Welcome, Lauren Linekin!

After graduating from undergrad, I spent a year working in agriculture and outdoor leadership. I absolutely loved working outdoors and growing sustainable food to nourish our community, however, I still longed to work within the food system in a different way, and on the issue of food insecurity in particular. While researching organizations around New England, I found Lovin’ Spoonfuls and felt instantly inspired by and connected to its mission of bridging the gap between food abundance and food insecurity. I couldn’t be happier to be joining this team!

I became interested in food rescue after taking a Community Nutrition course at the University of New Hampshire with a professor that deeply inspires me, Dr. Joann Burke. In this course, we studied food system security, nutrition, and communal and national food supply chains. This motivated me to pursue a degree in sustainable food systems, and since then, I have always aspired to work in food recovery and redistribution.

u003cmeta charset=u0022utf-8u0022/u003eI feel deeply passionate about sustainability, food, and the different ways food brings people and communities together. Having studied nutrition and food systems in undergrad, I feel passionate about food being fuel for mind and body. It’s vital to strengthening relationships and communities. I also feel passionate about being a part of a team and sharing thoughts, knowledge, and experiences with others.

My ability to cook food that is tasty and enjoyable to eat is 100% reliant on cookbooks! Though I lack the ability to be spontaneous with cooking, I would say my loved ones would give me a solid 7 out of 10 in my ability to read and execute recipes. My all time favorite side when sharing meals with others isu003ca href=u0022https://dishingupthedirt.com/recipes/honey-cardamom-glazed-parsnips-rosemary-sea-salt/u0022u003e this wonderful recipeu003c/au003e from Andrea Bemis’ u003cemu003eDishing Up The Dirtu003c/emu003e cookbook!

Depending on the season, you would likely find root vegetables, greens,u003ca href=u0022https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=Lu0026amp;ai=DChcSEwjV3d7gvqj3AhXL-sgKHVf1D_MYABAEGgJxdQu0026amp;ae=2u0026amp;ohost=www.google.comu0026amp;cid=CAESbeD2C98pb8ZR-RdiP6CPjgj88_tpLpOXOxX1ZQwXdzSk6xI2RF9eCzaWT051CV1ADKhLC8-0UB4sBUoaZyTWn_E26bCi7fu002du002d1Dy7RK_o1tow95bvpBcqR73YUP9E0hwsutRlntkXugk0vOmCuusu0026amp;sig=AOD64_0Jntcj5F9QNQVexgHcDq0KcR2DfAu0026amp;qu0026amp;adurlu0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjmqNLgvqj3AhWUjYkEHTvSCuYQ0Qx6BAgDEAEu0026amp;dct=1u0022u003e Hank’s hot sauceu003c/au003e, berries, homemade energy bars, and in the freezer, green tea mochi.

My favorite childhood food memory is making homemade hot chocolate with my parents and sisters after being outside on a cold and snowy day. Though it is so simple and quick to make, I have such a vivid memory of how comforting and happy it felt to be there enjoying a warm beverage with them all!