Episode 07Eliza Blank

Eliza Blank

The Logistics of Saving Food: Inside The Farmlink Project

Episode 07
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Eliza Blank.

Thirteen years building The Sill, the houseplant company that put 'plant parent' into the cultural vocabulary. Twelve stores, $25M raised, exited in 2024. Now CEO of The Farmlink Project, which moved 150 million pounds of rescued produce in 2025.

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5:41 How COVID Sparked a Food Rescue MovementCollege students started FarmLink during COVID by renting U-Hauls to connect surplus farm food with struggling food banks. 7:45 150 Million Pounds of Food, 100 Trucks a WeekFarmLink scaled from 40 million pounds of rescued food in its first year to 150 million pounds annually today. 17:06 From Houseplants to Farm FieldsEliza describes founding The Sill in 2012 and how that entrepreneurial journey eventually led her to FarmLink. 18:24 The Triple Win: Food, Farmers, and the PlanetRescuing surplus food fights hunger, supports farmers, and cuts methane emissions from rotting landfill waste. 19:40 Why Peach Trees Are Being BulldozedEliza reveals California is paying farmers to destroy peach orchards after Del Monte's bankruptcy killed demand for canned fruit.