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Faces of Farmlink

Get to know some of the incredible Faces of the Farmlink community to learn more about The Farmlink Project and the inspiring individuals we partner with!

Walking down the street in Downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota around mid-July, Abdi Ali gripped the top of a paper bag holding his Chipotle takeout on his way...

Kyla Goux and Alex Huynh

Alex Huynh and Kyla Goux are the Co-Leads of The Farmlink Project’s Social Justice Collective (SJC), a branch of the organization whose mission is to...

Jordan Hartzell

Jordan Hartzell was an integral member of The Farmlink Project’s founding team—and she’s remained a valued leader ever since. From helping wherever she could...

Dylan Frazier and Charlotte Border

“I think what's remarkable about what we do is not so much the volume of what we do, but how we do it, you know, because volume is all relative to the...

Pete DiGiovanni

While growing up in Barrington, Rhode Island, Pete DiGiovanni cultivated a love for nature and gardening after forming a bond with his neighbor who maintained..

Despite moving from Mexico to Austin, Texas when he was only six years old, Andrew Hojel maintained a close relationship with his family and connection to...

Elijah Anderson

For our National Agriculture Day shirt, The Farmlink Project was lucky enough to work with NYC-based artist and illustrator Elijah Anderson. Elijah is extremely

At 3:30 in the morning, while most of Los Angeles County sleeps, Martha Barajas is awake picking up surplus donations for United Hands Multipurpose Center’s...

“When you have, you give.” That’s the motto that Brette Waters, Executive Director (and only employee) of Chefs to End Hunger, lives her life by. And boy...

Stella Delp’s first role at The Farmlink Project was the “lettuce lady,” calling farms to inquire about surplus greens.After being sent home from her...

“When the community comes together, [it is] a beautiful thing to see through this tragedy. No one asked about party affiliations...we can come together. We...

Tim Bradford has education at the top of his mind. As the Program Coordinator for the Society of Saint Andrew (SoSA) in Jackson, Mississippi, Tim organizes...

Meet our 2023 FIELD Fellows!

Head of Advocacy at The Farmlink Project

International Team Lead

Former Brand Director Charles McBryde: On Ukraine

Jocelyn Cortese

Former Brand Director Charles McBryde: On Ukraine

Farmlink’s Ativist, Singer, Writer, and Chief Procurement Officer

How One Meal Turned into Over 62,500

Founder and Leader of Essential Eats Distributors

Dylan Frazier and Charlotte Border

Director of Strategy at Boston Area Gleaners & Operations Director at Boston Area Gleaners

Jordan Hartzell

Founding Member and Product Team Lead at The Farmlink Project

Kyla Goux and Alex Huynh

Co-Leads of the Social Justice Collective at The Farmlink Project

Accelerator Product Team

Pete DiGiovanni

Deals Team Lead at The Farmlink Project

Elijah Anderson

Artist and Illustrator

Founder of United Hands

Chief of Staff at The Farmlink Project

Executive Director of Chefs to End Hunger

Executive Director of Extra Table

Executive Co-Director and Founder of Farmer Frog

Founder and CEO of Vida Life Ministries

Pierre Sleiman Jr.

Founder and CEO of Go Green Agriculture

Christine Hutchinson

Executive Director of Our Core

Program Coordinator for the Society of Saint Andrew (SoSA)

Pierre Sleiman Jr.

Founder and CEO of Go Green Agriculture

Christine Hutchinson

Executive Director of Our Core

Program Coordinator for the Society of Saint Andrew (SoSA)

Founder of Moon Valley Farm

Rodger Williams

Adopt-a-Native-Elder Co-founder

Briana Giampaoli

Fourth Generation Farmer at Live Oak Farms

Table to Table Truck Driver

Pueblo of Acoma

San Jose SHIP Kits Co-Founder

Senator Jessica Ramos

New York State Senator