In Episode 203, Christine Lakatos , an art teacher and GreenAmbassador leader at Hayes Elementary in Livonia Public Schools in Michigan, shares her school food waste solution journey.

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.

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.

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 .

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.

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.

In Episode 197, Dr. Melissa Pflugh Prescott shares her research as an assistant professor of nutrition at Case Western Reserve University (and formerly at the Universityof Illinois). Her research focuses on sustainable food systems and public health, and she is dedicated to reducing school food waste while simultaneously improving child nutrition.

In Episode 196, David Neville, the owner of Capstone Farms in Kentucky, shares his experience as an advocate school food waste solutions through several key initiatives, as well as farm to school programs.  David was named the Global Ties U.S. 2026 Citizen Diplomat Award, and his ability to share his Farm To School experience using his unique style and story telling is a real treat. We know you will enjoy this fun episode exploring many different aspects of our food supply chain from someone on the front lines as a farmer!

In Episode 195, Marc Milton, the Director of Food Serviceat The Downey Unified School District in California,   shares his food waste solution journey that started in the restaurant industry for 9 years, and has culminated in managing the food service department in The Downey Unified School District.

In episode 194, Scott Anderson, with Phoenix Marketing, and formerly a school food service director of Madison County Schools in Richmond Kentucky, shares his extensive background implementing school food waste solutions during his career.