Feeding San Diego is doubling the size of its marketplace to address the issue of hunger and food waste. The marketplace offers a variety of rescued, surplus food items, providing assistance to hundreds of thousands of San Diegans in need. Volunteers and visitors express their joy and fulfillment in being able to help others.
Hundreds of thousands of San Diegans are facing hunger, while nearly 40% of the food produced is wasted. Feeding San Diego is working to tackle both of those issues by expanding their marketplace.
The original Feeding San Diego Marketplace opened in 2022. Thanks to grant funding from the State of California, the marketplace has doubled in size. It’s set up like a grocery store and includes fresh produce, canned goods, frozen items and more. Feeding San Diego said nearly 90% of the food is rescued, surplus food that would have otherwise gone to waste.
“There’s children that come in and they’re just so happy to see all the stuff that they can pick. They’re just like, 'Oh, I want that. I want that,'” said volunteer Isaiah De La Rosa. “It always puts a smile on my face.”“My parents had me when they were in college, and so a lot of the food we got was from food pantries,” said De La Rosa.“I always feel very fulfilled just seeing all the people I’ve been able to help here,” he said.
The Marketplace is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is located at the Feeding San Diego headquarters in Sorrento Valley.
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