The Table has always rescued great quality food from camps, resorts, stores, and restaurants. Since September 2019, Food Rescue has become more of an intentional ministry of ours, providing a great source of food and a wonderful environmental initiative to divert food from our landfill. We enjoy collaborating with other non-profits, and food security groups and programs throughout the region, and we continue to collect food surplus from socially responsible retail businesses and producers daily, keeping food from landfills, relieving businesses of tipping fees, and safely distributing the food through our services.

We process the rescued food, create meals, share unusable produce with farmers, and recycle the packaging. Processing rescued produce is time consuming, but thanks to committed volunteers, we have been able to create healthy and wholesome take-out meals for our Soup Kitchen and Food Bank guests with some of the produce that cannot go directly on our shelves. Non-perishables are also rescued and used based on best before dates.

With the abundance of food that would otherwise be wasted, we have been able to rescue large amounts of food and utilize it in a timely manner. Having our own fridges and freezers, and willing Food Rescue partners and volunteers has increased our capacity to provide access to healthy, fresh food to anyone in need.