by Jessica Cantin | Mar 5, 2025 | Just Eats, School Markets
In this Food For Thought article, I want to share something both deeply personal and important with you. This information might challenge long held beliefs you have about individuals who are overweight, or it may resonate with you personally. It wasn’t until my...
by Jessica Cantin | Oct 21, 2024 | All Things Food For Free, Food Recovery
When I was growing up in New York, my older brother worked for a small ski resort. Every week, he would bring home bags of bagels and pastries that he rescued from being thrown out at the resort’s restaurant, and it was always such a treat. I remember vividly the...
by Jessica Cantin | Aug 27, 2024 | All Things Food For Free
Chronic poverty leaves a mark. Though invisible to those around you, it arrives and never truly leaves. In our country, we often celebrate those who have climbed their way out of poverty, but we rarely talk about its lasting effects. Poverty can leave you with an...
by Jessica Cantin | Feb 23, 2024 | Food For Thought
The USDA recently announced it is investing approximately $11.5 million in 38 cooperative agreements that support innovative and scalable waste management solutions, including composting and urban farming, to minimize food waste in landfills. Nearly 40 percent of all...
by Jessica Cantin | Jan 24, 2024 | Food For Thought
It’s 1991, and I am in the ninth grade and what should be a typical lunch period is anxiety producing. Despite my parents’ attempts to apply for a reduced priced lunch, this year we were denied due to a slight increase in household income. There was nothing in the...
