imperfect fruits on a white table
imperfect fruits on a white table

Rescued

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Rescued

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32 billion pounds1 of produce goes to waste every year. We’re here to change that.

Rescue your food

It might not be the apple of your eye, but it’s what’s on the inside that counts! We all look for produce with the perfect size, the perfect color and the perfect unblemished skin, labeling the others as inedible. But those funny-looking fruits and veggies still have the same great taste, nutrients and amazing quality. By looking past the flaws and adding some “imperfect” organics to your cart, we can:

  • Reduce food waste
  • Support farmers
  • Reduce your grocery bill
  • Make organic produce more easily available to all

No matter the size or shape, Rescued Organics are full of flavor and picked at peak perfection to give you the same great-tasting organic produce–but maybe a little off.

imperfect fruit cut into a bowl
imperfect strawberry on stem

Rescue your world

The time is ripe for change, and we want to help—along with you, of course! Did you know that approximately 80 billion pounds of food is wasted yearly in the United States? About 6 billion pounds of this is produce that is discarded due to having a few minor blemishes, a funky shape, or even just being a wee bit smaller than the others in the crop. We’re on a mission to help reduce wasted produce due to these imperfections and support the growth of organic fruits and veggies which:

  • Uses 45% less energy
  • Releases 40% less carbon emissions
  • Reduce your grocery bill.
  • Fosters 30% more biodiversity compared to traditional farming

From seed to store to home, we are thrilled to pave the way and bring you along for our journey as being the only grocer in the US to carry “imperfect” produce and the first in North America to focus on organically “imperfect” produce. When you shop and eat rescued organic fruits and veggies, you’re choosing nutritious foods grown the way Mother Nature intended while also lowering the amount of produce wasted each year!

Our Rescue Partners

Our Rescue Partners

We are excited to work alongside amazing partners like Bako Sweet® and Peri & Sons to help rescue organic produce that is the same great quality and just as tasty and nutritious!

Bako Sweet logo and pictures of their farm.

“Over the years, our Bako Sweet® family has perfected sustainable farming techniques to ensure that we can continue to deliver the best sweet potatoes to your family by partnering with Sprouts Farmers Markets for generations to come.” – Bako Sweet®

Peri & sons logo and pictures of their farm.

“Peri & Sons Farms is happy to be involved with Sprouts Farmers Markets’ Imperfect Produce Program because we also believe that too much perfectly good produce goes to waste, solely due to appearance, and contributes to our growing environmental and landfill problems. Also, the imperfect product line allows us to more efficiently fill our produce trucks which helps lessen our overall carbon footprint for delivery of goods.”– Peri & Sons

Live Oak farmers and their produce

“We appreciate that Sprouts is committed to finding innovative ways to offer organic produce at lower price points, making organics more accessible. Their continual effort to work directly with growers is refreshing, and is appreciated by the farming community. Veggies are like people, they aren’t all perfect, but they ARE still awesome! The Rescued program helps find a home for traditionally “ugly” fruit, while simultaneously encouraging growers to continue to plant organic commodities. Thank you Sprouts!”
– Live Oak

basket of apples

“At CMI Orchards, we believe that it’s what’s inside that counts. In America, as much as 30% of all apples and pears grown don’t make the cut, abandoned for cosmetic reasons. Yet inside, these pieces of fruit are sweet as pie and just as tasty and nutritious as you’d expect an apple or pear to be. Partners like Sprouts recognize that natural tree fruit grows in all shapes and sizes and wise shoppers recognize that imperfections should be celebrated. As growers, having opportunities to sell “the whole tree” – including blemished fruit that is just as tasty and delicious inside, helps to keep us in business. This is what a true partnership looks like, from the tree to the table.”
– CMI Orchards

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1Solution database: Undefined. ReFED. (n.d.). Retrieved January 20, 2023, from https://insights-engine.refed.org/solution-database/imperfect-surplus-produce-channels.