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Podcast: How We Change the World
Episode: Nourish & Nurture: The Farmlink Project's Quest to End Hunger and Protect the Planet
Description: In today's episode, we present a real-life adaptation of the proverb, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Amid the 2020 pandemic lockdown, an isolated college student stumbled upon a shocking paradox while watching the news - farmers wasting surplus food, leading to an environmental crisis, while food banks struggled to meet demand. This disturbing dichotomy struck a chord with Aidan Reily, a Brown University junior, and his best friend, James Kanoff, a Stanford junior. Driven to bridge this gap, they rallied their friends, Ben and Will Collier from Connecticut, and successfully marshalled an army of 500 student volunteers. Together, they...