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.

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 schools and 32,000 students.

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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.

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 San Mateo County.

In episode 191, Chiara shares how her journey with food waste audits led to other opportunities for her to engage in environmental sustainability sustainability issues.

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 their perspective on school food waste initiatives in their district, including share tables, menu planning, composting, and other sustainability efforts.

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 initiatives.

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.

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, focused on practical education, common-sense waste reduction, and local responsibility.