And Zero Percent has launched a crowdfunding campaign to address one of the program's biggest and most expensive problems — the costs and logistical difficulties of picking up and delivering perishable food in an efficient and timely manner. To publicize this, the organization this week is staging Chicago Restaurant Giving Week, in which participating restaurants are providing food vouchers to people who contribute $5 or more on the foodrescue.io website.

You can read about Chicago Restaurant Giving Week on FamilyFarmed's Good Food on Every Table here: http://goodfoodoneverytable.org/2016/02/22/giving-money-to-fight-food-waste-in-chicago-has-extra-rewards-this-week/. You can read more background about Zero Percent here: http://goodfoodoneverytable.org/2015/01/26/zero-percent-startup-uses-technology-to-reduce-food-waste-and-hunger-at-the-same-time/

And if you know about other innovative programs and activities addressing food waste across the country that should be getting more attention, please share that information!!

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