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Market-based rescue: MARC, PWPM, Philabundance and Sharing Access describe produce‑rescue operations and infrastructure needs
Summary
Representatives from the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM), the Mid Atlantic Regional Cooperative (MARC), Philabundance, and Sharing Access described a system that diverts large volumes of surplus fresh produce to food banks and called for continued support for cold‑chain logistics, tax incentives and local composting/biogas capacity.
Mark (representing the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market) and leaders from the Mid Atlantic Regional Cooperative (MARC), Philabundance and Sharing Access told the Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee that the produce terminal and associated rescue programs are a major source of fresh donations to the charitable food network.
Mark said the market and its partners donate and redirect large volumes of produce; he described partnerships and capital investments that helped the market become a large refrigerated terminal and said the facility and…
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