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The Hidden Link Between Food Waste and Natural Disasters

Imagine driving up to four hours to get to the nearest grocery store. For many families living in Navajo Nation, this is the reality to access nutritious food.

Jocelyn Cortese

Simply put, “Farmlink would not exist without Jocelyn Cortese. There’s no question about that.” Growing up being best friends with Jack Cortese, Farmlink...

From a young age, Luis Yepiz, The Farmlink Project’s Chief Procurement Officer–and self-described “food rights activist”–wrote poetry, acted, sang opera, and...

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day from The Farmlink Project! Celebrating Earth Day allows us to reflect on what the Earth means to us and how we can change our lifestyles to ...

The Farmlink Project Meets Ellen!

During the last week of January, The Farmlink Project’s co-founder Aidan Reilly received an unusual direct message on Instagram: an invite to possibly be...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This Thursday marks Saint Patrick’s Day, commemorating the life of Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland! We decided to tell some of the y fun stories about...

Day in the Life as a Farmlinker: Margaret Li

As students are returning to in-person classes, The Farmlink Project is slowly hiring full and part-time paid employees to help ensure the longevity and...

Women's History Month and Our Second Rountable Discussion

March 1st marks the beginning of the 37th celebration of Women’s History Month, a time of reflection on the often overlooked and vital role women have played...

Policy Advocacy at The United Fresh Conference

When we sit down for dinner each day, rarely do we consider the government policies that got that food to our plates. The farmers who grew our food, however...

Hurricane Ida Relief with Coast Tropical Farm

With families displaced, jobs lost, and homes and businesses destroyed, food insecurity has been exacerbated in communities impacted by Hurricane Ida...

From the beginning, Lindsay Carlin has shown to be unstoppable. When she first applied to be a member of the internal team for the summer 2020 term, Lindsay...

Cheese Caves and Food Surpluses: Why the U.S. Government currently stores 1.4 billion lbs of cheese

Hundreds of feet below the ground in Missouri, there are hundreds of thousands of pounds of American cheese. Deep in converted limestone mines, caves kept...