No Such Thing As Too Many Feijoas

Hunger is on the rise, but so is our ability to respond. With 1 in 4 kids now struggling with food insecurity, there is no reason for food to be wasted on the footpath. Love it or leave it, a mature feijoa plant can produce up to 30 kilos of fruit. That’s a lot of feijoa jams and crumble.

When you’ve had your fill, Fair Food urges you to donate your surplus fruit to a local food rescue organisation to help feed people, not landfill. 

“To see fruit rotting on the ground, when there are so many Kiwi families with empty cupboards, is heartbreaking. We know how hard people are working to get their basic needs met, and every little bit you share makes a big difference.”

“There’s no such thing as too many chokos, tomatoes, or feijoas for us. We also welcome homemade jams and chutneys. We provide the fresh ingredients for a day’s worth of meals for 1700 people every single day, so we will find a family for whatever you’ve got in your garden,” encourages Fair Food General Manager Michelle Blau.

Food brings people together, so if you notice a tree that’s not getting picked, please don’t be shy about knocking on a neighbour’s door to offer to help them. We’ve even made a flyer you can drop in the letterbox.

Fair Food volunteers prepare around 15 tonnes of donated fresh food each week, so if you find yourself with some time, please join us at our kai tables or in our Conscious Kitchen in Avondale.

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Fair Food nourishes our community by increasing access to fresh food that would otherwise go to waste. More than 100 volunteers prepare delicious food from scratch each week using ingredients donated by supermarkets and food producers. We hunger for a world where everyone has what they need, so we gather around the kitchen table to change lives one bite at a time.

In 2024, we provided free food for 1.8 million meals (a week’s supply for 53,299 people) through a network of 70 community organisations while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 1730 tonnes.