What we’re about
SUPPORTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH FREE FOOD THROUGH THE RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION OF SAFE, BUT OTHERWISE LANDFILL-BOUND FOOD.
By enriching other hunger relief agencies and local farms, Flower City Pickers strives to establish and grow a platform for waste prevention and civic engagement.
Since our start, we have recovered and redistributed one million pounds of food, keeping it in our neighbors' hands and bellies instead of the landfill. We compost anything that cannot be donated.
Currently, our largest distribution occurs on Saturdays at Rochester's Public Market.
We collect, sort, and deliver from approximately 2 pm-4pm in the parking lot near the Pennsylvania Street entrance.
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Food is sorted by volunteers into three different FCP food grades:
A (astonishing) - Grade A is distributed to homeless shelters and organizations who need produce with a longer shelf life.
L (livestock) - Grade L is picked up by local farmers to help feed their livestock.
C (compost) - Grade C is composted.
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