I moved to Denver to follow my girlfriend, no job, no car, no plan. Just a bike, a room that I had found on Craigslist, and a vague notion that I wanted to work with people and food. Which is how I found myself pedaling off to the Growhaus bright and early one Monday for […]

“I’ve never seen so many people do so much good—somehow you move 360,000 pounds of groceries without burning any gasoline.” –Steve Natali, Denver Food Rescue volunteer  Maybe you’ve seen them peddling the streets of Denver. They bend over their handlebars, pushing against the inertia of the trailers full of food hooked onto their bikes. They’ve […]

Ok, so if this is your first time checking in about Denver Food Rescue (DFR), maybe you’re thinking, what now—is the food drowning? Caught in a burning building? Why does it need to be rescued? On the contrary, the food is in great shape—leafy greens, shiny apples, colorful roots—just waiting to be chopped into bite […]