The Society of St. Andrew (SoSA)

The Society of St. Andrew (SoSA_)a national hunger relief organization began in 1979 in Big Island, VA.  The founders identified the ongoing problems of hunger and food waste resolved to do something about it.  Farmers and growers were asked to donate their surplus or unmarketable crops. Volunteer labor was used to pick, dig or gather the healthy food and distributed it to food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, senior living facillities, at risk youth programs and low income housing communities.  and they would feed hungry people with it.  In 45 years, SoSA's network of farmers and volunteers have rescued over one billion pounds and distributed and provided over 4 billion servings in the US.  It is a common sense solution to the hunger and food waste problems. More than 133 billion pounds of food goes to waste every year, while there are 40 million Americans who are food insecure or hungry.  It's not a production problem but a distribution problem. By rescuing perfectly healthy food destined for a landfill and delivering it with at risk communities, SoSA strives to end hunger and save the environment at the same time. In 2023, over 12,018 tons of nourishing food was kept out of landfills, and 2.76 billion gallons of water waste was prevented.