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Project description:
Davis Night Market
The mission of Davis Night Market is to reduce food waste and increase food security in Davis while fostering a sense of community through student, university affiliate, and other community volunteering.
This project works with the Food Recovery Network to recover surplus edible food from Davis restaurants, bakeries and grocery stores, and make it available to anyone in need. The project has been able to save over 1,190 pounds of hot food and 1,700 pounds of bakery products, which translates to a saving of 5.73 equivalent tons of CO2 (1.98 kgCO2/pound of food wasted).
Location:
City of Davis, Central Park
Grant funding amount:
$1001-5000
Grant cycle:
Winter 2020
Project status:
In Progress
Project leaders:
- Ernest Bertone Oehninger (Department of Ecology)
- Jordan Freeman (Department of Entomology & Nematology)
- Valerie Weinborn (Department of Food Science & Technology)
- Anna Kawiecki (PhD Candidate, Epidemiology)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
UN Sustainable Development Goals associated with project:
2-Zero hunger
11-Sustainable cities and communities
12-Responsible consumption and production