2022 Gallery
Volunteers at a Broncos food recovery shift. 
Barona and a volunteer celebrate Colorado Gives Day. 
Mobile Food Market participants select fruit. 
We launch our first Community Fresh Market with Green Chef. 
The Bruce Randolph market switches locations. 
Pumpkin sculpture made out of cans. 
Fill a Plate for Hunger kicked off at Reelworks Denver. 
Fill a Plate for Hunger had record attendance with just under 500 attendees. 
Julia teaches students about food waste during a summer camp. 
Frank is named Denver7’s Everyday Hero for his volunteer work. 
We Don’t Waste staff wears Denver Museum of Natural History merchandise. 
Seattle Fish Co. wins a volunteer appreciation award. 
Casa Bonita staff wins a volunteer award. 
Annie shows off the donated greens from Bruce Randolph’s hydroponic farms. 
Volunteers show off their work. 
We Don’t Waste recovered several tons of strawberries. 
George Washington students volunteer for a day. 
Mobile Food Market participants are greeted with food. 
We tabled and showed our support at the final Cherry Creek Sneak. 
Casa Bonita volunteers pose for a photo. 
Food is dropped off for distribution with a partner agency. 
DU students created a structure out of donated cans. 
We Don’t Waste staff glean greens with UpRoot. 
Students share their food waste as a part of an audit. 
We Don’t Waste staff tables with the Denver Museum of Natural History. 
Food recovery moves to an app for volunteers to participate in food recovery. 
The Grinch made out of canned foods for Canstruction Colorado. 
Xcel Energy poses for a group shot on their day of service.
Top Press of 2022
ColoradoBiz Top Nonprofit award
We Don’t Waste was awarded the Top Nonprofit in ColoradoBiz’s Top Business Awards.
Denver7’s Everyday Hero
Frank Ewert, a regular volunteer with We Don’t Waste, wins Denver7’s Everyday Hero award while volunteering with us at a Mobile Food Market.
We Don’t Waste Feature in The Denver POst
As a part of the Denver Post’s Season to Share campaign, We Don’t Waste was highlighted as a solution to food access in Denver.
Genxyz top 25 Young Professionals
Kyle Endres, Director of Development with We Don’t Waste, wins ColoradoBiz’s Top 25 Young Professionals for his work developing and growing the organization in four short years.
Top blogs on the feed in 2022
the We Don’t Waste book club
From narrative discussions of food culture, to an analytical look at food systems today, discover your next can’t-put-down read.
Reducing Waste with Kids
Changing your own habits to reduce food waste is simple enough, but what about introducing waste reduction to kids?
Food waste terms and phrases you need to know
The topic of food waste and sustainability in general can be muddied by jargon and phrases you’ve never heard before. We put together this little guide to help.
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- Serving Pride: LGBTQ+ Changemakers Fighting HungerHappy Pride from our We Don’t Waste family to yours! This month, we’re celebrating the LGBTQ+ activists who are not only fighting for equality, but for food justice, too. Across the country, queer leaders are growing gardens, feeding communities, and challenging the systems that leave too many without access to nutritious, culturally relevant food. Queer… Read More
- Black Food Sovereignty & Juneteenth: Power Through FoodBlack food sovereignty is at the heart of modern Juneteenth celebrations, reflecting a continued fight for liberation through food, land, and culture. Juneteenth marks a delayed freedom, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned they were free. Today, that legacy lives on not… Read More
- Why Nonprofits Exist: The Origins and Evolution of PhilanthropyNonprofits are deeply ingrained in the fabric of American life, and we often overlook the history of nonprofits and how their origin story began. Whether it’s a community health clinic, an after-school arts program, or a food rescue organization, these institutions do more than just provide services, they reflect a unique sense of humanity. Understanding… Read More