Focus Is on Need to Reduce Food Loss and Waste
Today is International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, an opportunity to raise awareness of practices and innovations to reduce food loss and waste and build a more resilient food system.

This call to action for public and private entities from across the food system, along with consumers, seeks to cut food loss and waste to enhance the efficient use of natural resources, mitigate climate change, and support food security and nutrition.

“Reducing food loss and waste is a powerful means to strengthen the sustainability of our food systems and improve planetary health,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture says on its website.

Saving Grace’s Nourishing People, Nurturing the Planet initiative supports these actions, as does the work we have been doing since operations began in 2013.

Learn why it is important to reduce food loss and waste on the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s website. 
Reflections: Nine Years of Serving Our Community
By Beth Ostdiek Smith
Saving Grace Founder, CEO and President

Nourishing People, Nurturing the Planet. These are five simple yet impactful words. Our new tagline conveys the essence of Saving Grace since our first truck rolled out onto the streets on Sept. 30, 2013.

As we celebrate nine years of providing our unique service in our community, our focus becomes clearer. We continue to learn from our food donors about the importance of our work in providing a safe means to donate excess food and from our recipient agency partners about the valuable need for this nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste. This is food that otherwise would have taken up space in our landfills and produced harmful greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

Moving forward, with your help, our core logistics and distribution services will expand. We ask your help with spreading the news to your food providers that food is too good to waste and to let them know that Saving Grace provides a simple, yet professional, way to donate their excess perishable food. We believe it’s important to involve diverse partners in creating a more equitable and sustainable food system that will improve access to good nutrition for people in need. We also are focused on growing a “no wasted food” culture in our community.
Omaha Hunger Experience Tickets Are Available
Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue and the Stephen Center, along with presenting sponsor American National Bank, will bring home a discussion of hunger and homelessness in our community during the fourth annual Omaha Hunger Experience on November 10.

Held in conjunction with Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, the event includes dinner with a twist. Participants will receive a take-home gourmet meal suitable for four, along with one meal representing what someone experiencing poverty may eat. An activity in the kit helps families and friends explore these problems around the table.

Food Day Omaha Is Saturday at Farmer's Market
You’re invited to visit Food Day Omaha 2022 in the Old Market Farmer’s Market at 11th and Jackson Streets between 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1. Local food and health-related organizations – including Saving Grace - will provide activities, information, demonstrations and awareness about their respective focuses.

Leading up to the event, a Facebook campaign is providing stories about local restaurants and nonprofits that strengthen the community.

To learn more about Food Day, go to www.fooddayomaha.com.