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Farmers have the power to restore our climate by implementing regenerative farming practices, but those practices just got a lot more challenging to fund.
At Zero Foodprint, we’re sort of the experts at getting critical dollars to farmers so that they can restore the climate while growing good food - something restaurants know a thing or two about. We’re calling on restaurants nationwide to join us in our humble mission: to unfork the planet.
This April, give your customers an easy way to take a bite out of climate change. For one week, feature a climate-smart dish designed to source better, reduce waste, or drive regeneration. It may feel small, but small actions have the power to add up to big change. 95% of each dollar raised in the campaign goes directly to farmers to do things like this, and this, and all this!
Unfork the Planet
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How to Unfork the Planet
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Fill out this quick form and submit your $75 participation contribution so we can get you set up for success. It’s painless, we promise.
(Oh, and the participation contribution goes directly into the funding for our Restore Grants. By simply signing up, you’re already getting critical dollars into the hands of farmers!).
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After signing up, we’ll give you access to a portal with a campaign calendar and a variety of marketing assets to make your participation impactful and get the word out.
Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect: a participant webinar, social posts and printable collateral, impact stories, and fun ways to engage customers during the campaign. -
For one week during Earth Month (check the FAQs for timing), feature a climate-smart dish designed to source better, reduce waste, or drive regeneration.
Reduce: Create a dish designed to reduce waste.Source: Create a dish with ingredients sourced from regenerative farms.
Regenerate: Feature a dish with built-in funding for farmers.
What makes a climate-smart dish?
While there are many ways to take a bite out of climate change, we’re encouraging participants to feature a dish designed to source better, reduce waste, or drive regeneration. Dig in below!
Feature a dish with ingredients sourced from regenerative farms. Try buying from local regenerative farms, or experiment with new products like kernza.
Feature a dish designed to reduce waste. Think nose-to-tail, leaf-to-root, or the power of compost to turn waste into healthy soil.
Feature a new or popular dish with built-in funding for farmers. Commit to send $1 to ZFP for every dish sold during the campaign - It’s the most effective way to make a difference, and we can prove it.
But wait…
How does this help?
It’s not always easy to generate the funding needed to support farmers - but that doesn’t mean the hard work can’t be tasty!
Zero Foodprint pools contributions from all different parts of the food system to make dollars go further. We then equitably distribute those funds via grants to farmers putting in the work.
Whether your featured dish drives regeneration directly, or simply highlights climate-smart cooking, your participation gives diners the opportunity to learn about the urgency of our mission and donate directly. More than 95% of contributions go directly to funding our Restore Grants
See who’s in on the action
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Unfork the Planet is for any restaurant in the US that wants to serve up good food and make a difference! As long as you complete sign-up, make your $75 participation contribution, and commit to serving up a climate-smart dish in April, you’re in!
Current ZFP Members are invited to participate in Unfork the Planet without any additional contributions. -
Unfork the Planet is a week-long campaign that happens during Earth Month (April).
For restaurants around the country, the campaign week is April 21 -27, 2025.
If your restaurant is in one of the select regions below, the Unfork the Planet campaign week will be as follows:
Sonoma County: Mar 31 - Apr 6San Diego: Apr 7 - 13
San Francisco: Apri 14 - 20
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The sooner the better!
ZFP will host a webinar for all Unfork the Planet participants in late March, so it’s best to complete signup before March 21st, 2025. -
Zero Foodprint is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that teams up with food businesses to generate grants for farmers and ranchers. More than 95% of participant contributions (including the initial participation contribution) are sent directly to growers implementing practices that draw carbon out of the atmosphere and build healthy soil.
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If you have multiple locations that would like to participate in Unfork the Planet, please get in touch with our outreach team to learn more. Email us at outreach@zerofoodprint.org
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outreach@zerofoodprint.org