What is Second Harvest?

Second Harvest is a charity that rescues fresh, surplus food, that would otherwise go to waste, from grocery stores, manufacturers, distributors, farmers, restaurants, and hotels. That food is delivered daily to over 3,00 social service agencies that feed more than 4.2 million Canadians experiencing hunger throughout the year. Since 1985 Second Harvest has rescued and delivered over 218 million pounds of good food, thus preventing more than 429 million pounds of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere. Second Harvest’s food rescue program addresses two issues – hunger relief and waste reduction.