PRODUCELOVE: A sweet way to celebrate Earth Day (all month long)!

The ‘ProduceLove’ Team in Action! (photo by Tomoko Matsubayashi).

GelatoLove and ProduceGood have partnered again to present ProduceLove, a new gelato line that uses recovered fruit from San Diego orchards to create a special dessert for Earth Month. Both GelatoLove Crema al Limone (Lemon Custard) and the dairy free Lemon Sorbet are made from fruits gleaned by Produce Good and private donors (Walton Organic Lemon Farm and Pete Anderson). They will be available for purchase both at the Carlsbad Village GelatoLove Store and online for next day delivery. The proceeds from this special Gelato Sale, will benefit ProduceGood gleaning programs, which rescue 10 tons of edible produce a month to feed the hungry. When 40% of all food is wasted and 1 in 3 San Diegans is food insecure, buying some ProduceLove gelato is a sweet way to help people and our planet!

ProduceGood, a non-profit that reduces waste and hunger by connecting surplus produce to food insecurity in San Diego County. “San Diego may be one of the most desirable places to live on Earth, but something’s not completely right when 1 in 3 people are food insecure and 40% of all food goes to waste”, said Nita Kurmins Gilson, Co-Executive Director of ProduceGood. “Every day we recover 650 pounds of fruits and veggies from local farms, orchards and farmers markets that would otherwise go to waste and we deliver that to local feeding agencies. I love the idea of turning our citrus into a special gelato that will also benefit the community. The proceeds raised during this Earth Month will allow us to serve even more people.”

Today ProduceGood has expanded to over 2,500 volunteers, who have harvested over 805,000 pounds of fruit from over 350 growers in North San Diego County. The latest program, Market Share, gives the opportunity to recover unsold produce from weekly Farmers Markets, delivering the bounty to local food pantries.

GelatoLove is a gelato venture that provides a healthier choice of high-quality Italian artisan gelato made with only the best natural ingredients.

“I am so inspired by the work ProduceGood does for the San Diego community, which is why I am thrilled to be partnering with them again to help give back to our environment and create a new tasty gelato for the public to enjoy,” said Paola Richard, CEO and Founder of GelatoLove. “We hope the community can join us by ordering online (www.gelato.love) and visiting our store in Carlsbad Village to celebrate the partnership, give back to ProduceGood and have some yummy gelato on a beautiful spring day.”

GelatoLove is the first gelato maker in the world to make a low sugar gelato made with a revolutionary ingredient, allulose—a non-GMO, FDA approved and rare low-calorie natural sugar that tastes just like the sugar you already know and love. Allulose is found in fruits like figs and kiwis and won’t lead to a sugar crash. GelatoLove also uses all natural ingredients like the best quality non-treated California milk and cream, a supreme cacao and cocoa butter, exquisite nuts, and fragrant coffee beans. GelatoLove contains half the fat and 80% less calories compared to regular ice cream, which makes it a healthy alternative to satisfy your sweet tooth. All recipes are gluten free and vegan options are available.