1. Presented By: Michael Whalen and Marisa Rudolph
No Produce Left Behind
Presented By: Michael Whalen and Marisa Rudolph

2. On-Farm Recovery Potential for Food Bank Distribution
Concept paper written by Michael Harwood & Greg Baker
The Assumption
Food is left in field due to cosmetic defects
Some of this is perfectly edible
Not well documented
The Goal
Determine potential to fill the gap between demand and supply at Second Harvest Food Bank
Potential for food banks to become effective MARKETS OF LAST RESORT for fresh produce industries

3. Purpose of Summer 2016
Conduct well-replicated field surveys to establish the gleaning potential
Identify and quantify major categories of left-behind produce for each crop
Assess salvage potential and select candidates for further field survey completion

4. The Field Survey Area
Santa Clara is close to major centers of fresh produce production
Most of these are hand harvested
Neighboring Monterey Bay counties grow cool- season crops
Leafy greens
Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage etc.
Berries
The inland San Joaquin valley grows warm- season produce
Melon
Tomato
Sweet Corn

5. Crops Surveyed Romaine Hearts Bunched Spinach Celery Artichoke
Sweet Corn
Tomatoes
Strawberries
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Cantaloupe

6. 70+ Field Surveys with 31 Companies

7. Perfectly good produce is being left behind

8. Lettuce show you the data…

9. Looking Forward Re-visiting growers and fields for proof of concept
High level of variability
Expanding up to 15 new species
Including tree crops
3 summer seasons
Focused on Second Harvest Food Bank clients
Investigating cost margin for harvest & redistribution
Advocacy stage, government & nonprofit
Nature is capricious!

10. Questions?
Thank you to the Bank of America for providing the grant for this research!