2. Hunger in America
50+ million foodfood
charitycommon
from your wasted
40insecure
backyard…. million home
food pantry
sense
Americans...
gardeners food bank
opportunitybackout of
charity Including 1 yard
…not your back pocket
community garden insecurity
food under the
ever 4 kids
gardening
age of 6
3. House Keeping…..
Please be a part of this:
Please text, tweet, email or telex whatever moves you.
#AmpleHarvest
@AmpleHarvest opens a bottleneck in America’s
food supply the leaves millions hungry & hurts
the environment.
4. House Keeping…..
Please be a part of this:
Please text, tweet, email or telex whatever moves you.
Facebook.com/AmpleHarvest.org
6. The Problem:
Chokepoints
In the worlds richest nation:
-1 out of every 6 people – 50 million of us - are food insecure
-1 out of every 4 children (1 out of 3 if Hispanic) under the age of 6 live in a
food insecure home
These 16 million children would fill 845 basket ball arenas
7. The Problem:
Chokepoints
National Health Issue
•
1 in 3 children today will
become diabetic. It will soon
be 1 in 2 children
•
Malnourished children do
poorly in school and
malnourished parents
struggle in the work place.
8. The Problem:
Chokepoints
National Security Issue
•
75% of young people who apply for
military service are not fit to serve.
#AmpleHarvest
We are a very well fed yet
malnourished nation.
10. The Problem:
Chokepoints
#AmpleHarvest
40% of our food is never consumed.
52% of produce in America is not
consumed…including:
2% of all potatoes
8% of corn
18% of wheat
…and
6% of the land being farmed is never
harvested
12. The Problem:
Chokepoints
“Every day, America wastes enough food to
fill the Rose Bowl. Yes, that Rose Bowl –
the 90,000-seat football stadium in
Pasadena, California.”
Jon Bloom
25. Doing The Impossible:
Unclogging A Chokepoint
Food System
40M home growers
CRAZY IDEA!
ALLOW EXCESS
SUPPLY TO MEET
DEMAND
50 M Hungry People
33K Pantries
203 Food Banks Nationwide
Time
X
26. An Innovation:
40M home growers
Move Information–Not Food
50 M Hungry People
33K Pantries
203 Food Banks Nationwide
Time
X
31. An Innovation:
Impact
Key Innovations:
-No new infrastructure or transportation costs.
-Uses already existing resources: excess food, food pantries, technology and
growers altruism.
--Feedback loop from pantries creates market efficiency for the first time.
-Growers behavioral change towards donating for the rest of their gardening life.
32. An Innovation:
Impact
Key Innovations:
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•
•
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•
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-Reduced waste stream, carbon footprint of
pantry and lowered transportation environmental
and fiscal costs of the food.
“Just in time” inventory logic built into
AmpleHarvest.org assures availability of food
hours after harvesting while eliminating
refrigeration and storage issues.
Viral spread of opportunity by current donors to
neighboring growers that the solution to hunger
is in your back yard.
Reduced reliance on excess locally grown
produce takes fiscal pressure off tax payers
as well as the pantries themselves.
National healthcare costs reduced by
increased availability of healthy food.
Millions able to contribute food to charity
while cash strapped themselves.
43. An Innovation:
Impact
#AmpleHarvest :
Now helping 1 in 5 pantries nationwide get locally grown fresh food – for free.
AmpleHarvest.org Impact Map Today
6,700 Food Pantries
44. An Innovation:
Impact
“..a terrifically
positive
message in a
time when
positive
messages are
in short
supply.”
@AmpleHarvest is
one of the most
innovative groups
I've met. Check out
their Centerpieces
for Pantries program
Vint Cerf
Jon Carson
Google
“Father of the Internet”
White House
Director of Community
Engagement
49. An Innovation:
Recognition
5/09 – AmpleHarvest.org announced to the public.
