The Farmlink Project rescues surplus produce from farms and delivers it to communities around the country. 

Alongside other college students around the country, Ben Collier started the Farmlink Project during the pandemic while he was studying applied mathematics at Brown. Now, Farmlink has moved over 165M lbs of food, preventing over 200,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions while also delivering over 137M meals.

In this episode we cover...

[1:45] The inspiration for Farmlink

[3:20] When Ben recognized the climate impact Farmlink could have

[5:00] What has made Ben stay at Farmlink

[7:45] What has surprised Ben the most about his interactions with farmers

[11:25] Going from Farmlink’s first farm to now

[14:30] The key to Farmlink’s agility and success

[18:20] How Farmlink has been able to build successful partnerships

[22:00] What Ben views as the biggest opportunities in food waste

[25:00] The deep need for persistent collaboration

[27:45] De-stigmatizing food assistance

[31:05] The biggest challenge of leading an organization straight out of school

[35:35] A fun fact about Ben

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Episode recorded on March 11, 2024