PLEASE NOTE! Help up us reach our goal of serving 2.3 million meals for the summer season. With the help of benevolent people coming out to volunteer at our P.O.W.W.O.W. markets over 805,000 pounds of produce has been distributed so everyone can eat healthy and reduce the food waste from the landfill. We can use[…]
Join us this Saturday, August 17th from the hours of 6-9:00am and shop for up to 70 lbs. of fresh produce at one of our 4 P.O.W.W.O.W. market locations with a $12 contribution and no income or residential qualifications required. Please help your families, neighbors and friends by posting your pictures and videos of our[…]
PLEASE NOTE! Over 2 million meals served since the start of the summer season in June. Borderlands could not have achieved this goal without the help of generous people coming out to volunteer at our P.O.W.W.O.W. markets in the State of Arizona. Please help us reduce the millions of pounds of fresh produce annually from[…]
PLEASE NOTE! We need your help to volunteer this Saturday, August 10th from 5-9:30am at CROSSROADS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 4450 W. RAY RD. IN CHANDLER. Sneakers are required, hats are optional and water will be available. Everyone who volunteers throughout the whole market can receive a free produce box. Bring your friends and family members[…]
PLEASE NOTE! Without the help of volunteers at our P.O.W.W.O.W. markets we would not have been able to provide 1.8 million meals to the communities in the State of Arizona since June of the summer season. We appreciate the help so Borderlands can rescue and distribute the millions of pounds of fresh fruits and veggies[…]
Read this article to learn more about a report from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change proposing a major shift towards vegetarian and vegan diets to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We Must Transform Food Production to Save the World, from Robin McKie at The Guardian To access our previous Education Corner postings, please view our Press[…]
PLEASE NOTE! Help us this Saturday, August 3rd from the hours of 5-9:30am at First Baptist Church of Scottsdale (Scottsdale), Open Door Fellowship Church (Central Phoenix) and Saguaro Christian Church (Tucson) so Borderlands can reach its goal of distributing another 300,000 pounds of edible fruits and veggies for the month of August and reach a[…]
PLEASE NOTE! So many non-profits are unable to accomplish what they do without the help of volunteers, we are one of those. We so appreciate volunteerism because we know that without you we simply cannot rescue and distribute the millions of pounds of fresh produce annually. We know that Arizona summers are hot making it[…]
Classified as fruits but often used as vegetables in cooking, learn the different types of summer and winter squash including their nutrition benefits. 8 Delicious Types of Squash, from SaVanna Shoemaker, MS, RDN, LD at EcoWatch To access our previous Education Corner postings, please view our Press Room.
Come out early in the morning and get your produce from the hours of 6-9:00am tomorrow morning, Saturday, July 27th at one of our 4 P.O.W.W.O.W. market locations with a $12 contribution and no income or residential qualifications required. Please help us by posting your pictures and videos of our markets on social media using #produceonwheelswithoutwaste and #produceonwheels so[…]
PLEASE NOTE! We reached the half million pound mark this summer season distributing fresh produce to the many communities so people can eat healthy and minimize food waste in the landfill. Thank you so much for everyone who has helped at the P.O.W.W.O.W. markets to keep our mission thriving. This Saturday, July 27th from the[…]
PLEASE NOTE! We are in need of volunteers between 5-9:30am to help at ASU WEST CAMPUS, 4701 W. THUNDERBIRD RD. IN GLENDALE and ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 3530 N. 32ND ST. IN EAST PHOENIX this weekend so we can provide the best customer service to supporters who shops at our markets. Sneakers are required and[…]
PLEASE NOTE! We are in need of volunteers to help at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in East Phoenix and Resurrection Lutheran Church in Oro Valley this weekend so more supporters can enjoy eating healthy with the fresh produce Borderlands has rescued. BPR has distributed over 479,000 lbs. since the start of the summer season in[…]
PLEASE NOTE! We are in need of volunteers tomorrow morning to help at CORONA BAPTIST CHURCH, 4450 W. Ray Rd. in Chandler from 5-9:30am. Sneakers are required and water will be available. Children under the age of 12 years of age would need to be accompanied by an adult. Court ordered individuals are welcomed. Anyone[…]
Borderlands Produce Rescue would like to thank everyone who visited our P.O.W.W.O.W. markets since the beginning of our summer season in June distributing over 373,000 pounds of perfectly edible produce to the many communities so supporters can eat healthy. Without your help of supporting our mission we would not be able to rescue over 30 million pounds[…]
PLEASE NOTE! We are in need of help at any of our P.O.W.W.O.W. markets tomorrow morning. Anyone who volunteers throughout the whole market will receive a complimentary produce box or a gift voucher to another market of your choice. Just show up and join in or PM us. Shop til you drop tomorrow morning at[…]
It is time to replenish your refrigerator after Independence Day with edible fruits and veggies by shopping this Saturday morning, July 6th from 6-9:00am at one of our 5 P.O.W.W.O.W. market locations. Anyone with no income or residential qualifications are welcome and supporters can enjoy selecting up to 70 lbs. of produce with a $12[…]
Shop for your produce tomorrow morning starting at 6:00am at one of our 5 P.O.W.W.O.W. market locations to share on Independence Day. Anyone with no income or residential qualifications are welcome. Introduce your friends and family members to our program and be part of saving Mother Earth. View our summer schedule from our website. Please[…]
Over 260,000 pounds of perfectly edible produce have been distributed through our P.O.W.W.O.W markets in the State of Arizona this Summer season. Help us reach our goal of 300,000 pounds for the month of June. Thank you for the volunteers who have helped Borderlands distribute the fresh fruits and veggies so the communities at large[…]
Don’t forget to shop for you yummy produce tomorrow morning from 6-9:00am at one of our 4 P.O.W.W.O.W. market locations and shop for up to 70 lbs. of fresh produce. No residential or income qualifications are required. Bring your friends and family members to introduce them to a spectacular program so they can learn how[…]
