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Home My WebLink About2018/03/06 Item 2 - Written Communication FOOD DSAN `SYSTEM` FOOD SYSTEM ALLIANCE OVERVIEW2018 FOOD WASTE REDUCTION & RECOVERY PROJECTS SAVE THE FOOD SAN DIEGO-OVERARCHING REGIONAL INITIATIVE Catalyzing"what works" ACTIVITIES&PROJECTS: across the region! Save The Food - Sector Engagement/Food Recovery Working Group: Involvement of jurisdictions,food generators,food recovery organizations,and others in the regional initiative �I. • Best Practice Sharing:Peer sector-based convenings, web resource site San ✓ (sdfsa.org/savethefoodsd),local case studies,local webinars,and annual EMIES Awards • Food Rescue Refrigeration Mini-Grants:Capacity-building project to improve agencies' abilities to recover nutritious prepared food and fresh produce LONG-TERM REGIONAL • Re-Plate 78:Food donation pilot with S north county cities,food-producing businesses, IMPACT GOALS: food recovery agencies,San Diego Food Bank,and fee-based driver service Re-Plate • Smart Kitchens San Diego:CalRecycle funded project supporting food waste source • Less food to landfill reduction by installing food waste tracking systems at large food production facilities and • Increased edible food coordinating donation in three high-need target zones across the county donation • Save The Food San Diego Consumer Education Partnerships: Promotion of NRDC/ AdCouncil Save The Food consumer education campaign through San Diego regional partnerships(jurisdictions,health systems,school districts,universities,grocery, warehouse,and large venues)and targeted media placements(ex:TradeDesk) • Food Waste Solution Summit 4(Sept 25):Convening of leaders in San Diego to facilitate PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS: collaboration and create solutions to address food waste and accelerate donation FOOD RESCUE REFRIGERATION MINI-GRANTS Five refrigeration mini-grant recipient agenices were selected last year.The five agencies will receive their units and nutrition pantry technical assistance with a pre-post assessment to improve agencies'abilities to recover nutritious prepared food and produce. = �'- PARTNERS: sq�; FEEDING ` nw, SAN DIEGO OUTCOMES: cDOD•ANR • Increased capacity for fresh food recovery and distribution - - • Increased understanding of nutritious foods served Photo:Community Resource Center,mini-grant recipient RE-PLATE 78 Food donation pilot with 5 north county cities, 10-15 food producing businesses,3-5 food recovery agencies,San Diego Food FEED3,000 PE Bank,and Re-Plate.This pilot will provide valuable information about types of food donation,packaging,barriers&opportunities, ' technology options,capacity building needs,creating a driver network,and the food donors'"willingness to pay"for services. MA -,()NATEYOUR EXTPA FOOD NOW PARTNERS: �;; `%:; �� 78 Cities:Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista,Son •,•SAN'DIEGO OUTCOMES: OODB " re-plate Marcos.Escondido • Demonstrate effectiveness of fee-based food recoveryjrw,�g, E°" model with corporate and institutional cafeteria donors • Explore options for volunteer-driver food recovery model 11111:qwl� 1111W (including software/app service)for retail and other donors Photo:Re-Plate,driver/cyclist food donation matching system DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING AN EQUITABLE,HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WWW.SDFSA.ORG F°° SAN DIEi. SYSTEMGO FOOD SYSTEM ALLIANCE OVERVIEW2018 FOOD WASTE REDUCTION & RECOVERY PROJECTS PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED): SMART KITCHENS SAN DIEGO - - 0 This 2.5 year project will offer subsidies for the use of LeanPath's food waste tracking system in hospitality,healthcare,university, corporate dining sectors,concentrated in three distinct high-need - zones across the county.Use of Lean Path systems has -" demonstrated a 25%-50%reduction in pre-consumer food waste in these sectors.$350k of the CalRecycle grant will be going towards LeanPath's food waste tracking system for food donors as well as trucking,refrigeration,and packaging for agencies receiving food. PARTNERS: -4 4000 SDIEGO Lean Path OUTCOMES: •` GOANOD BANK • Reduction in food waste and cost for participating facilities • Increased food donations from participating facilities Photo:LeanPATH,food waste tracking system SAVE THE FOOD SAN DIEGO CONSUMER EDUCATION A FAMILY OF FOUR Save The Food San Diego consumer education campaign SPENDS $1500 partnership was off icially launched at the Food Waste Solution ' AYEAR ON FOOD Summit 3 last October.Groundwork has been laid last year to L establish partnerships with key players in San Diego County. ,,,, THEY DON'T EAT Campaign is currently being implemented along with partners BEST IF USED. across the county and through targeted media buys. cooK t sroaE it SHARE r PARTNERS: