News Bites Stay connected to your local food system & EGDM Search for: Meet our new Graphic Design Consultant, Ashley! June 7, 2021 Read More » Meet our new Communications Intern, Emily! May 20, 2021 Read More » Support Local Farmers Markets in the Greater Des Moines Area May 4, 2021 Read More » Community fridges continue to pop up in the Des Moines Metro Area April 22, 2021 Read More » Meet the 2021 Eat A Thon Team! April 19, 2021 Read More » Get involved with garden opportunities through EGDM’s ‘Find Food’ Map! April 1, 2021 Read More » Meet our new Operations Coordinator, Rose! March 29, 2021 Read More » Meet our new Communications and Outreach Coordinator, Lauren! March 23, 2021 Read More » Gleaning in Your Own Backyard: Edible Landscapes March 11, 2021 Read More » Meet our Service Learning Student, Samantha! February 9, 2021 Read More » Looking forward to springtime: 2021 garden updates! January 26, 2021 Read More » Meet our new Gleaning Coordinator, Madison! January 25, 2021 Read More » It’s Time to Diversify Our Investments Combating Food Insecurity January 14, 2021 Read More » “Look for the helpers”—Year in Review at Eat Greater Des Moines December 22, 2020 Read More » It doesn’t have to be “either/or”—Expanding the way we address hunger & food insecurity December 15, 2020 Read More » EGDM helping provide fridges & freezers to groups stepping up to feed the community December 11, 2020 Read More » How to support your local food system before the end of the year November 20, 2020 Read More » None of us is as good as all of us—A Letter from Executive Director, Aubrey November 17, 2020 Read More » Leftovers: A Deeper Look Into the Meaning of Food November 11, 2020 Read More » Three Metro Starbucks Join EGDM’s Growing Food Rescue Transportation Program October 27, 2020 Read More » Making Connections Through Food Rescue—Meet Our Driver, Cheryl October 26, 2020 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 » 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 HealthConnect 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 »
It doesn’t have to be “either/or”—Expanding the way we address hunger & food insecurity December 15, 2020 Read More »
EGDM helping provide fridges & freezers to groups stepping up to feed the community December 11, 2020 Read More »
None of us is as good as all of us—A Letter from Executive Director, Aubrey November 17, 2020 Read More »
Three Metro Starbucks Join EGDM’s Growing Food Rescue Transportation Program October 27, 2020 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 HealthConnect 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 »
