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Connections: Flower City Pickers Reduces Food Insecurity And Food Waste

Food insecurity is one of the leading public health challenges in the United States, while wasted food is piling up in landfills and contributing to climate change. So what can we do to reduce food waste, while helping people in need?

A local organization called Flower City Pickers is taking on these challenges. Volunteers collect food donations from the Public Market and distribute that food to area homeless shelters, halfway houses, soup kitchens, and food pantries. Organizers say they prevent an average of 3,000-4,000 pounds of food from going to landfills each week. We'll get an inside look at Flower City Pickers and learn about its plans for the future. Our guests:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.