Our Mission
Reduce food waste, grow community, and keep fresh and pantry food on Peoria tables all year.
Cut the waste
Backyard surplus and forgotten pantry items become meals instead of trash.
Knit the block together
Every pick connects a grower, two volunteers, and a local pantry — neighbors who might never have met.
Feed families every season
Fresh produce when it's growing, dry and canned staples through Peoria winters.
Our story
Growing up in the Peoria/Dunlap area, I’ve been fortunate to volunteer in our community. At Neighborhood House, I saw firsthand how meaningful a single box of food could be to a family. During the Seva Diwali food drive, I saw the other side too, a community full of people who wanted to give, help and make a difference.
But I started noticing something. People often had extra food they wanted to donate, whether it was fresh vegetables from their gardens or unopened food from their pantries. They wanted to help, but finding the time to drop off a donation wasn’t always easy.
“What if donating food could be as simple as having someone pick it up from your home?”
That question became the idea behind our organization. We make it easier for people to give by picking up extra food from their homes and delivering it to local charities in the Peoria area. What might otherwise be forgotten in a pantry or go to waste can instead help a neighbor in our own community.
Respect the tree
We pick carefully, leave gardens tidy, and never take more than you offer.
Quality first
Bruised produce and expired items never get donated. Dignity means quality.
Peoria-local
Everything we collect stays in Peoria and central Illinois.
Youth-led
Started by students, run by volunteers of every age.