CultivaidUS

CultivaidUS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that collects surplus local fresh produce from homeowners' backyards, farms, and produce distribution sites and donates to charitable organizations for people in need, all organized through an app!

 

This registered charity was founded by Akshaya Venkatesh. It all stemmed from her school science project in 2018 that grew into a non-profit within a few years. According to the United Nations, wasted food is not only a social or humanitarian concern; it's an environmental one. When we waste food, we also waste all the resources and water we use to grow, harvest, transport, package, and distribute it.

 

We won't wait. We are going to lead by example for others to do the same. Climate change is real and we can do something about it: committing to minimize food waste by changing consumer behavior to give away their surplus produce from their very own backyards and farms to the people who could consume it by not going hungry.

 

Every donation made prevents a family from going hungry and also reduces carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions by not letting the surplus produce from getting dumped at the landfill.