Upcycled Food Association
Upcycled Food Association (UFA) is a global trade association working to prevent food waste by growing the market for products made from ingredients that would otherwise be thrown away. Founded in 2019, UFA now connects hundreds of member companies, from small startups to major food brands, that transform surplus and “imperfect” produce, spent grain, avocado […]
Ermias Kebreab
Ermias Kebreab is a professor of animal science and associate dean for global engagement at UC Davis, where he also directs the World Food Center. Raised in Eritrea with a lifelong love of milk, he has built a career at the intersection of livestock productivity and environmental sustainability. His research took an unexpected turn toward […]
ReFED
ReFED is a national nonprofit dedicated to ending food loss and waste across the U.S. food system through data-driven solutions and strategic capital. Founded in 2015 by a coalition of industry, government, and philanthropic leaders, ReFED produced the first national economic roadmap for reducing food waste, and its data and methodologies have since been adopted […]
Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan has been writing books and articles for over thirty years about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: on our plates, in our farms and gardens, and in our minds. Pollan is the author of eight books, six of which have been New York Times bestsellers, with three—including How to Change […]
Ocean Robbins
Ocean Robbins, born in a log cabin and raised eating food grown by his parents on their land, has dedicated his life to creating thriving, just, and sustainable ways of life through food system transformation and youth empowerment. At age 16, he co-founded YES! (Youth for Environmental Sanity), a nonprofit organization connecting and inspiring young […]