By Jan Nigro, 2025 When I first joined FDN several years ago, Art Pearce was the first person to help me learn the ropes. I didn’t know at the time that he had been involved with FDN for many years. “In 2009, Sara Pines approached me and several others explaining that she needed help figuring […]
Written by Kat Meadows, April 2025 Theresa Fulton is a deeply engaged community member who works to support people facing housing insecurity, food access challenges, and broader systemic neglect. Through both formal and informal efforts, she provides essential resources to individuals living in difficult conditions—including those in encampments and temporary shelters. Much of her work […]
Written by Rosie Bostian, April 2025 Alicia Menduni, an Environmental Science major and Assistant Manager for the Ithaca College Eco Reps, has played a key role in expanding the college’s food recovery program. While working at the Campus Center dining hall, Alicia recognized the opportunity to launch a food recovery initiative. As she gained a […]
By Kat Meadows, April 2025 Rooted in Biodynamics, Growing with Community Tucked into the rolling hills of Trumansburg, NY, Remembrance Farm is a small but mighty biodynamic and organic farm growing salad greens, root vegetables, and culinary herbs for the Finger Lakes region. Since 1999, Nathaniel Thompson and his crew have operated with a deep […]
By Elena Flash, November 2024 Riding along with volunteer Vicki John on Wednesday afternoons provides a taste of the full circle impact of Friendship Donations Network (FDN). Vicki, a lifelong Ithacan, became an FDN volunteer about 9 years ago. Around then, the Statler’s head chef, Kris Escalante, was beginning to connect with FDN based on […]
