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K-12 Food Rescue: A Food Waste Solution Podcast
By John Williamson
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K-12 Food Rescue: A Food Waste Solution PodcastApr 30, 2020
![Indiana K-12 Food Rescue Leaders in IPS Sharon Sellers, Addyson Hall, and Malaya Loredo](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1714676176923-5448415be74ba.jpg)
Indiana K-12 Food Rescue Leaders in IPS Sharon Sellers, Addyson Hall, and Malaya Loredo
Listen to the exciting journey of finding school food waste solutions at IPS 39 William McKinley Elementary, as told by Instructional Coach Sharon Sellers and students Addyson Hall and Malaya Loredo.
![School Food Waste Solution Leader Erin Dorr in Bedford MA](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1713467791656-08214d51a443c.jpg)
School Food Waste Solution Leader Erin Dorr in Bedford MA
Listen to Erin Dorr, a facilities management consultant for Bedford Public Schools in MA, share how she first became interested in the subject of school food waste, and the steps she took to make a difference and lead the #FoodIsNotTrash movement in Bedford Public Schools.
![Las Vegas K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Andrew Plotkin](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1710361125341-4deb8fa7bb21a.jpg)
Las Vegas K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Andrew Plotkin
Hear the inspiring story of the founder of The Should Project, Andrew Plotkin, as he shares how he learned about wasted food in schools, and what he did to make sure 40 pounds a day of food in one school is given to a local caring agency instead of feeding landfills.
https://www.theshouldproject.org/
![Colorado Fountain Valley Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leaders](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1709576603481-51dd3c143775a.jpg)
Colorado Fountain Valley Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leaders
Fountain Valley Food Rescue is featured on the 104th episode of the K-12 Food Rescue Podcast. Students Stella Rhee, Annabelle Cabaniss, and Gunnar Mason, along with the science department chair of Fountain Valley, Danielle Llewelyn, share the story of Fountain Valley Food Rescue in Colorado.
![Fresno K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leaders Mark and Mallory Topoozian](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1709574222326-afc7f1e486b2b.jpg)
Fresno K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leaders Mark and Mallory Topoozian
Mark and Mallory Topoozian are siblings in Fresno California, and Mark attended Bullard High School, and Mallory currently attends Bullard High School. Mark started a school recovery program that spread to 25 schools, and Mallory started a monthly effort to provide food for food insecure families for she and her classmates to participate in. Mallory is also involved the food recovery program Mark founded at Bullard and beyond. Mark recently graduated from college, and Mallory is currently a Sophomore, and they were nice enough to take the time with me together to share their story on the 103rd episode of the K-12 Food Rescue Podcast.
![Zionsville K-12 Food Rescue Leaders Angie Campbell, Stephanie Mbathi, and Austin Ide](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1709237057780-99d06db13ed86.jpg)
Zionsville K-12 Food Rescue Leaders Angie Campbell, Stephanie Mbathi, and Austin Ide
The Zionsville Presbyterian Church Food Pantry has partnered with the Zionsville Community Schools and K-12 Food Rescue since 2015, rescuing an estimated 315,000 pounds of food from 9 schools that is distributed 2 days a week to children and families in need in the community. Angie Campbell, Stephanie Mbathi, and Austin Ide have volunteered faithfully for many years, and in this episode, they share the many ways the K-12 Food Rescue has impacted the community, even beyond the hunger relief provided. For more information, you can learn more about the ZPC Food Pantry at the link below.
https://www.zpc.org/event/1753814-2022-11-03-zionsville-food-pantry/
![The K-12 Food Rescue Story: Episode 100](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1708717230401-be0a726d70904.jpg)
The K-12 Food Rescue Story: Episode 100
In celebration of Food Rescue's 18th year, and our 100th episode of the K-12 Food Rescue Podcast, John Williamson, our founder, president, and executive director, tells the Food Rescue story from 2006 to present. Discover how Food Rescue came into existence, and how and why the transition to K-12 Food Rescue with a focus on student education and leadership came to pass.
