How to Post a Food Donation on FoodRecovery.org

Learn how to easily list surplus food for donation using the FoodRecovery.org online platform. This guide walks you through the entire submission process, from selecting your location to verifying your donation details, to help you reduce food waste effectively.

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Navigate to [https://app.foodrecovery.org/](https://s.foodrecovery.org/)

Click "Post a Donation"

Click the address dropdown to select an address from your organization

Click "Add A New Address" if the location does not appear in the dropdown list

Click or press " [[Enter]]" on the address you want to select

Select the "3 miles" option.

If you can deliver this donation, click the "I'm willing to deliver this donation up to:" field and select a distance.

IMPORTANT: Determine if your donation requires a box truck or semi-truck for transport. This very rare and should only be used by warehouses with a loading dock.

Select the earliest date for pick up

Select the latest date for pick up

Select the earliest time for pick up

Select the latest time for pick up

Click "Next"

Give your donation a title

Click "Add an item"

Click the "Select a category" field.

Choose from Grocery, Drinks, Non-Food Essentials, and Prepared Meals

**Grocery** includes any edible single item you might find in a grocery store. Think apples, cereal, chicken, etc. **Drinks** are any consumable liquid excluding milk products which are under **Grocery**. **Non-Food Essentials** are things generally accepted by shelters, past examples include hand sanitizer, toilet paper, jackets, and quilts. Please contact us if you are uncertain if your donation fits. **Prepared Meals** is really anything that is a mix of a lot of items like sandwiches, soups, tacos, etc.

Click the "Select a subcategory" field.

**Grocery** and **Drinks** both have multiple sub-categories. Select the one that best fits what you are donating. (e.g. Apples fall under **Fruits & Vegetables**)

Click "Items like fruits and leafy vegetables!"

Select the latest date this product can be used by.

Enter the approximate weight of the item you are donating. If you have a scale, please weigh your donation.

Describe your item

Click "Add an item" if you have multiple things to donate

This can be as simple as "apples" but for **Prepared Meals** try to be as thorough as possible to help nonprofits understand the ingredients in your donation.

Click the red "x" if you need to remove an item

Add a photo of your donation

While not required, this can help nonprofits understand what it is they will be receiving.

Click "Next"

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Confirm your compliance with federal food donation law

The [**Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act**](https://www.congress.gov/104/crpt/hrpt661/CRPT-104hrpt661.pdf) and the [**Food Donation Improvement Act**](https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s5329/BILLS-117s5329enr.pdf) protect you from liability!

Click "Post"

How to Post a Food Donation on FoodRecovery.org

Tech Tech
28 steps
4 minutes

Foodrecovery

Navigate to [https://app.foodrecovery.org/](https://s.foodrecovery.org/)

Click "Post a Donation"

Click the address dropdown to select an address from your organization

Click "Add A New Address" if the location does not appear in the dropdown list

Click or press " [[Enter]]" on the address you want to select

Select the "3 miles" option.

If you can deliver this donation, click the "I'm willing to deliver this donation up to:" field and select a distance.

IMPORTANT: Determine if your donation requires a box truck or semi-truck for transport. This very rare and should only be used by warehouses with a loading dock.

Select the earliest date for pick up

Select the latest date for pick up

Select the earliest time for pick up

Select the latest time for pick up

Click "Next"

Give your donation a title

Click "Add an item"

Click the "Select a category" field.

Choose from Grocery, Drinks, Non-Food Essentials, and Prepared Meals

Click the "Select a subcategory" field.

**Grocery** and **Drinks** both have multiple sub-categories. Select the one that best fits what you are donating. (e.g. Apples fall under **Fruits & Vegetables**)

Click "Items like fruits and leafy vegetables!"

Select the latest date this product can be used by.

Enter the approximate weight of the item you are donating. If you have a scale, please weigh your donation.

Describe your item

Click "Add an item" if you have multiple things to donate

This can be as simple as "apples" but for **Prepared Meals** try to be as thorough as possible to help nonprofits understand the ingredients in your donation.

Click the red "x" if you need to remove an item

Add a photo of your donation

While not required, this can help nonprofits understand what it is they will be receiving.

Click "Next"

Confi

Confirm your compliance with federal food donation law

Click "Post"