Rachael Jackson
Founder, EatOrToss.com
Rachael Jackson is a journalist and food-waste educator. She’s the founding editor of EatOrToss.com, an award-winning website that uses images and fun, science-based text to help home cooks assess food at risk of being thrown away. Since the site’s founding, EatOrToss has reached millions of people around the world. Rachael contributes articles about sustainability and food safety to The Washington Post, and has spoken about food waste–and avoiding it through a better understanding of our food–to groups ranging from Girl Scouts to government agencies. She also has worked with restaurants in Washington, D.C. on events designed to normalize root-to-leaf and nose-to-tail recipes and serves on the national planning committee for Food Waste Prevention Week. She helped create the FWPW Cooking Challenge, a national contest that celebrates and promotes use-it-up cooking.