![San Mateo School Food Waste Solution Leader Emilie Dirck](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1708627799370-398af0121991.jpg)
San Mateo School Food Waste Solution Leader Emilie Dirck
Emilie Dirck works with San Mateo Health and provides training on food waste audits and school share tables. San Mateo Health has a full section of their website dedicated to these subjects.
https://www.smchealth.org/sharetable
There are currently 11 of 300 schools in the school districts they serve involved directly with Emilie and San Mateo Health, with 4 more to be onboarded soon. That leaves 285 opportunities for growth of the program in San Mateo. Based on Emilie's observations from the share table program and food waste audits in participating schools, if the remaining 285 schools in San Mateo participated, over 7 million food items could be fed to children and families in need rather than landfills. Reach out to Emilie today to learn more about share tables and food waste audits by going to the link above.
![Montana K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Brittany Gage](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1708439218422-5aff433f4bfda.jpg)
Montana K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Brittany Gage
Brittany Gage is a school food waste solution leader in Billings Public Schools in Montana with Sodexo. Montana is the 31st state featured on the K-12 Food Rescue podcast, and we are excited to bring you this story. Brittany shares about acquiring food waste tracking software from LeanPath, as well as the utilization of share tables within the school district.
![Indiana K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Jill Riggs](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1707853683557-2b48f8d68b806.jpg)
Indiana K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Jill Riggs
Jill Riggs is the director of food service at Penn Harris Madison School Corporation. She has been leading school food waste solutions at Penn Harris since at least 2012, and the impact of 15 schools donating instead of dumping for 12 years is very inspiring, and we hope you enjoy hearing her story and the story Penn Harris Madison School Corporation.
![Indiana K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Linda Williams](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1707765558797-27f7d588e703e.jpg)
Indiana K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Linda Williams
Linda Williams started the Fishers UMC food pantry in 2007, almost the exact same time that Food Rescue was founded. In 2016, the Fishers UMC food pantry was once of the very first food pantry partners involved with K-12 Food Rescue, picking up from 7 schools in the Hamilton Southeaster School District.
![IPS Indiana K-12 Food Rescue Leader Veronica Fuentes](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1706724154239-ffb161956afd8.jpg)
IPS Indiana K-12 Food Rescue Leader Veronica Fuentes
Listen to the inspiring story of Indianapolis Public Schools Jonathon Jennings (IPS 109) Family and Community Liaison, Veronica Fuentes, and her effort to restore the schools' K-12 Food Rescue program after the pandemic.
![Cornell University School Food Waste Solution Leader Trisha Bhujle](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1706542890261-9b20357cea277.jpg)
Cornell University School Food Waste Solution Leader Trisha Bhujle
We are excited to share the food waste solution journey of Cornell University Sophomore, Trisha Bhujle. When Trisha was a senior in high school in Texas, she wrote a letter to the Lewisville Independent School District regarding suggestions to reduce food waste in her school district, and we recently stumble upon that letter that she published on her Substack, calle the Sentimental Environmentalist. She has gone on to pursue her passion for both hunger relief and environmental sustainability issues while at Cornell, and we believe it's important to highlight people who take their interest in food waste and take an action step, such as a compelling letter to a school district. Trisha's letter provided a great template to follow for so many, and we are happy to share that letter on today's podcast.
https://sentimentalenvironmentalist.substack.com/p/local-food-waste-reduction-an-email
![New Mexico School Food Waste Solution Leaders Marie Johnson And Paula Szczepanek](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1706540516775-554817437c54.jpg)
New Mexico School Food Waste Solution Leaders Marie Johnson And Paula Szczepanek
Listen to the exciting school food waste solution journey of Marie Johnson, the Student Nutrition Program Coordinator at Farmington Municipal Schools and former New Mexico Nutrition Association President, and Paula Szczepanek, the Resident District Manager with K-12 By Elior, a food service company partnering with Farmington Municipal Schools.
This marks the 30th state we have recorded an episode regarding a successful school food waste solution program. Due to some difficulty with the podcast connections in New Mexico, Paula had to call into the podcast on a cell phone, so the audio is a little rougher than normal, but we were glad to hear her and the Elior food service perspective on the partnership with Farmington Municipal Schools.
