EPA Partners With Local Farm to Fight Food Waste, Support Military Families

EPA Partners With Local Farm to Fight Food Waste, Support Military Families

Last week, Lee Zeldin, an administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency, joined forces with a local farm to bring over 20 pallets of produce to Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as part of a nationwide collaboration to reduce food waste.  Airmen and their families on base were treated to hundreds of free watermelon, corn and pumpkins and watermelon juice under the EPA’s “Feed It Onward” initiative to connect farmers with nearby military insta…

EPA launches Feed It Onward Initiative

Voluntary program partners with farms, restaurants, grocery stores, food brands and military bases donating food to reduce waste and fight hunger.

EPA Partners With Local Farm to Support Military Families

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 – Last week, Lee Zeldin, an administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency, joined forces with a local farm to bring over 20 pallets of produce to Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as part of a nationwide collaboration to reduce food waste. Airmen and their families on base were treated to hundreds of free watermelon, corn and pumpkins and watermelon juice under the EPA’s “Feed It Onward” initiative to connect farmers with ne…