Magic City Harvest
Since 1995, Magic City Harvest has been recovering excess food to help alleviate food insecurity and food waste in Jefferson, Shelby and Talladega counties.
Although our focus is primarily on recovery of donated perishable food, MCH is committed and involved in multiple collaborative initiatives which are addressing the challenges and barriers to area residents accessing sufficient, nutritious food.
Food Recovery...
It's a Simple Idea That Works
1. Concerned and community conscious restaurants, caterers, grocers, hospitals, corporations, bakeries, faith and civic organizations, food wholesalers and schools donate their excess food to Magic City Harvest. Food donors save money by reducing dumpster space and enhance their public image while helping those in need. Your patrons know you are committed to helping to meet the most basic need of food.
2. Magic City Harvest then distributes the food donations using refrigerated trucks. Staff and volunteers implement according to national safe food handling guidelines.
3. Alabama Reg #20-1-6 and the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (PL 104-210) provide liability protection to those who donate food in good faith.
(See more information under How to Donate)
A recent article in the Birmingham News states that hunger in Alabama is the highest in the U.S. according to a report from the Department of Agriculture. Click here for the full article.
Please don't let your chance to help be thrown away!