![City Barbeque Chief Administrative Officer and Food Waste Solution Leader Ronnie Berry](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1705420943353-6f5e48416630a.jpg)
City Barbeque Chief Administrative Officer and Food Waste Solution Leader Ronnie Berry
Hear the inspiring story of City Barbeque's Food Rescue Program, as told by Ronnie Berry, their Chief Administrative Officer. City Barbeque is a fast growing scratch restaurant with 70 locations nation wide.
![Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Co-Founder and Food Waste Solution Leader Robert Lee](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1705084604986-eee3c93fab1db.jpg)
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Co-Founder and Food Waste Solution Leader Robert Lee
Listen to the exciting journey of Robert Lee, the Co-Founder of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, a national food rescue organization. Robert left his job at JP Morgan in his early 20's to pursue leading the #FoodIsNotTrash movement through Rescuing Leftover Cuisine. RLC has rescued millions of pounds of food since it's foundation as a Not for Profit organization since 2015.
![Orange County Florida School Food Waste Solution Leader Mana Heistand](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1704740087766-28504eed5e205.jpg)
Orange County Florida School Food Waste Solution Leader Mana Heistand
Hear the inspiring story of Windy Ridge gifted and talented teacher Marta Heistand, as she shares how her students led the #FoodIsNotTrash movement in 2019 at Windy Ridge through their K-12 Food Rescue Share Table and food pantry partner program.
![WRCC Food Pantry Director and School Food Waste Solution Leader Jeff Demasie](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1703708142686-6a5d537bec9ae.jpg)
WRCC Food Pantry Director and School Food Waste Solution Leader Jeff Demasie
Listen to the inspiring partnership between Noblesville Schools, The White River Christian Food Pantry, and Food Rescue. The WRCC food pantry has received an estimated 350,000 food items in the past 7 years from the Noblesville School District's K-12 Food Rescue Program according to our guest Jeff Demasie, the food pantry director.
![Michigan School Food Waste Solution Leader Vicki Ballas](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1703091036358-117f16033a9c5.jpg)
Michigan School Food Waste Solution Leader Vicki Ballas
Listen to Vicki Ballas, the Michigan State University Extension Community Nutrition Instructor, discuss the' inspiring story of the Munising Public School's Mustang Food Share Program.
![Original Food Rescue North Chapter Presidents Mike Cookman and Jocelyn Challas](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1699373574212-4f4b8c0f83027.jpg)
Original Food Rescue North Chapter Presidents Mike Cookman and Jocelyn Challas
K-12 Food Rescue celebrates the early days of our Food Rescue efforts with this vey special episode with Mike Cookman and Jocelyn Challas. Hear how Jocelyn answered a Craigslist ad from Food Rescue for a service opportunity in Charlotte in 2008 to take surplus food from a restaurant to a food pantry regularly, and how Mike Cookman joined her team and went on to found the Food Recovery Group in Charlotte NC, which has rescued over 8 million dollars of retail food since 2010 with 36 volunteers.
![Athens Food Rescue Founder Teresa Curtiss](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1699285495171-e385f6c966ebd.jpg)
Athens Food Rescue Founder Teresa Curtiss
Take a trip down memory lane as we reflect on the growth of Food Rescue, in the hope of perhaps exposing listeners interested in rescuing food in schools to other food rescue opportunities outside of schools. Hear the inspiring story of Athens Food Rescue founder Teresa Curtiss, and how her efforts have led to over 270,000 food items donated to caring agencies feeding children and families in need since 2014. In this episode, we discuss the rapid growth of Food Rescue organizations since 2014 when there was very little information available on the subject.
![K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leaders First Parish Newbury Food Pantry MA](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1698934970342-18e4d4d7ab563.jpg)
K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leaders First Parish Newbury Food Pantry MA
Listen to the inspiring story of how one food pantry serves their local school district by recovering their surplus food and distributing it to children and families in need in their community. #FoodIsNotTrash. The episode features Allison Lehane, Jane Merrow, and Bay James, who all play key roles in the distribution of rescued food from schools in Newbury.
