About Flower City Pickers
Flower City Pickers is an organization dedicated to supporting the Rochester community by providing safe and edible food through the recovery and redistribution. Flower City Pickers strives to establish and grow a platform for waste prevention and civic engagement.
Visit flowercitypickers.org ↗How does it work?
Hard working volunteers attend the City of Rochester Public Market to collect tons of produce donated by generous vendors and recover food that might otherwise end up landfilled. Doing so contributes to the waste prevention that is ultimately the Flower City Pickers cause.
Distributed to homeless shelters and organizations who need produce with a longer shelf life.
Picked up by local farmers to help feed their livestock.
Composted to return nutrients back to the earth.
Freshness Scoring
Upload an image to determine a produce item’s freshness score, which is based on the following criteria:
This produce meets required quality and safety standards. It is considered safe for consumption and suitable for redistribution.
This produce does not completely meet required standards. It is up to individual discretion whether it is safe for consumption.
This produce does not meet quality and safety standards. It is NOT considered safe for consumption and is unsuitable for redistribution.
The condition of this produce is uncertain based on the image. It may require further inspection to determine safety and quality.
Team
Renny
Anny
Niamh
Michele