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Student with an apple beside crates of fresh apples during a food rescue activity
EAT — Food Rescue · Food Security

Education • Action • Together

What is EAT

Surplus produce becomes a lesson in action.

EAT transforms surplus fresh produce into opportunities for education, community action, and food security. Through hands-on participation, students rescue food, learn about sustainability, and help make nutritious produce available to people in their communities.

Two students holding a cabbage beside produce crates

Our impact in numbers

One school year. Measurable results.

Results for the 2025–2026 school year

Schools
Kilograms of food rescued
Meal equivalents
Student participations
Food rescue activities
  • * Historical results for the 2025–2026 school year.
  • * Participations count each time a student or staff member took part, not unique individuals.
  • * Meal equivalents are calculated using the program's reporting methodology.

How EAT works

From surplus to community, in four steps.

See the full model
  1. Students preparing produce bags beside boxes of onions and sacks of carrots
    01

    Rescue

    Surplus fresh agricultural produce is rescued and delivered to participating schools.

  2. Students sorting and bagging cabbages at an outdoor table
    02

    Sort

    Students sort the produce and identify food suitable for distribution.

  3. Students packing bags of produce in the school courtyard
    03

    Pack

    Students prepare fresh produce packages for families and community members.

  4. Student holding a bag of produce beside a table of packed bags
    04

    Share

    Students and staff bring the packages to people in the community, supporting local food security.

Student wearing gloves beside onions and produce bags

Learning through action

More Than Food Rescue.

EAT connects classroom learning with meaningful action, helping students understand food waste, food security, sustainability, and their ability to make a difference.

Schools creating change

Every school becomes a hub of action.

In each participating school, education, food rescue and community action come together. Students and staff turn a regular school day into real support for the people around them.

Students working together to pack produce bags at a long table
Students with gloves sorting onions around a courtyard table
Participant beside a crate of cucumbers and bags of produce
Participant holding two eggplants during a food rescue activity
Five students holding melons beside packed produce bags

From our schools

Letters of appreciation

ORT Naval Officers Youth Village, Ashdod

ORT Shimon Peres, Yokneam Illit

ORT Karmei Gat

Darca Ruth, Gedera

ORT Education Center, Beit She’an

Kochvei HaMidbar Youth Village

Branco Weiss Ma’ale HaTamar, Tiberias

Amal Max Fine