Pittsburgh K-12 Food Rescue Leaders Megan Perfetti and Christine Wolski

Shuksan Middle School K-12 Food Rescue Student Leaders

8th grade students at Shuksan MS in Washington Yanely, Bahar, Alexa and Kimberly, recently took some actions to address food waste in their community. Please enjoy episode 202 of the K-12 Food Rescue Podcast and learn about their journey to make an impact in their community.

Virginia K-12 Food Rescue Student Leaders Anelise, Eleanor, and Rowan

In Episode 201, the Get 2 Green Team “Nature Protectors” at Columbia Elementary in Virginia, , Eleanor, Anelise,& Rowan, and their Program Coordinator,Rosemary Nevin, share their journey of working on food waste solutions in their school.

Mashpee K-12 Food Rescue Student Leaders Meri Smith, Liam Assad, and Owen Ziehl

In episode 200, Mashpee high school students in Massachusetts Meri Smith, Liam Assad, and Owen Ziehl, share their experience of joining their High School Green Team and working on school food waste solutions like composting and share tables, and a few other initiatives related to sustainability issues .

Orange County K-12 Food Rescue Leaders Karena Bozarth and Emily Grant

In episode 199, Karena Bozarth, the sustainability manager in the Food and Nutrition Department in the Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) in Florida, and Emily Grant, the director of operations in Florida and Chicago of FoodRecovery.org, discuss their partnership that has led to over 400,000 pounds of food being rescued since 2022 in the OPCS.

Pittsburgh K-12 Food Rescue Leaders Megan Perfetti and Christine Wolski

In episode 198, educators Megan Perfetti and Christine Wolfski at Brashaer High School in Pittsburgh, share their journey about co-founding the school's onsite food pantry that feeds over 270 students each week with nutritious surplus food.