After three weekends into our summer season, 213,000 pounds of perfectly edible produce have been distributed through our P.O.W.W.O.W markets in the State of Arizona. We could not have been able to achieve our mission of curbing food waste and limiting the greenhouse gases from the landfill without the many volunteer efforts who have helped[…]
With the help of our gracious volunteers the summer season has been a success distributing over 133,000 lbs. of fresh produce since the beginning of June so we can support our mission of keeping perfectly edible produce out of the landfill and reducing greenhouse gases. To keep the momentum going we need more volunteers to[…]
With the help of our gracious volunteers the summer season has been a success distributing over 133,000 lbs. of fresh produce since the beginning of June so we can support our mission of keeping perfectly edible produce out of the landfill and reducing greenhouse gases. To keep the momentum going we need more volunteers to[…]
Thank you for a successful first weekend of our Summer Season re-distributing over 66,000 lbs. of fresh produce to the many communities, keeping it out of the landfill and reducing greenhouse gases. Come join us this Saturday morning, June 8th from 6-9:00am at one of our 5 P.O.W.W.O.W. market locations and shop for up to 70 lbs. of fruits and[…]
Welcome to the start of our P.O.W.W.O.W. Summer Season (June through August) this weekend with limited markets available and hours will change from 6 – 9:00am so supporters will be more comfortable to shop during summer temperatures. Enjoy shopping for up to 70 lbs. of fruits and vegetables with a $12 contribution at one of[…]
Welcome to the start of our P.O.W.W.O.W. Summer Season (June through August) this weekend with limited markets available and hours will change from 6 – 9:00am so supporters will be more comfortable to shop during summer temperatures. Thanks to everyone who has the inherent right to eat healthy and be part of re-distributing the fresh[…]
Join us tomorrow morning for the last market of the produce season from 7-10am. Our mission of rescuing produce does not stop at the end of May, the Summer Distribution Season starts Saturday, June 1st (limited markets available). Hours are from 6 – 9:00am so it will be more comfortable for supporters to shop during[…]
21% of water, 18% of cropland and 19% of fertilizer are used from resources to produce food that will only end up in the trash or landfill (Move for Hunger) annually. Join the movement and be part of curbing food waste by shopping at one of our 13 P.O.W.W.O.W. markets Statewide this Saturday, May 25th[…]
Access to fresh fruit and vegetables might be a given to you, but this isn’t the case in some parts of America. The U.S. has numerous areas that are defined as food deserts, urban areas where the nearest grocery store is more than 1 mile away, and rural areas where the nearest grocery store is more[…]
Drop by and shop for our great selection of produce at one of our 10 market tomorrow morning from 7-10am. Don’t forget to check the link below for the varieties offered at each market location. Our Summer Program Schedule can be viewed on our website at www.borderlandsproducerescue.org starting Sunday, May 12, 2019. —– Metro Phoenix Service Area(s)[…]
Access to fresh food is a problem in America affecting affecting millions of people. Read more about the 11 Food Desert Heroes trying to make a change across America. Food Deserts is defined as “areas that lack access to affordable fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat milk, and other foods that make up a full and[…]
Wishing you all a Happy Mother’s Day and reminding you that we also need to celebrate Mother Earth by curbing food waste and cutting green gas emissions to help save our planet. The ever so popular P.O.W.W.O.W. 18/19 produce season ends in May and our Summer Season will be starting Saturday, June 1st (limited markets[…]
Wishing you all a Happy Mother’s Day and reminding you that we also need to celebrate Mother Earth by curbing food waste and cutting green gas emissions to help save our planet. The ever so popular P.O.W.W.O.W. 18/19 produce season ends in May and our Summer Season will be starting Saturday, June 1st (limited markets available). […]
The average household throws away 43 percent of its food (National Resources Defense Council). Learn how these 6 tips will not only help you be part of curbing food waste but also cut your grocery bill. 6 Tips to Reduce Food Waste and Cut Your Grocery Bill, from Debb Hipp at Debt.com To access our previous[…]
At .17 per pound everyone with no income or residential qualifications has the opportunity to shop for up to 70 pounds of produce with a $12 contribution this Saturday, May 4th from 7 – 10:00am (Unless Specified) at 16 market locations; don’t forget to share with your family members and friends helping to educate on[…]
Thank you for supporting Borderlands Produce Rescue’s mission of curbing food waste and reducing green gas from the land fill, the successful 18/19 produce season ends in May but not to worry, our Summer Season will be starting Saturday, June 1st and ending in August (limited markets available). Hours will change from 6 – 9:00am[…]
What may not come immediately to mind, however, is food waste’s impact on the climate. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, 30 percent of food is wasted globally across the supply chain, contributing 8 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions. If food waste were a country, it would come in third after[…]
Don’t miss out on the fresh produce we rescued and bring it to a P.O.W.W.O.W. market nearest to you. Hours are from 7-10:00 am. NO income or residential qualifications of any kind. $12 for up to 70 lbs. of produce. Help fulfill our mission with this great redistribution program and reduce green gas out of[…]
There is confusion over “best by,” “use by,” and other date labels leading Americans to throw away an estimated $29 billion of safe food every year. While most of us probably don’t worry about the skinny bit at the end of a carrot, biases against frozen foods are pervasive. Freezer staples won’t wilt or get[…]
Here we are are in the thick of Earth Month, on a day designated as “Stop Food Waste Day,” and you probably don’t need to look further than your own kitchen or cafeteria to see edible food dumped. In the U.S. more than 80 percent of food waste has been traced to homes and consumer-facing[…]