Newfoundland, NJ, March 19, 2023 –(PR.com)– A staggering 40% of all food and 50% of produce is lost to waste annually nationwide, with the average family throwing away $1,500 worth of food per year. Indeed the UN estimates that 1.3 billion tons of food worth more than $1 trillion is lost to waste globally every year.

These losses exacerbate critical issues such as hunger, climate change, the environment and diet related diseases. While a great deal of money is spent dealing with these issues individually, it is easier and more efficient to reduce a major root cause – the waste of perfectly wholesome and edible food.

Because 70% of all food pantries are located in a house of worship, AmpleHarvest.org, a nationwide hunger/food waste nonprofit that enables 62 million gardeners to donate surplus harvests to 8,000 local food pantries, has partnered with the faith community since 2009.

To strengthen that partnership and better reach the…