WHAT WE DO
Flower City Pickers supports the local community with free food through the recovery and redistribution of safe but otherwise landfill-bound food.
Our dedicated and hardworking volunteers attend the City of Rochester Public Market on regular shopping days, year-round, to collect several tons of surplus produce donated by generous vendors and recover food that might otherwise end up landfilled.
Volunteers then sort the food into three different 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.