Double our impact on food waste by doubling your donations with the Big Give Green Match Fund

Food waste in the UK: An environmental problem 

The countdown is on – there are just 3 days to go until FareShare takes part in the Big Give’s Green Match Fund to raise £5,000 in just 1 week! These funds will help double our efforts to rescue good-to-eat surplus food and redistribute it to 9,500 charities and community groups across the UK. 

Between 20 and 27 April, the Green Match Fund is giving FareShare’s supporters the opportunity to double donations made via the Big Give website, doubling the impact. The Green Match Fund is designed to support charities or campaigns with an environmental focus. Here at FareShare, tackling environmental waste is core to our mission. 

Up to 14 million people in the UK experience food insecurity and struggle to get enough to eat; meanwhile, more than 3 million tonnes of good-to-eat food is wasted across the UK’s food industry every year. It’s often cheaper to let unsold food rot in the ground, be used for animal feed, or be sent to a landfill. As a result, over a quarter of all food grown in the UK is never eaten. 

FareShare is committed to ensuring that no good food goes to waste, by redistributing 4 meals every second to people in need across the UK. With the help of key partners, FareShare targets surplus food throughout the supply chain – from farmers to food processors, retailers and online stores to food services businesses. Donations to FareShare help get this food to our network of charities and community groups, who turn it into meals and food parcels for vulnerable families and individuals. 

During the campaign, donations to FareShare will be generously matched by the Big Give’s champions, meaning your money can support twice as many hungry people to access good quality food. Help us reach our £5,000 target, which, doubled to £10,000, would help us to redistribute 40,000 meals to vulnerable families and individuals across the UK. 

FareShare believes that good food should go to the people that need it, not waste. 

Save the date and get involved by visiting BigGive.org. and donate from midday Thursday 20 April. Set a reminder and add our campaign page to it so you don't miss your chance to double your donation!