Outside2Inside – Prevent, Recover, Recycle Food Waste

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Outside2Inside is on a mission to reduce food waste by preventing, recovering, and recycling

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How do we help reduce food waste?

Meditation, Breathing & Grounding Awareness Programs

Earth Day / World Food Day Events

Corporate Awareness Programs

Kids Food Waste Awareness Program

Farm2School Program

Farm2Restaurant Program

Farm2Work Program

Compost4You Corporate Program

Animal Feed Program

Compost Bin Research

Our impact since we started

Volunteer Hours

1000 +

lbs Produce Recovered

1000 +

People Fed with Food

100 +

People made Self-Aware

100 +

Help us reach our goals

Food Waste Awareness Programs

40%

Food Recovery Programs

30%

Food Waste Recycle Programs

Interested in Volunteering for Outside2Inside? Please find here the various volunteering Opportunities

Latest Blog Posts

Roadmap 2030: How to Prevent Food Waste, Recover, and Recycle?

Food waste is a huge problem with local, state, and national impacts, representing one of the most immediate opportunities to fight climate change and improve food security. The Scope, Goals, and Climate Impact The scale of food waste is staggering. Nationally, 30-40% of the food supply is never eaten (Source: USDA). This massive waste is a primary driver of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG) that is over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in the short term, with

The $7 for $1 payoff: A business case for reducing food waste

The Core Challenge Our food system is in crisis. In the U.S., nearly 40% of all food produced is wasted – a crisis that is costing us twice: in dollars and in climate stability. The United States aims to reduce food loss and waste by 50% by the year 2030. This goal is part of a broader initiative led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Climate Cost Financially, this waste represents an

How can we reduce Food Waste in our Community?

Why does it take a village to raise a child? Because a critical aspect of human development is our environment. Not just the people in our environment, but the institutions they create and run. It’s important that these establishments demonstrate the behaviors we are expected to display in society. For example, seeing compost bins in restaurants encouraged me to get my own for my home. Societal norms are frequently reinforced or even started by our community organizations and companies. So,

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News

An article about Outside2Inside is published on “The Weekly – Santa Clara” today (8/15/2019). It captures one of our Earth Day Celebration Event held at Santa Clara Central Park. O2I had set up a stall during the event to bring awareness about Wonky Produce to the community. The event was a great success and we would like to thank the “City of Santa Clara” and “The Weekly” for giving us an opportunity to share our Mission, Vision, and spread awareness to the community.

Outside2Inside is partnering with UC Berkeley FEED Organization for Food Waste Reduction Research. Each Semester a new team from FEED will research and come up with recommendations on Food Waste Prevention, Recover and Recycling areas.

The #O2I family has moved to a new address on 16th September, 2018.Our new office address is 2716 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95051.

Outside2Inside's Wonky Produce Farm2School program was selected as one of the winners of Intel's "Winners of the Wonder" program in 2018 from about 300 applications. As a winner of this program, O2I received a grant of $5000 from Intel to conduct this innovative Wonky Produce Farm2School program in a local school in bay area.

O2I celebrated Earth Day in Advantest America on April 22nd 2019!

O2I celebrated Arbor Day with City of Santa Clara in Central Park on April 25th 2019.

O2I celebrated Earth Day with LAM Research on May 15th 2019 creating awareness on Composting and Wonky Produce Recovery!

On June 2019, UC Berkeley FEED and Outside2Inside agreed to forge a long term partnership to fight Food Waste together!

Wonky Produce Farmer's Market will be conducted in O2I Office on October 16th 2019, World Food Day!

Compost in a Jar class will be conducted in O2I Office on Nov 1st 2019, the National Vegan Day!

Spend your afternoon strolling through the Central park, browsing among a variety of 175 arts and crafts booths including Outside2Inside booth and satisfy your taste buds in “Food Alley,” where dozens of community groups will cook up international food.

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller

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What our Partners have to say

I very much enjoyed and appreciated the Outside2Inside’s Food Waste Awareness webinar. I have become more mindful of reducing food waste and the webinar introduced impactful ways to tackle this global issue, but they’re also simple enough that we all can do them when shopping for groceries or preparing a meal. Outside2Inside also showed me how easy it is to compost using materials I have around the house and one week, I already had two full jars! The webinar covered other money-saving techniques involving proper food storage, overstocking and repurposing leftovers. I encourage others to attend this webinar.

Amy SanVolunteer

The Wonky Produce Farmer’s Market at Ponderosa Elementary was a great success! The students were enthusiastic and eager to help! The families greatly appreciated the free produce and were excited to talk about why wonky produce is important to eat. Thanks very much to all the organizers from Outside2Inside for making the event happen!

Christy PetteePonderosa School Teacher, Sunnyvale, CA

Excited for Outside2Inside to make a huge impact—fighting waste & feeding people! This is just the beginning!

Dylan BondyOutreach Head, Imperfect Produce

FEED’s collaboration with Outside2Inside was a thoroughly enjoyable and educational experience. The people at the organization are incredibly passionate when it comes to accomplishing their goal of reducing, reusing, and recycling food waste and our team learned a tremendous amount from working with them. Their commitment and drive will surely lead them to great success and wide-reaching impact.

SusieUC Berkeley FEED

A big Citizen Schools California shout out to Outside2Inside for visiting one of our San Jose middle schools and hosting a farmers market! Our students got a chance to volunteer to help spread awareness about food waste and imperfect produce!

Zoe Pilla Civic Engagement Coordinator, Citizen Schools CA