jurisdictions,health systems,school districts, universities,large venues,grocery,warehouse OUTCOMES: • Increased consumer and business awareness on ways to n reduce food waste • Enhanced behaviors towards reducing food waste and increasing food donation Photo:Save The Food San Diego branded campaign asset FOOD WASTE SOLUTION SUMMIT 4(SEPT 25TH) Every year,several attendees let us know that the annual Food Waste Solution Summit is the highlight of their year.The Food Waste Solution Summit is a convening of leaders in San Diego(and nationally)to facilitate collaboration and create solutions to address food waste and accelerate donation.Last year,we also held a Food Rescue Capacity Building Workshop in the morning, an educational and capacity-building opportunity for feeding agencies with a specific focus on expanding the rescue of a) prepared foods,b)grocery store products,and c)gleaned produce. - i PARTNERS: Our amazing Food Recovery Working Group members! OUTCOMES: • Increased awareness of best practices and regional activities • Improved collaboration across sectors Photo:Food Waste Solution Summit 3,Sept 26th 2017 DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING AN EQUITABLE,HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WWW.SDFSA.ORG Calrfomia Ervironrnental Protec-or AgeICy Edmund G Brown Jr Gover-cr Cal Recycle 2 DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES RECYCLING AND RECOVERY 10011 STREET,SACRAMENTO,C&190RNiA 95814•wwW.CALRECvCLE.CA.GOV•(916)322-4027 P.O.BOX 4025.SACRAMENTO,CALIFORNIA 95812 Date: June 6,2017 To: Honorable Mayors,Council Members and City Managers in San Diego Subject: Partnership Opportunity with the San Diego Food System Alliance Campaign I am writing to make you aware of the San Diego Food System Alliance's Sove the Food Son Diego(STFSD)campaign, and to encourage you to partner with the Alliance and support your staff's involvement in the campaign. The Alliance seeks to reduce food insecurity in San Diego County by raising awareness about food waste and an individual's ability to make a difference,and to connect food generators with food recovery agencies to create a lasting countywide food recovery network. The Alliance's efforts complement CalRecycle's mission and mandates, as well as offering an opportunity for jurisdictions in the San Diego area to benefit as well. Partnering with the campaign can help a jurisdiction provide businesses with options to reduce food waste and support the State's goal to recover 20%of edible food by 2025. One in seven people in California are food insecure. More than six million tons of food waste is landfilled in California each year,with approximately half a million tons from the San Diego area. Much of this is actually edible if captured earlier. The timing is right for the STFSD campaign to help your jurisdiction with the hunger issue,as well as divert edible food that is currently being disposed at the landfill.The Alliance's STFSD campaign will kick-off a consumer education component for residents and businesses across the county this fall. Being a partner in STFSD campaign would consist of: Sharing relevant quantitative and qualitative data with the Alliance about food waste generation and recovery. ➢ Messaging to residents and internal staff in a coordinated way using STFSD educational materials. ➢ Messaging to food waste generators about the STFSD partnership and recognition opportunities. ➢ Collaborating on resource and network building for food waste generators and food recovery agencies. The STFSD campaign is poised to assist your jurisdiction with the following: )o Conduct a broad consumer education campaign to raise awareness about the issue of food waste. Conduct outreach and education activities to encourage business food waste reduction and recovery. Facilitate peer-learning networks,metrics and recognition for businesses and institutions. ➢ Facilitate network building for edible food recovery and donation. Thank you very much for considering your staffs involvement in this effort. Their participation will help ensure its success. If you or your staff need more information on how collaboration with STFSD fits in with your mandatory organics recycling program, please contact our CalRecycle local Assistance staff: Charlene Graham at(916) 341-6733 or Fran Bean at 916- 341-6199. For questions about the STFSD campaign itself, please contact Barbara Hamilton, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Alliance(barbara@sdfsa.orF or 760-717-6627). For more information on the Alliance and its mission visit httD//www.sdfsa.orR. Sincerely, " 1 Howard Levenson, Ph. D. Deputy Director,Materials Management and Local Assistance Division Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery cc:Recycling Coordinators ltA.INALM NI-S>(N ttV%RET(1NAUNE7tlYNTEHT,PlXW CHU)SINE hREF PAM