7/09 – Google approves $120K (now $480K) per year Adwords Grant in only 4 days
8/09 – received backing from National Gardening Assoc
10/09 – 1,000th registered food pantry
12/09 – Collaboration with United Way
1/10 – Release of our iPhone app
2/10 – Partner to USDA Peoples Garden Initiative
5/10 – Highlighted on CNN Heroes
8/10 – Highlighted at United We Serve government web site
8/10 – Identified as a tool by the EPA to fight environmental problem from food waste
11/10- Highlighted on Huffington Post’s “Greatest Person of the Day”
50. An Innovation:
Recognition
3/11 – National Council of Churches partners with AmpleHarvest.org
4/11 – Release of our Android app
5/11 – AmpleHarvest.org celebrates second anniversary – 3,500 food pantries registered
8/11 – AmpleHarvest.org article appears on Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! blog
8/11– AmpleHarvest.org article appears on Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution blog
8/11 – AmpleHarvest.org article appears on the White House web site
8/11 – AmpleHarvest.org named finalist for “Stay CLASSY” Philanthropic Awards
8/11 – AmpleHarvest.org partners with Green Education Foundation to promote “Plant
With a Purpose”
10/11 – AmpleHarvest.org announced as winner of Glynwood Harvest “Wave of the
Future” Award
10/11 – AmpleHarvest.org founder Gary Oppenheimer named Huffington Post Game
Changer for 2011
11/11 – AmpleHarvest.org highlighted on PBS’s “Growing A Greener World”
51. An Innovation:
Recognition
1/12 – AmpleHarvest.org presented at TEDxManhattan
2/12 – Highlighted by Michelle Obama in a speech (www.AmpleHarvest.org/letsmove)
2/12 – AmpleMusic.org launched
3/12 – Development of GleaningHarvest.org initiated
3/12 – AmpleHarvest.org highlighted at Grace Communications EcoCentric site
4/12 – AmpleHarvest.org in Google Hangout with White House Chef Cris Comerford and
Gail Simmons
4/12 – Gary Oppenheimer named semi-finalist in Echoing Green Awards
10/12 – Gary Oppenheimer named winner of “Harmony with Hope” Award
52. An Innovation:
Recognition
1/13 – AmpleHarvest.org adds Spanish content
2/13 – AmpleHarvest.org focuses impact: “We Don’t Feed People. We Get People Fed”
2/13 – AmpleHarvest.org update presented at TEDxManhattan.
4/13 – Grower and Food Pantry Outreach Coordinator staff positions created.
5/13 – 6,000th food pantry registered
6/13 – Social media expanded with new Pinterest and Instagram pages
6/13 – AmpleHarvest.org presented at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Global Philanthropy Conference in
Greece
7/13 – AmpleHarvest.org & Garden Supply Company launch food donation photo competition on
Facebook
10/13 – Diagio Estate Wines announces $100K support program for AmpleHarvest.org
10/13 – AmpleHarvest.org honored by Points of Light Foundation
53. An Innovation:
Recognition
1/14 – AmpleHarvest.org Strategic Partner of Clinton Foundation
1/14 – Purpose Prize Fellowship Announced
60. An Innovation:
The Future
We’re Not Finished With Our Work
Planned Programs
1.
2.
3.
4.
GleaningHarvest.org
Community Nutritional Index
ProducePedia
Push Technology
61. An Innovation:
The Future
What Makes AmpleHarvest.org’s Model So Extraordinary?
Simple
1. “Makes Sense”
2. Uses existing resources
3. Works in legacy environment
4. Viral spread
62. An Innovation:
The Future
What Makes AmpleHarvest.org’s Model So Extraordinary?
Simple
1. “Makes Sense”
2. Uses existing resources
3. Works in legacy environment
4. Viral spread
Efficient
1. No Food Purchased
2. No Logistics
3. No Warehousing
4. Moves Information – Not Food
63. An Innovation:
The Future
What Makes AmpleHarvest.org’s Model So Extraordinary?
Simple
1. “Makes Sense”
2. Uses existing resources
3. Works in legacy environment
4. Viral spread
Universal
1. Works in any community
2. Works with home growers & farms
3. Builds community bridges
4. Open Sourced
Efficient
1. No Food Purchased
2. No Logistics
3. No Warehousing
4. Moves Information – Not Food
64. An Innovation:
The Future
What Makes AmpleHarvest.org’s Model So Extraordinary?
Simple
1. “Makes Sense”
2. Uses existing resources
3. Works in legacy environment
4. Viral spread
Efficient
1. No Food Purchased
2. No Logistics
3. No Warehousing
4. Moves Information – Not Food
Universal
1. Works in any community
2. Works with home growers & farms
3. Builds community bridges
4. Open Sourced
Meets Pressing Needs
1. Hunger/Nutrition
2. Childhood Obesity
3. Type II Diabetes
4. Environment
65. An Innovation:
The Future
What Makes AmpleHarvest.org’s Model So Extraordinary?
The Other Good Stuff
1. Works on a budget that’s a fraction of any other national program
2. Sustainable
3. Take advantage of inherent good will
4. Offer donors without cash the opportunity to give charity
5. Food donations are tax deductible
6. Food donations covered by federal Good Samaritan law
7. Supported by all faith communities
8. Essentially cost free to the community
9. Well positioned to solve a problem and “go home”
10. Feels right.