Edible food refers to food intended for people to eat, including food not sold because of:

• Appearance
• Age
• Freshness
• Grade
• Size
• Surplus

Edible food includes but is not limited to:

• Prepared foods
• Packaged foods
• Produce

• One in five children currently go hungry every night in California. SB1383 redirects edible food that is currently being disposed to feed those in need and can help alleviate this.

• The pollution saved by every 2.5 tons of food rescued is equivalent to taking one car off the road for an entire year. The Central Valley has some of the worst air quality in the country, and reducing these harmful pollutants at local landfills will improve air and environmental quality.

State law SB 1383 requires edible food waste generators to donate surplus food to food recovery organizations. Edible food waste generators are separated into two tiers:

Tier 1 businesses generally have more produce, fresh grocery items, and shelf-stable foods to donate.

Tier 2 businesses generally have more prepared foods to donate.

Tier 1

• Supermarket, grocery stores with total facility size over 10,000 square feet
• Food service providers
• Food distributors
• Wholesale food vendors

Tier 2

• Restaurants with 250 or more seats, or a total facility size greater than 5,000 square feet
• Hotels with 200 or more rooms
• Health facilities 100 or more beds
• Large venues and events
• State agencies with cafeterias with 250 or more seats
• Local education agency facilities with onsite food facilities

You do not need to be a Teir 1 or 2 business to donate! Help keep all edible food out of the landfill and in the hands of people who need it. Visit the “Edible Food Recovery Organizations” section for details.

To ensure that the maximum amount of edible food is recovered, food donors must establish contracts or written agreements with food recovery organizations and services. The law requires food donors to keep records of their food donation activities. Jurisdictions will monitor compliance by requesting the following types of records during inspections:

• Contract or written agreement information for food recovery organizations and services
• Schedules for food donation deliveries or collections
• Quantity of food donated in pounds per month
• Types of food each food recovery organization and service will receive or collect

Twin Lakes Food Bank

• Address: 327 Montrose Dr, Folsom, CA 95630
• Phone: 916-985-6232
• Email: info@twinlakesfoodbank.org
• Website: twinlakesfoodbank.org
• Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., and second Monday of each month 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

This location accepts non-perishable food items, surplus fruit and vegetables, food from restaurants and catering events, as well as unopened hygiene products. This includes full-sized soap, shampoo, as well as hygiene kits of unopened travel-sized items.

Residents of Folsom, El Dorado, and Granite Bay are eligible to receive groceries. Identification is required for all members of a household on first visit, and proof of address is required every visit.

Helping Hands St. Vincent de Paul

• Address: 311 Montrose Dr, Folsom, CA 95630
• Phone: 916-985-4630
• Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

This location accepts perishable food items, non-perishable food items, edible food from restaurants/catering events, hygiene products, and some clothing donations.

Powerhouse Ministries Main Office

• Address: 11 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA 95630
• Phone: 916-983-0658
• Email: info@phmfolsom.org
• Website: phmfolsom.org
• Collection service area: City of Folsom
• Hours: Monday-Wednesday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Thursday 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Sunday 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

This location accepts perishable food items, edible food from catering events, etc., hygiene products (deodorant, soap, toothbrushes, baby wipes, reading glasses, etc.).

The Capital Food Access Alliance offers grant funding to help support food recovery in the Sacramento Region.  This grant helps any non-profit organization, business, or public entity that has direct support for food recovery organizations and services in expanding their capacity of accepting food donations.

For further information and to apply please visit: https://capfoodaccess.org/overview/.