![Utah K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Shelby Cornett](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1698924398692-6a6065066f371.jpg)
Utah K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Shelby Cornett
Hear the inspiring story school food waste solution journey of Shelby Cornett, The Park City School District Sustainability Coordinator in Park City Utah.
![K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Matt Hayes With The Boulevard Place Food Pantry In Indianapolis](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1698935282560-c5be12269a98b.jpg)
K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Matt Hayes With The Boulevard Place Food Pantry In Indianapolis
Listen to the inspiring story of the partnership between Indianapolis Public Schools, The Martin Luther King Center, The Boulevard Place Food Pantry, and K-12 Food Rescue, as told by Matt Hayes, the Executive Director of the Boulevard Place Food Pantry.
![K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Student Leaders Lily Wheeler and Jolee Flynn in Massachusetts](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1698161285694-66b6143ad704.jpg)
K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Student Leaders Lily Wheeler and Jolee Flynn in Massachusetts
Listen to the inspiring story of High School Freshmen Lily Wheeler and Jolee Flynn on their journey to eliminate school food waste in their school district in Natick Massachusetts.
![K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leaders Samantha Sandhaus and Feeding Philly in Pennsylvania](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1698161652128-3f5c586be4fb9.jpg)
K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leaders Samantha Sandhaus and Feeding Philly in Pennsylvania
Listen to the inspiring story of Samantha Sandhaus and Feeding Philly on their journey to end school food waste in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
![Dekalb Central K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Aubrey Gough](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1695744935736-c37b215fab43d.jpg)
Dekalb Central K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Aubrey Gough
Listen to the inspiring story of share tables and school food pantries in 6 schools in Dekalb Central as told by Aubrey Gough, the food service director and Dekalb Central. Their share tables have rescued an estimated 378,000 food items since 2016.
![Maine School Food Waste Solution Leader Susanne Lee](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1695007693992-53c346a93034e.jpg)
Maine School Food Waste Solution Leader Susanne Lee
Listen to Faculty Fellow Susanne Lee from the Senator George J Mitchell Center For Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine share the results of their school food waste study, as well as her passion for seeing an end to wasted food in Maine K-12 schools and beyond.
![South Harrison Food Service Coordinator and School Food Waste Solution Leader Stephanie Zimmerman](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1695067076416-f95204d628b4f.jpg)
South Harrison Food Service Coordinator and School Food Waste Solution Leader Stephanie Zimmerman
South Harrison Schools Food Service Coordinator Stephanie Zimmerman shares her story of onboarding 7 cafeterias to participate in share tables in the school district, resulting in an estimated 31,000 food items rescued in 7 cafetieres for 8 schools annually.
![Lee's Summit Missouri K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Lori Danella](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1694076314124-c548aa0dde9f6.jpg)
Lee's Summit Missouri K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Lori Danella
Hear the inspiring story of how Lee's Summit R-7 School District Nutrition Service Director Lori Danella implemented share tables in 25 schools in her district. An estimated 200,000 food items will now be rescued annually as a result of the districts commitment to lead the #FoodIsNotTrash movement in Lee's Summit R-7.
![Connecticut Teacher and School Food Waste Solution Leader Doreen Stohler](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1693495899638-a1be2e834473.jpg)
Connecticut Teacher and School Food Waste Solution Leader Doreen Stohler
Hear the inspiring story of Hamden CT school teacher and Bear Path Green Team leader, Doreen Stohler, and how she inspired the students of Bear Path School to lead the #FoodIsNotTrash movement.
![New Hampshire Teacher and School Food Waste Solution Leader Tara Happy](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1685678356815-3d2e254aea711.jpg)
New Hampshire Teacher and School Food Waste Solution Leader Tara Happy
Listen to the inspiring story of a New Hampshire Elementary School Teacher, Tara Happy, and how being frustrated watching food being wasted in the school cafeteria led to a truly empowering student leadership experience at Hollis Elementary.
![Hilliard Ohio School Food Waste Solution Leader Ekta Chabria](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1686229082535-8fc0ac1fb86ea.jpg)
Hilliard Ohio School Food Waste Solution Leader Ekta Chabria
Listen to the inspiring story of Hilliard Elementary intervention specialist in Ohio, Ekta Chabria, and her journey to empower her students to lead the #FoodIsNotTrash movement through composting and K-12 Food Rescue.
![New Hampshire K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Paul Karpawich With Sustainable Transitions](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1685623794439-8eb44d1321977.jpg)
New Hampshire K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Paul Karpawich With Sustainable Transitions
Listen to the inspiring journey of New Hampshire K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Paul Karpawich With Sustainable Transitions. This is the 26th state represented on the K-12 Food Rescue Podcast, and we are excited to share Paul's story.
![K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Katherine Rakowski in Wisconsin](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1684950795123-225310f5ca6aa.jpg)
K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Katherine Rakowski in Wisconsin
Listen to the inspiring journey of K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Katherine Rakowski in Wisconsin. Katherine is the Education and Agriculture Coordinator for the Bayfield School District, and she leads a composting and share table initiative in the Bayfield School District in Wisconsin.
![K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Cedar Walters In Otter Tail County Minnesota](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1684935216637-0f1bb92d71524.jpg)
K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Cedar Walters In Otter Tail County Minnesota
Listen to the inspiring food waste solution journey of Cedar Walters, the Public Information Officer for the Otter Tail County Solid Waste Department in Minnesota. Cedar worked closely with Cleveland Elementary and others through a grant to develop food waste solutions and lead the #FoodIsNotTrash movement in Otter Tail County
![K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Carol Phipps With the Interchurch Food Pantry of Johnson County Indiana](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1684261692080-7a13cf0894c6e.jpg)
K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Carol Phipps With the Interchurch Food Pantry of Johnson County Indiana
Hear the inspiring K-12 Food Rescue story of Carol Phipps and the Interchurch Food Pantry of Johnson County in Indiana. They pick up over 95,000 pounds of rescued food items per year, which is the equivalent of over 350,000 food items from over 20 Marion County schools in 2 school districts.
https://www.jccf.org/interchurch-food-pantry-of-johnson-county
![Carson City Nevada School Food Waste Solution Leader and Envriolution Executive Director Vanessa Robertson](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1684176052778-0c2ebf7b33b4c.jpg)
Carson City Nevada School Food Waste Solution Leader and Envriolution Executive Director Vanessa Robertson
Listen to the story of school food waste solution leader Vanessa Robertson, who is the Executive Director of Envirolution in Carson City, Nevada. In this episode, Vanessa shares about the Envirolution teacher curriculum Project Recharge, as well as the their partnership with over 100 schools around the country, including Empire Elementary in Nevada.
![Pennsylvania School Food Waste Solution Leaders : Teacher Sue Akright and Senior Sarah Campbell](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1683643907768-cdca2a04dd47c.jpg)
Pennsylvania School Food Waste Solution Leaders : Teacher Sue Akright and Senior Sarah Campbell
Listen to the inspiring journey of a life skills teacher in Pennsylvania and one of her students, as they share the story of the "share refrigerator" at Palmyra HS, that rescues over 800 food items per week.
![South Carolina School Food Waste Solution Leader and K-12 Food Rescue Leader Tamika Fordham](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1683339630716-2711db7147f6c.jpg)
South Carolina School Food Waste Solution Leader and K-12 Food Rescue Leader Tamika Fordham
Hear the inspiring story of Tamika Fordham, a school teacher in South Carolina, who is helping her students lead the #FoodIsNotTrash movement in their school district.
![Hamilton County Indiana School Food Waste Solution Leader Nick Pease and the Grace Care Center](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1682618834382-25d1fc88d4d3e.jpg)
Hamilton County Indiana School Food Waste Solution Leader Nick Pease and the Grace Care Center
Listen to the inspiring story of Nick Pease and the Grace Care Center in Hamilton County Indiana and how they partnered with K-12 Food Rescue to lead the #FoodIsNotTrash Movement in Hamilton County Schools, leading to the rescuing of an estimated 500,000 food items in 7 years in Hamilton County Schools.
