News Bites Stay connected to your local food system & EGDM Search for: Through food rescue, gleaning and lots of teamwork—EGDM helps move 36,000 pounds of food to our community in one day! October 20, 2020 Read More » School Garden Clean-Up turns into Food Rescue Opportunity September 17, 2020 Read More » Meet our new Drake Engaged Citizen Corps Student, DJ! September 16, 2020 Read More » Saving Summer: A guide to preserving fresh fruits & vegetables September 8, 2020 Read More » Pears from Dallas County Human Services Campus find a new home through Eat Greater Des Moines’s Gleaning Program September 3, 2020 Read More » From Emergency Gleaning to Food Rescue—The Importance of Connections in Times of Crisis July 26, 2020 Read More » Love Food, Stop Waste: Curb your Family’s Food Waste with this At Home Tracker & Coloring Activity for Kids! July 21, 2020 Read More » Reconnect with Your Food System: 15 of Our Favorite Books, Podcasts, & Shows all about Food June 22, 2020 Read More » Let’s Grow! EGDM Teams up with Waukee Farm to School to Distribute Seed Kits June 15, 2020 Read More » Central Iowa Farmers Market Listing 2020 June 1, 2020 Read More » Week #8—Our biggest Operation: Fresh Produce Drop yet! May 21, 2020 Read More » A Quick & Easy Guide to Deciphering Nutrition Labels May 15, 2020 Read More » 5 Ways to Support Our Local Food System during COVID-19 May 14, 2020 Read More » Connecting Communities Through Food—7 years of Eat Greater Des Moines April 30, 2020 Read More » With food waste rising in the wake of COVID-19, gleaning creates a new market for local producers April 22, 2020 Read More » It’s garden time—Here’s a list of plant sales to get you started! April 21, 2020 Read More » COVID-19 Pantry Recipe: Corn & Black Bean Quesadilla! April 17, 2020 Read More » Operation: Fresh Produce Drop—Week #3 April 16, 2020 Read More » Local Farm Updates During COVID-19 April 13, 2020 Read More » Operation: Fresh Produce Drop—Week #2 April 9, 2020 Read More » Host a Virtual #ConnectingCommunities Party & Raise Money for EGDM! April 2, 2020 Read More » Operation: Fresh Produce Drop April 2, 2020 Read More » 1,500 lbs. of food rescued from local hotel helps nonprofits feed growing needs March 24, 2020 Read More » COVID-19 Updates March 16, 2020 Read More » Thinking outside the traditional food rescue model: EGDM brings food rescue to Perry Public Library March 10, 2020 Read More » “We are all part of the problem, but we can be part of the solution.” February 21, 2020 Read More » EGDM Welcomes Two New Board Members February 18, 2020 Read More » Meet our new Intern, Emma! February 3, 2020 Read More » 2019—A Year of Challenges, Growth & Innovation January 31, 2020 Read More » Working Together is Key to Cutting Food Waste in Half by the end of the Decade January 27, 2020 Read More » 4 Takeaways from Fast Company’s article calling out Food Banks November 27, 2019 Read More » Meet our Drake Engaged Citizen Corps Student, Mya! November 20, 2019 Read More » Aubrey Alvarez selected for HeathConnect Fellowship to improve children’s health November 18, 2019 Read More » Ready, Set, Blend—Engaging Kids to Eat Healthy, Local Foods throughout the Summer October 14, 2019 Read More » Breaking Bread with Fellow Food Rescue Bosses October 14, 2019 Read More » Pinch me! Did ReFED really select us to join the 10-team cohort to move food recovery forward? Yes! October 14, 2019 Read More »
Through food rescue, gleaning and lots of teamwork—EGDM helps move 36,000 pounds of food to our community in one day! October 20, 2020 Read More »
Pears from Dallas County Human Services Campus find a new home through Eat Greater Des Moines’s Gleaning Program September 3, 2020 Read More »
From Emergency Gleaning to Food Rescue—The Importance of Connections in Times of Crisis July 26, 2020 Read More »
Love Food, Stop Waste: Curb your Family’s Food Waste with this At Home Tracker & Coloring Activity for Kids! July 21, 2020 Read More »
Reconnect with Your Food System: 15 of Our Favorite Books, Podcasts, & Shows all about Food June 22, 2020 Read More »
Let’s Grow! EGDM Teams up with Waukee Farm to School to Distribute Seed Kits June 15, 2020 Read More »
With food waste rising in the wake of COVID-19, gleaning creates a new market for local producers April 22, 2020 Read More »
1,500 lbs. of food rescued from local hotel helps nonprofits feed growing needs March 24, 2020 Read More »
Thinking outside the traditional food rescue model: EGDM brings food rescue to Perry Public Library March 10, 2020 Read More »
Working Together is Key to Cutting Food Waste in Half by the end of the Decade January 27, 2020 Read More »
Aubrey Alvarez selected for HeathConnect Fellowship to improve children’s health November 18, 2019 Read More »
Ready, Set, Blend—Engaging Kids to Eat Healthy, Local Foods throughout the Summer October 14, 2019 Read More »
Pinch me! Did ReFED really select us to join the 10-team cohort to move food recovery forward? Yes! October 14, 2019 Read More »
