Food Shift

We’re excited about a wonderful opportunity to join our small, but impactful and unique, team of Food Shifters! The newly created Deputy Director position will shadow the Executive Director, learning most aspects of the inner workings of a nonprofit working at the intersection of food and climate justice. The role will contribute to financial and grant stewardship, operational excellence, partnership engagement, internal culture building and policy and compliance, Link in bio OR foodshift.net/get-involved/careers

Yuka (left), Marie (middle, Firebrand), and Jenny (right) trying to make hairnets a fashion trend and discussing how we can effectively donate freshly baked hearth bread with short shelf life

Fresh bread, fresh impact 🍞
We’re excited to partner with Firebrand to share delicious surplus bread and get it into the hands of our community. What was once surplus is now nourishment for our neighbors.

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 Join us behind the scenes with Food Shift 🍎

Every day, we see just how much perfectly good food would have ended up in the waste stream and work to redirect it to families who need it most. By rescuing this food, we’re not only supporting our community, but also reducing environmental impact by limiting methane gas which speeds up global warming.

From sorting and quality checks to coordinating logistics, running vans, and supporting our partners, food recovery takes a dedicated team, time, and resources. But the impact — for both people and the planet — makes it all worthwhile.

If you believe in reducing wasted food and increasing access to high-quality food for local families, we need your help. Our Uplift with Food Shift campaign is underway, and with just 3 months left, we’re still $18,000 away from our $50,000 goal.

Join us in turning surplus into support and protecting our Earth 💚 Donate today to keep this work moving.

Please click the link in our bio or visit foodshift.net/donate

Slide 1: Cianna’ celebrating her graduation with her family after completing her internship 🎓
Slide 2: Cianna’ interning at Casa de Chocolates in Berkeley

Cianna’, our apprentice, gained hands-on food recovery experience through our weekly Whole Foods pickups, learning everything from food safety protocols to inventory management. Our partner, Chef Rudy from C’era Una Volta, opened his kitchen to teach her how to make pasta and desserts from scratch, nourishing her dream of working in a professional kitchen.​ Cianna’s graduation ceremony was a feast surrounded by three generations of friends and family. That day felt like proof that transformation starts close to home, where every shared meal, skill learned, and voice uplifted moves us toward a just food system where everyone belongs and contributes.

Cianna’ reminded us that when we nurture our relationships, the harvest nourishes the whole community and strengthens our resolve to keep shifting power and resources through this apprenticeship program.

Where is Cianna’ now? She completed the Mandela Pathways Culinary Program, and completed an internship at Casa de Chocolates in Berkeley.

Click the link in our bio to see our full impact report. Your donation today will uplift more apprentices, interns, and volunteers, with priceless experience that pays forward to nourish our community. Donate now from link in our bio or foodshift.net/donate

We’re so close to meeting our goal!! With $18,750 left to reach our $50,000 goal by June 2026, your support can help us get there.

Every dollar fuels our food recovery program—rescuing fresh, nutritious food and getting it into the hands of our East Bay partners and communities. Together, we’re honoring our farmers, reducing wasted food, nourishing our neighbors, and building a more just and resilient food system.

Help us bloom the rest of the tomatoes: foodshift.net/donate 💚 or link in bio to donate TODAY.
Graphic by Omar Alvarez

We’re so close to meeting our goal!! With $18,750 left to reach our $50,000 goal by June 2026, your support can help us get there.

Every dollar fuels our food recovery program—rescuing fresh, nutritious food and getting it into the hands of our East Bay partners and communities. Together, we’re honoring our farmers, reducing wasted food, nourishing our neighbors, and building a more just and resilient food system.

Help us bloom the rest of the tomatoes: foodshift.net/donate 💚 or link in bio to donate TODAY.
Graphic by Omar Alvarez
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“Have you noticed that knives and forks are placed beside your plate 🍽️, but chopsticks are set in front of you, especially in Japanese restaurants? The placement is intentional. 🥢 In Japanese, hashi (箸), or chopsticks, act as a divider between the living (you) and the food you are about to eat. Hashi is also a homonym for “bridge” (橋), symbolizing the passage of food as it gives itself so you may live. Every mouthful is a gift. With this bridge, no ingredient is left behind.”

It is with this very lens that Yuka, our Executive Director commits Food Shift to the community: no neighbor left out.

Click the link in our bio or visit foodshift.net to subscribe to our newsletter for more stories like this.

How can we bring justice, equity, diversity and inclusion into our community and work in our everyday lives?

Join our virtual but interactive workshop “Developing a JEDI Lens” to explore perspectives around privilege, equity, and systemic power and learn practical ways to apply these insights in your organization and community.

📅 Wednesday, April 1 | 10 AM–12 PM PT
📝 Register by March 17
🔗 bit.ly/JEDI-2026-04

Recovering food is about more than rescue, it’s about care. We prioritize culturally important foods and strict food safety so our communities are nourished. Many fruits and veggies are overlooked for small imperfections, even though they’re perfectly good inside. That’s where we come in: every item is intentionally inspected before it reaches our partners, turning what would be waste into safe, nourishing food! 🍓🍈

Grab those extra carrots, greens, and vegetable scraps to avoid wasted food and transform your leftover vegetables into a warm pantry soup! What spices, condiments, or mix-ins would you add?🍲💚

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