Food Rescue. Real-Time. April 2023

Food Rescue. Real-Time. April 2023

Both hunger and food waste are serious problems.  Food rescue helps to not only stock shelves of food pantries but is also good for our communities and the climate. Food recovery, food salvage or surplus food distribution are all terms used to describe food rescue. It...
Helping Meet Hunger Needs

Helping Meet Hunger Needs

What is food insecurity?  Food insecurity is a lack of access to adequate healthy foods or enough food for an active healthy life.  There is no single root cause for hunger. Often, it is several factors coming together at once, including economic disruption such as...
Minnesota Food Share Campaign 2022

Minnesota Food Share Campaign 2022

The Bountiful Basket Food Shelf is once again participating in the Minnesota Food Share Campaign that is being held from February 28 through April 10.  The purpose of this annual event is to bring awareness to the over 300 Minnesota food shelves that participate as...
South Campus Show

South Campus Show

From the St. Victoria Parish Family Fr. Bob and Arlo make a visit to Bountiful Basket in Chaska where parishioner Tom Redman serves as the chairman of the board. Tom takes us on a tour of the warehouse and storefront of the local food shelf. This is a fun look behind...
Chanhassen Lions Club donated 1,541 pounds of food

Chanhassen Lions Club donated 1,541 pounds of food

The Chanhassen Lions Club donated 1,541 pounds of food and over $800 to the Bountiful Basket Food Shelf. The food was delivered to the Bountiful Basket compliments of SouthWest Transit. Thanks.