Serving Hearty Meals & Reducing Food Waste Across Kansas City
In 2025, Pete’s Garden distributed approximately 200,000 hearty, take-home meals. We help families share dinner together and keep good food out of the landfill.
2025 Impact Overview
Nourishing Families. Reducing Waste. Strengthening Community
Beyond the numbers, our impact is felt at the family table. Reliable access to nutritious meals helps reduce stress for caregivers, supports family connection, and provides dignity to those we serve. Made possible by dedicated partners, donors, and volunteers, Pete’s Garden delivered meals 52 weeks a year, ensuring consistent support for families who need it most.
Volunteer
Join the Pete's Garden team and deliver fresh, delicious meals to local families.
Donate Food
Pete's Garden makes it easy to donate your unserved, surplus prepared food.
Our Story
Learn about the inspiration behind our food rescue work & plans for future growth.
Why It Matters
Problem → Solution
Local food service operations generate surplus food that can feed families, yet millions of meals go to waste annually.
1 in 6 children in Kansas City experience food insecurity, and many don’t qualify for government support.
Our Approach
Pete’s Garden rescues unserved prepared food and repackages it as take-home meals, reducing waste while feeding families.
Stories From the Dinner Table
Every meal we recover and repackage is created with dignity in mind. Families deserve food that feels like home: comforting, nutritious, prepared with care.
People start lining up before the team is even set up to serve. It's beautiful to see how happy you make them with all your hard work
Operation Breakthrough Team
Pete's Garden has been a blessing! Each time Pete's Garden meals are delivered they come running like it's the ice cream truck.
Service Coordinator at Phoenix Family
Everyone deserves healthy nutritious meals regards of their socio economic status and Pete’s Garden help make that happen.
Drumm Farm Children's Center Staff
Thank You to Our Partners
We’re proud to work with Kansas City organizations committed to strengthening families.
