Cheryl Kollin is the principal of Full Plate Ventures, a consulting business that works with entrepreneurs and nonprofits to address the interconnected issues of local food systems, environmental sustainability and economic development. Cheryl is a founding member of the Montgomery County Food Council. She won the 2012 Adat Shalom Iron Chef contest fundraiser.
Inspired by Jewish values, Future Harvest Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (CASA) offers several programs to give students sustainable agriculture education and advocates for sustainable farming policies.
Cheryl chats with Rabbi Erin Glazer, MAZON’s Senior Engagement Officer and a Virginia native, about the path that brought her to MAZON and what the organization is doing to educate about and fight hunger.
Have you heard of food swapping? Taking a page from the ancient practice of bartering, people come together to exchange homemade cakes, sweets and condiments as well as recipes and personal stories.
Hungry Harvest co-founder Evan Lutz was just named on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for preventing produce from ending up in landfills while providing people with affordable fruits and veggies. Mazel tov!
Recalling Mitzvah Days of his youth, Farmer Mike Protas has partnered with Washington Hebrew Congregation on the Motzi Fellowship, a week-long program for teens where they learn the good, bad and ugly of farming and food.
Did you know that every year 246,000 tons of food end up in the Montgomery County landfill? Thankfully there are some new initiatives to prevent so much food waste.
