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# ReFood - Hyperlocal food rescue and redistribution
- URL: https://content.changingthenarrative.media/podcast-re-food-hyperlocal-food-rescue-redistribution/
- Published: 2016-11-10T14:18:38.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-29T20:01:41.000Z
- Description: In this episode I am speaking to Hunter Halder, founder of the ReFood movement in Portugal. Hunter is originally from the US, but has lived in Lisbon for many years. In the 5 years that ReFood has existed, it has gone from 1 volunteer to 4,000, and serving 2,500 people 46,000 meals in a month.
- Author: Chris King
- Tags: #Food Is Wasted, #Podcasts, Community, Solutions

In this episode I am speaking to Hunter Halder, founder of the ReFood movement in Portugal. Hunter is originally from the US, but has lived in Lisbon for many years.

In the 5 years that ReFood has existed, it has gone from 1 volunteer to 4,000, and serving 2,500 people 46,000 meals in a month.

The organisation is entirely volunteer run, and focuses on addressing the issues of food waste and food poverty at a neighbourhood level.

I have to say in the 3 years I’ve been documenting the issue of food waste, this has to be the most impressive, and effective initiative I have come across – it’s a real inspiration, and I hope that the concept is replicated the world over!

The interview took place on the street, at a café in Lisbon, so there’s quite a bit of background noise, but it was the only option available to us, and I hope it’s not too distracting!

If you are working on a food waste initiative, or know someone who is, please get in touch – it would be great to have you on the podcast – you can email me at [chris@foodiswasted.com](mailto:chris@foodiswasted.com)

For more information on the great work ReFood is doing, visit the [ReFood website](http://re-food.org/?ref=content.changingthenarrative.media).

### **People and Organisations Mentioned**

FAO - [http://www.fao.org](http://www.fao.org/?ref=content.changingthenarrative.media)

City Harvest (New York, USA) - [https://www.cityharvest.org/](https://www.cityharvest.org/?ref=content.changingthenarrative.media)

OzHarvest (NSW, Australia) - [http://www.ozharvest.org/](http://www.ozharvest.org/?ref=content.changingthenarrative.media)

Philabundance (Philadelphia, USA) - [https://www.philabundance.org/](https://www.philabundance.org/?ref=content.changingthenarrative.media)

Kaibosh (Wellington, New Zealand) - [https://www.kaibosh.org.nz](https://www.kaibosh.org.nz/?ref=content.changingthenarrative.media)