reduce your environmental impact
Nutrition
Our food storage webinar will teach you some great tips for increasing the lifespan of your food through proper storage
Food Waste
This 10-minute online course helps businesses across the supply chain reduce their waste
Get certified in Safe Food Handling with this self-paced training program, approved across Canada
Food Safety
This 10-minute online course guides you through conducting your own food waste audit
This 10-minute online course teaches you to reduce food waste by understanding date labels
This 10-minute online course makes food safety accessible to everyone at a non-profit organization
Our quick guide to making a donation on your Second Harvest Food Rescue App account
Our quick guide to adding locations to your Second Harvest Food Rescue App account
Our quick guide to adding users to your Second Harvest Food Rescue App account
Log your rescue and refigerator temperatures twice daily
Get a refresh on the importance of temperature on food safety with our food temperature guide.
Health inspections are an important part of keeping your clients safe
Non-profits are in need of healthy, perishable foods, which you can donate without liability
Provide our safe food transport poster to all of your staff and volunteers who are transporting food
Review the important steps for transporting food safetly in this quick transport guide
Read the full report on the network of non-profits that feed Canadians
Second Harvest
Learn about the 61,000 non-profits that feed Canadians in our condensed report
Read the full report on the tragic issue of food waste in Canada
Learn about the tragic issue of food waste in Canada in our condensed report
Eat a variety of healthy foods each day following Canada's Food Guide
Cook food to the appropriate temperatures with this quick guide
Handwashing is an important part to food safety.
Use this document to conduct your food waste audit
Learn the four key steps to conducting a food waste audit
A condensed version of the Best Before Date timetable, this guide provides timelines for when you can eat food in relation to the best before date
This handy guide will help you determine when you can donate or eat food in relation to the best before date
Understand the importance of documenting where your food donations come from with you traceability guide
This daiquiri-style cocktail uses a bartender trick that turns older citrus into the key ingredient
Recipes
Revive your older oranges using an easy bartender trick to turn out a classic cocktail
Bring too-ripe berries bake to life with this Canadian berry smash
Our food rescue app allows businesses anywhere in Canada to donate surplus food
Don't throw out your veggie peels just yet! There are some great things you can do with your scraps
Eat healthy by filling your plate with a colourful rainbow
Learn about the healthy red foods that fill your plate
Make a healthy rainbow wrap
Make a healthy rainbow yogurt bowl
Get curious about food using your five sense
Learn about the colourful foods that fill your plate
Learn about the healthy purple foods that fill your plate
Our sustainable eating webinar will help you consider how your food choices impact the planet
Environment
Our eating well on a budget webinar provides tools to minimize your food budget while maximizing nutrition
Food safety doesn't have to be complex. Learn the key steps in our webinar
Food waste happens at every stage of the supply chain, but togehter we can fix the issue
Get a quick demo on how to change your pickup radius on the Second Harvest Food Rescue App
Get a quick demo on how to claim a donation on the Second Harvest Food Rescue App
Get a quick demo on how to complete a rescue on the Second Harvest Food Rescue App
Learn more about leafy greens and all the greats ways you can eat them
Get a quick demo on how to set up a recurring donation on the Second Harvest Food Rescue App
Learn some quick kitchen hacks to eat well, while spending less
Get a quick demo on how to cancel donations on the Second Harvest Food Rescue App
Get a quick demo on how to change your notification preferences on the Second Harvest Food Rescue App
Get a quick demo on how to make a single donation on the Second Harvest Food Rescue App
Donors can target which nonprofit their donation goes to. Watch to find out how.
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