Ten years of rescuing food, in pictures: the 0 van and the hearse, the first board meeting over pizza, the characters we find in the produce, and the people who make every pound possible.
A colourful pickup of rescued produceThe first board meeting, over pizza — August 9, 2016Early pickups in Paddy's Nissan Pathfinder, summer 2016The first Kaiser Permanente meal pickup of the pandemic, spring 2020A fishy-looking potato — perfectly edibleFriends and mentors at the San Francisco Produce MarketIliana, owner of As Kneaded Bakery in San LeandroIntroducing Daily Bowl to the Union City Human Relations Commission — July 27, 2016Ken Pon and Paddy Iyer collecting the GMC refrigerated van, February 2020Early logo ideasMr. Nosy EggplantThe original plans, sketched on a whiteboardOur very first catering surplus pickup, 2016Paddy driving a borrowed delivery truck during the pandemicPerfectly edible: Mr. Nosy PepperRecruiting Ken Pon to join the boardSister Annette volunteering at Kaiser PermanenteWhere it started: Daily Bowl's first office was a garageWhere the seeds were planted: Tierra Mia café in OaklandA tight-fisted potatoWith Doug and Trent of Perry Farms, ArdenwoodYes, it used to be a hearse — the van that carried Daily Bowl from 2017 to 2020Assemblymember Ortega's welcome on the Assembly floor screen — June 5, 2024The flower distribution team at the TCV van, June 2026California Nonprofit of the Year, with Assemblymember Alex Lee — June 2024Receiving a $6,000 PayPal Gives check, October 2018Lance Nishihira with the new box truck wrap, January 2026Serving rescued eggplant at a courtyard distribution, March 2025
