saveFood

Food Waste Reduction App

Inspiration

The inspiration behind our Food Waste Reduction App stems from two critical issues: food waste and food insecurity. We observed that many restaurants and grocery stores often have surplus food that goes to waste due to lack of efficient channels for redistribution. Simultaneously, numerous individuals and families in our community struggle with food insecurity, lacking access to nutritious meals. We saw an opportunity to bridge this gap by creating a mobile app that connects surplus food providers with local food banks and community organizations.

Built With

1. html
2. css
3. express.js
4. python
5. flask
6. mysql

Running the application

1. Navigate to backend directory
2. Run commands
   1. pip install Flask
   2. pip install flask_cors
   3. pip install pymysql
   4. pip install pymon
3. Install MySQL on your local machine
4. Make sure MySQL is running; Create necessary databases and tables; FoodInventory(id, foodName, quantity, expiry_date, address)
5. Update DB connection details in init.py file
6. Run command
   1. pymon init.py | python3 init.py | OR
   2. export FLASK_APP = init.py
   3. export FLASK_ENV = "development"
   4. flask run
7. Navigate to the link displayed on terminal after the backend server starts