This publication by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a resource guide on food recovery programs for businesses, community-based profit or nonprofit organizations, private citizens, and public officials.
It describes some of the prominent food recovery activities already taking place, and suggests how a community, a business, or an individual can support existing programs or begin new efforts. It also outlines key considerations relating to legal issues and food safety.
This guide uses the USDA AmeriCorps Summer of Gleaning as a case study of how various kinds of food recovery activities can work.
In addition, it includes an explanation of how to use the Internet to obtain more information on food recovery, a directory of selected public and private organizations active in food recovery and related issues, the text of the new Federal Good Samaritan law, and a summary of citations for State Good Samaritan laws.