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MEET OUR LOCAL HEROES

In a world where the food waste problem can seem overwhelming, these heroes, armed with passion, expertise, and innovative solutions, remind us that change is possible. From biologists to engineers to farmers, activists, entrepreneurs, educators, and volunteers, they are pioneering groundbreaking initiatives to tackle food waste at every level of the food supply chain.

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Aart Schuurman

CEO

Goodly Foods​

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Azizah Rajwani

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Claire Livia Lassam

​Associate Editor for Edible Vancouver & Owner of Livia Sweets

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Drema & Moses

Vancouverites fighting food waste and helping families throughout BC​.

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Jack Froese

Chair of the National Zero Waste Council​ & the Township of Langley Mayor

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Kunal Dighe

Dual Property Executive Chef at

JW Marriott Parq Vancouver &

THE DOUGLAS

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Michael Levenston

Executive Director &

Founding Member

​City Farmer Society

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Simone Maclsaac

Farmer & Owner

​Rootdown Organic Farm

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Tristan Jagger

Founder & Board Chair

​Vancouver Food Runners​

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Adrienne Uy

COO & CFO

​SPUD

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Ben Liegey

Founder & CEO

BetterTable​

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Clinton Bishop

Co-founder & COO

Susgrainable

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Helena McShane

Communications &

Sustainability Manager

​SPUD​

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Jessica Regan

CEO & Co-founder

FoodMesh​

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Lori Nikkel

CEO of Second Harvest

Canada’s largest food rescue organization

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Sang Le

Co-founder of Peko Produce​

Western Canada’s first online grocery for “peculiar” goods.

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Tamiko Suzuki

Author & Writer

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Sophia, Margot, and Ulwiana are all part of a movement to create a more sustainable world.​

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Andrew Marr

Director of Solid Waste Planning

Metro Vancouver​

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Bronwyn Smyth

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Dana Gunders

​Executive Director

​ReFed

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Ingrid Broussillon

Founder of â€‹Griottes Polyglottes

& a Vancouverite fighting food waste

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Karen Barnaby

Product Development Chef & Author

Goodly Foods​

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​Marc Wandler

Co-founder & CEO

​Susgrainable

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Sam Kashani

Country Manager

Too Good To Go

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Tammara Soma

Assistant Professor • Research Director & Co-founder of â€‹

Food Systems Lab

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Wherever we are in this world, we respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land and their Elders past, present, and emerging.

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