MEDIA

Here are some recent media stories featuring interviews with or quotes from team members:

Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Research Manager Helps Distribute Food to Baltimore City Elementary Schools: Former student Ama Apenteng (Baltimore Food Systems course, 2023) referenced the course in this July, 2026 article about her voluntarism.

To Toss or Not to Toss: WGBH Boston’s “Curiosity Desk” interviewed Roni and ReFED Executive Director, Sara Burnett about food date labels and California’s new date labeling policy aimed at reducing waste of food. Segment is about 12 minutes. July, 2026.

NYC’s Food Lifelines: Building a System That Can Withstand Crisis: Roni was interviewed for a story about food system resilience in NYC. July, 2026.

Confusion over date labels leads to food waste worth US$7B annually, reveals survey: Roni was quoted about food date labels survey. March 2025.

Food date label confusion grows: Roni was quoted about food date labels survey. March 2025.

Multistakeholder Group Looks for Systemwide Answers to Food Waste Problems: Waste360 article about RECIPES national food waste research network included an interview with Roni. Feb 2025.

Mass Confusion on Food Expiration Dates: Roni was interviewed about food date label report. Feb. 2025.

Bloomberg Businessweek: Dry January, Food Waste: Roni was interviewed about the impact of wasted food on climate change for Bloomberg podcast. January 2025.

Food date labels are broken. Like California, the US government is trying to fix them. Article drawing on quotes from Roni’s Bloomberg interview, December 2024.

Marylanders toss out more than 1 million tons of food each year. How do we reduce waste? 14-minute radio interview with Roni on WYPR’s On the Record. November, 2024

A Sustainable Thanksgiving: How to Gobble Without the Guilt November 2024.

How to have a sustainable Thanksgiving, reduce waste and protect the environment: Roni was interviewed for USA Today, November 2024

How long are Thanksgiving leftovers safe to eat? What to know about your turkey — and why some foods may go bad before they’ve hit the fridge. November 2024.

This restaurant is reducing food waste with “trash pie”: Roni was interviewed on NPR, September 2024.

Will Heat Waves Become a Voting Issue? New Republic, July 2024.

The Wrong Question to Ask About Climate Change: New Republic, April 2024.

How to Avoid Food System Collapse: Roni was interviewed for the New Republic, March 2024. [article behind paywall, but this Yahoo version is free.]

Don’t Waste Your Food And Money This Holiday Season : Roni was interviewed on Baltimore TV: Fox 45 Morning Show. December 2023.