![Nevada School Food Waste Solution Leader Adrienne Wiggins](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1681759344022-dfe518d605bde.jpg)
Nevada School Food Waste Solution Leader Adrienne Wiggins
Hear the inspiring story of Empire Elementary and Adrienne Wiggins, a teacher with a passion to support students who are inspired to lead the #FoodIsNotTrash movement!
![Longmont Colorado School Food Waste Solution Leaders at Flagstaff Academy](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1681830114396-f306fa5971442.jpg)
Longmont Colorado School Food Waste Solution Leaders at Flagstaff Academy
Hear the inspiring story of Flagstaff Academy Green Team members Kassidy Brackett and Elyse Prestopnik in Longmont Colorado, and their elementary science teacher and Green Team Leader Stacy Wolff. Their Food Rescue table is teaching their fellow students and community that #FoodIsNotTrash!
![White Plains New York School Food Waste Solution Leader Anna Giordano](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1680743763335-64190586ba875.jpg)
White Plains New York School Food Waste Solution Leader Anna Giordano
Hear the story of a White Plains School District parent in New York, Anna Giordano, and her journey to find solutions to school food waste.
![Palmyra HS Pennsylvania School Food Waste Solution Leader Jodi Stafford](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1680709867566-9d41bb2128462.jpg)
Palmyra HS Pennsylvania School Food Waste Solution Leader Jodi Stafford
Hear the story of the birth of the "share fridge" at Palmyra High School in Pennsylvania from the perspective of Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher and school food waste solution leader Jodi Stafford.
![Malakoff Texas School Food Waste Solution Leader Superintendent Don Layton](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1680637828519-ced559b57958d.jpg)
Malakoff Texas School Food Waste Solution Leader Superintendent Don Layton
Hear the inspiring school food waste solution journey of the Malakoff Independent School District through the eyes of their Superintendent Don Layton. Learn about the steps needed to establish a Share Table or Share Refrigerator in Texas schools and beyond!
![Oregon School Food Waste Solution Student Leader Mia Aberle](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1680623143232-c9fdb73d1f8ce.jpg)
Oregon School Food Waste Solution Student Leader Mia Aberle
Hear Oregon School Food Waste Solution Student Leader Mia Aberle share her journey of establishing a composting program at Clackamas High School, and how it is leading to discussions about rescuing some of the nutritious unopened and unpeeled food items from the trays of students that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill from school lunches.
![Oregon School Food Waste Solution Leader Laurel Bates](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1679600601558-7657e58f8c632.jpg)
Oregon School Food Waste Solution Leader Laurel Bates
Laurel Bates is the Waste Reduction Education Coordinator in Clackamas County in Oregon. Hear how Laurel connected with an inspiring high school student in Clackamas County who was very interested in the subject of school food waste and finding a a solution, and what happened what happened next.
![Greenwood Indiana K-12 Food Rescue Food Bank Partner Steve Saunders From The Impact Center](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1678204813724-03827c4fff5e8.jpg)
Greenwood Indiana K-12 Food Rescue Food Bank Partner Steve Saunders From The Impact Center
Here the inspiring story of the impact of the Center Grove K-12 Food Rescue program in the lives families in need served by the Impact Center in Greenwood Indiana. Pastor Steve Saunders shares data and stories from a food bank point of view that indicates the importance of expanding the #FoodIsNotTrash movement in schools across America.
![West Hartford Recycling Coordinator and School Food Waste Solution Leader Katherine Bruns](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_episode400/3792582/3792582-1677607988632-0651c328f6ebe.jpg)
West Hartford Recycling Coordinator and School Food Waste Solution Leader Katherine Bruns
Listen to Katherine Bruns, West Hartford's Recycling Coordinator, share her journey to start food scrap programs in the West Hartford School District, as well as her observations about unopened and unpeeled food items from the trays of students that could be rescued in the future.