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Leftovers: A Deeper Look Into the Meaning of Food
All my life, food was something that transcended differences. Within my family, it was a shared heritage across geographical divides. In my school, lunch time

Three Metro Starbucks Join EGDM’s Growing Food Rescue Transportation Program
Eat Greater Des Moines is always looking to connect extra food to those in need to help curb food waste. Back in June, EGDM

Making Connections Through Food Rescue—Meet Our Driver, Cheryl
Despite the uncertainty with COVID-19, Eat Greater Des Moines’s Food Rescue Transportation Program has continued to operate throughout the pandemic. In March, we hired 6

Through food rescue, gleaning and lots of teamwork—EGDM helps move 36,000 pounds of food to our community in one day!
“If you would have told me Eat Greater Des Moines could pull this off 6 months ago, I would have thought you were joking,” said

School Garden Clean-Up turns into Food Rescue Opportunity
Spring is generally a time of new beginnings for gardens. A time to plan and plant for a successful season. However, when schools shut down

Meet our new Drake Engaged Citizen Corps Student, DJ!
Eat Greater Des Moines is happy to announce that we have recently, we welcomed Devyn (DJ) Henson to the EGDM Team! DJ is originally from