K-12 Food Rescue: A Food Waste Solution Podcast

K-12 Food Rescue: A Food Waste Solution Podcast

John Williamson

Episodes 192
Avg. Duration 21m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (8)
Since Mar 2020
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
24%
Hosting
anchor.fm

Contact & Outreach

About This Podcast

Follow the journey of students and adult leaders across the country to lead the #FoodIsNotTrash movement in their school districts as they seek food waste solutions.

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Recent Episodes

S2E193 Minnesota K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Stacy Koppen

Mar 31, 2026 21m

In episode 193, Stacy Koppen, the Nutrition Services Director at Saint Paul Public Schools in Minnesota, shares her experience reducing food waste in Saint Paul Public Schools, a district with 60…

S2E192 Massachusetts K-12 Food Rescue Leader Shona Vitelli

Mar 30, 2026 17m

In episode 192, Shona Vitelli, a science teacher at MashpeeMS/HS in Massachusetts, shares her experience leading share table, composting, and green team initiatives at Mashpee MS/HS.

S2E191 California K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution National Student Leader Chiara Luey

Mar 26, 2026 17m

Chiara Luey, a senior at  Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough, California , is a prominent youth environmental leader and the winner of the 2026 Youth Sustainability Award from Sustainable…

S2E190 Colorado School Food Waste Solution Leaders Amy Faricy and Beth Church

Mar 23, 2026 34m

In episode 190, Amy Faricy, the manager of menu services for The Douglas County School District in Colorado, and Beth Church the sustainability coordinator in Douglas County School District, share…

Washington School Food Waste Solution Leader Jennifer Baybado

Mar 23, 2026 13m

In episode 189, Jennifer Baybado, a teacher at Sacajawea Elementary in the Vancouver Public School District in the state of Washington, shares her journey working on school food waste solution…

S2E188 Maine K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leader Jill Keimach

Mar 16, 2026 17m

In Episode 188, Jill Keimach, a Physical Education and STEM teacher at Dayton Consolidated Schools in Maine, shares about a significant student-led initiative to reduce school food waste.

S2E187 Arizona School Food Waste Solution Leader Lauren Click

Mar 06, 2026 17m

In Episode 187, founder of Let’s Go Compost, shares her journey of establishing a nation wide composting program for schools. Let's Go Compost is a  national nonprofit located in Scottsdale AZ,…

S2E186 Pennsylvania K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Kelly Price

Mar 06, 2026 14m

In Episode 186, Kelly Price, a Manheim Township Schools Food Service Director in Pennsylvania, shares her journey to establish share table and food rescue policies in her school district.

S2E185 Brookline MA School Food Waste Solution Leader Eleanor Chmielowicz

Feb 19, 2026 16m

Episode 185 features Eleanor Chmielowicz, the Recycling Coordinator for the Brookline Department of Public Works in Brookline Massachusetts, who partners with Brookline schools with various…

S2E184 Eau Claire Wisconsin K-12 Food Rescue Student Food Waste Solution Leaders

Feb 12, 2026 13m

Episode 184 features Alicia Howe , the faculty advisor forthe Eco Club at Memorial HS in the Eau Claire Area School District in Wisconsin, as well as  HS students Erielle, Solvieg, and Audrey, who…

S2E183 Louisiana Three O'clock Founder and and Food Rescue Leader Emily Chatelain

Jan 29, 2026 20m

Episode 183 features Emily Chatelain, owner of the School Food and Wellness Group, the host of The Cafeteria Confessions podcast, and founder of The 3 O’clock Project in Louisiana.

S2E182 Metuchen New Jersey K-12 Food Rescue School Food Waste Solution Leaders

Jan 29, 2026 37m

Episode 182 features Kate Lemerich, Supervisor of Secondary STEM and Co-Chair of Metuchen Public School Sustainability Committee in New Jersey, Nikki Silipino , a RegionalOperations Associate at…

S2E181 K-12 Food Rescue National Student Leaders From Novasta Boston

Jan 28, 2026 22m

Episode 181 features Arianna Sun Sofia Hennessy, and Ruth Geleye, founders of Novasta Boston, a student led Food Rescue organization in Boston, Massachusetts.

S2E180 K-12 Food Rescue Student Leaders Siddharth Nara and Arpit Pareek

Jan 27, 2026 11m

Episode 180 features Siddharth Nara and Arpit Pareek, founders of Second Serving, a student led Food Rescue organization inLouden, Virginia.

S2E179 Nebraska K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Sophia Zhang

Jan 23, 2026 16m

Episode 179 of the K-12 Food Rescue Podcast features SophiaZhang,  a senior at Millard West High School in Nebraska.  Sophia created a project called Beyond the Bite working with Kids Against Hunger…

S2E178 K-12 Food Rescue Rhode Island Westerly HS Leader Jamie Finkelstein

Jan 23, 2026 16m

Episode 178 of The K-12 Food Rescue Podcast features Chef Jamie Finkelstein, who is head of the Culinary Arts Dept. at Westerly HS in Rhode Island, and is actively involved with re-purposing meals…

S2E177 Clean Memphis K-12 Food Rescue Leaders Michelle Cowan and Leann Edwards

Jan 22, 2026 31m

Episode 177 features Michelle Cowan, Director of Education and Community Partnerships for Clean Memphis, and Leann Edwards, who leads Project Green Fork, the food rescue program at Clean Memphis in…

S176E2 3 Sisters Food Rescue National K-12 Food Rescue Student Leaders

Jan 19, 2026 17m

Listen to the inspiring story of Dahlia, Scarlett, and Sonia Basmadjian, the founders of 3 sisters Food Rescue inNew York in Episode 176 of The K-12 Food Rescue Podcast.

S2E175 Utah State Representative and School Food Waste Solution Leader Tiara Auxier

Jan 07, 2026 29m

Utah State Representative Tiara Auxier shares her experience learning about the effect of unrealistic seat times during school lunches and her experience trying to implement changes in Utah schools…

S2E173 Colorado K-12 Food Rescue Food Waste Solution Leader Kathy Nguyen

Dec 19, 2025 25m

Kathy Nguyen is the Green Star Schools Program Manager of Eco-Cycle in Boulder, Colorado. Listen to her journey providing school food waste solutions in Episode 173 of the K-12 Food Rescue Podcast.

Frequently Asked Questions

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K-12 Food Rescue: A Food Waste Solution Podcast has published 192 episodes since March 2020, covering topics in Arts, Food.

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K-12 Food Rescue: A Food Waste Solution Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 21m.

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