Eliza Blank: Nonprofit CEO on Rescuing Food Waste, Feeding Kids Thoughtfully, and Filipino-Jewish Traditions

<p>Mom, entrepreneur, founder of The Sill, and CEO of Farmlink, Eliza Blank joins us to talk about feeding families thoughtfully in a world where nearly 40% of food is wasted.</p><p>Eliza shares how growing up in a Filipino and Jewish household shaped her approach to food, why her husband oversees the kitchen, and how parenthood changed the way she thinks about meals. We dig into her current work rescuing millions of pounds of surplus farm produce for communities in need, and chat about practical ways families can reduce waste, talk to kids about food access and inequality, and honor the time, labor, and natural resources that go into every meal. Honest, funny, and full of ideas you can use at home.<br>On this episode, we’re talking with Eliza Blank—mom, entrepreneur, founder of <a href="https://www.thesill.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Sill</a>, and CEO of <a href="https://www.farmlinkproject.org/?utm_term=farmlink&utm_campaign=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22376404921&gbraid=0AAAAABRCeIydP4MlgVQRrgs6RQ-4NB5Vy&gclid=CjwKCAiAqKbMBhBmEiwAZ3UboCLvHcx23Xf11DSNSmzJ4XUCH-MRPhyKTkDjSAfMsDqvEOYPGpZL6BoCZp0QAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Farmlink</a>—about feeding families thoughtfully in a world where nearly 40% of food is wasted. Eliza shares how growing up in a Filipino and Jewish household shaped her approach to food, why her husband oversees the kitchen, and how parenthood changed the way she thinks about meals.</p><p>We also dive into Eliza’s current work, rescuing millions of pounds of surplus farm produce for communities in need, and chat about practical ways families can reduce waste, talk to kids about food access and inequality, and honor the time, labor, and natural resources that go into every meal. This episode is honest, funny, and full of ideas you can actually use at home.</p><p><strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p><ul><li>What happens when dinner doesn’t go as planned (and why that’s okay)</li><li>Why Eliza’s husband oversees the kitchen and cooking at home</li><li>How Filipino and Jewish food traditions shape meals at home</li><li>Building The Sill in her 20&#39;s—one of the first direct-to-consumer houseplant brands</li><li>Eliza’s current work as CEO of Farmlink, bridging the gap between excess food waste and food inequality in the U.S.</li><li>Helping children understand food access issues and inequality</li><li>Practical tools for introducing food waste reduction at home </li></ul><p><strong>Mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.farmlinkproject.org/?utm_term=farmlink&utm_campaign=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22376404921&gbraid=0AAAAABRCeIxYw2QXXbCfgMbFrGCEgWKzF&gclid=CjwKCAjw8arQBhB9EiwAfIKdQsrRmu51vTNXAVNPoGlXFhnbleKSTxWwun3Ey0EXudh0Jju7rO5ULBoCof8QAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Farmlink Project</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thesill.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Sill</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mill.com/?_gl=1*1i5culf*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjw8arQBhB9EiwAfIKdQqdXmXFE7994-KNIQkasxoWyxTRpWpIrHorcJfC_pyW4NREalSgfjBoClxQQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAApAXtvice1spN_QPasUp1rrFoevEZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Mill food recycler</a><br></li></ul><p><strong>Subscribe</strong></p><p>Never miss an episode: Follow <em>Dinner Last Night</em> and <a href="https://emmafrisch.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. If you loved this episode, please leave us a review, tap “like”, and share it with a friend! It helps more people discover the show. 💛</p><p><strong>Giveaways</strong></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScN3ZQCUTgDYa_rx3gUinh_jgs-4-f-Ki-1NEeOZrLvxXFnPg/viewform" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">CLICK HERE</a> to enter the giveaway for any episode!</p><p><strong>Follow Us</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Substack</strong>: