9 June 2022
Last month colleagues from The Portman Estate took part in a corporate volunteering day at City Harvest HQ in Acton.
Two teams of volunteers spent either a morning or afternoon helping out in the distribution centre, making up boxes containing essential food, snacks, fruit and vegetables to be sent out to food banks, refuges and local groups in need.
It was inspiring to learn about the everyday workings of this incredible food waste charity, with a memorable highlight being the unpacking of many crates of fresh pears and turnips which had just arrived at the distribution centre that morning!
City Harvest London is our current corporate charity partner, carrying out heroic work to address food waste and food poverty in London by rescuing fresh, nutritious food from going to waste and redistributing it for free to over 350 charities across London, including children’s programmes, food banks, refuges and local groups welcoming the elderly.
With 32,094,582 nutritious meals delivered, 13,571 tonnes of surplus food rescued and 51,571 tonnes of GHG emissions prevented through its work, City Harvest is making a huge impact and we are so pleased to be supporting them in their critical work.
