In the last year alone a total of 4,433 charities across the country received Albert Bartlett potatoes, supporting a range of people including those on low income, families and those experiencing homelessness.
Lindsay Boswell, FareShare chief executive said: “We’re incredibly grateful for our partnership with Albert Bartlett. Their support has enabled us to provide ten million meals worth of good-to-eat surplus to the million plus people our network of charities support across the UK. Their support for FareShare is not only helping people most impacted by the cost of living crisis, but also helps support our mission to tackle food waste.”
One of the recipients is Empty Kitchens Full Hearts in Edinburgh, where volunteers and staff turn the surplus food into tasty hot meals or add them to food parcels. The charity provides home delivered meal packs as well as a hot lunch service every Friday for anyone facing food insecurity.
Luke Ball, packing manager at Empty Kitchens Full Hearts, added: “Potatoes are a staple of our dishes at Empty Kitchens Full Hearts - a favourite of mine is our leek and potato soup, which we make 150 litres of at a time.”