{"id":62,"date":"2026-04-27T09:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-06-11T11:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:22:44","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card   left\" href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/event\/food-recovery-for-ri-training-course-apply-by-august-9\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/1145238a15056c974c802c19da0cf99a0ac7bbea.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"hands holding a bag of food.\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Food Recovery for RI Training &#8211; Apply by August 9<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/event\/dont-spill-the-tea-workshop?utm_campaign=widget&amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;utm_source=University+of+Rhode+Island\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/52b5976d6d20561db730f89e39b4f19c02b659ab.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Drawing of teapots cups and a flower vase \"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>(Don&#8217;t) Spill the Tea Workshop<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/course-applications-now-open-for-fall-food-recovery-for-rhode-island-program-at-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/preferred-gleaning-1-1280x1707-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI\u2019s Food Recovery Course lets participants get hands-on experiences with Rhode Island food systems; applications are open now. (URI Photo \/ Vanessa Venturini)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/preferred-gleaning-1-1280x1707-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/preferred-gleaning-1-1280x1707-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/course-applications-now-open-for-fall-food-recovery-for-rhode-island-program-at-uri\/\">Course applications now open for fall Food Recovery for Rhode Island program at URI<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 5, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Applications are open for Food Recovery for Rhode Island at the University of Rhode Island, a community education program offered through URI Cooperative Extension. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/13\/knife-class-university-of-rhode-island-teaches-basics-about-technique-and-reducing-food-waste\/89487648007\/?gnt-cfr=1&#038;gca-cat=p&#038;gca-uir=false&#038;gca-epti=z114024p002150l004450c002150u113128e007600v114024&#038;gca-ft=66&#038;gca-ds=sophi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/download.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Logo of the providence Journal\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/13\/knife-class-university-of-rhode-island-teaches-basics-about-technique-and-reducing-food-waste\/89487648007\/?gnt-cfr=1&#038;gca-cat=p&#038;gca-uir=false&#038;gca-epti=z114024p002150l004450c002150u113128e007600v114024&#038;gca-ft=66&#038;gca-ds=sophi\">The Providence Journal: URI Knife Night &#8211; Learning to chop, sharpen &#8230; and cut food waste<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 13, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In a classroom with microwaves and sinks, ranges and ovens and one big science lab island, Sam Burgess shows off the chef's knife his company had forged by hand in China, before putting his whetstone in a pan of water.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/yes-chef-learn-how-to-cut-down-on-food-waste-at-basic-knife-skills-class\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/preferred-teaching-knives-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2 men in a kitchen cooking with knives in the side\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/preferred-teaching-knives-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/preferred-teaching-knives-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/yes-chef-learn-how-to-cut-down-on-food-waste-at-basic-knife-skills-class\/\">Food Recovery for RI\u2019s \u2018Basic Knife Skills Class\u2019 with Class of \u201824\u2019s Chef Sam Burgess<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 24, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Chef Sam Burgess, a graduate of the University of Rhode Island Food Recovery for Rhode Island program, will show attendees the ropes of knife safety, cuts, and sharpening in a Cooperative Extension one-night \u201cBasic Knife Skills Class\u201d <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/small-change-big-impact\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/sp26_foodwaste_hero-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"logo of From Scraps to Systems Change\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/sp26_foodwaste_hero-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/sp26_foodwaste_hero-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/small-change-big-impact\/\">Small Change, Big Impact \u2013 University of Rhode Island Magazine<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 24, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On an ordinary afternoon in URI\u2019s Butterfield Dining Hall, silverware clatters over the hum of conversation, and the aroma of freshly cooked food drifts through the air. But tucked away at the dish return station, something new is taking place: Students pause for a moment before rushing off to class, scraping their leftovers into bright yellow bins instead of tossing them in the trash.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/btown.buzzsprout.com\/163601\/episodes\/17514352-dara-benno-talks-food-recovery-in-rhode-island\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/7tng3ba0jptig4vdflv894ttsze7-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Picture of Bill Bartholomew\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/7tng3ba0jptig4vdflv894ttsze7-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/7tng3ba0jptig4vdflv894ttsze7-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/7tng3ba0jptig4vdflv894ttsze7-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/7tng3ba0jptig4vdflv894ttsze7-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/7tng3ba0jptig4vdflv894ttsze7.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/btown.buzzsprout.com\/163601\/episodes\/17514352-dara-benno-talks-food-recovery-in-rhode-island\">Dara Benno Talks Food Recovery in Rhode Island<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 24, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Bill Bartholomew welcomes Dara Benno, an artist and Providence-based designer focused on addressing critical challenges, including environmental issues; she is also a Strategic Design + Research Fellow at RISD. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/uri-cooperative-extension-program-aims-to-rescue-and-recycle-food-by-changing-the-way-rhode-islanders-interact-with-it\/\">URI Cooperative Extension program aims to rescue and recycle food by changing the way Rhode Islanders interact with it<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 13, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 June 11, 2025 \u2013 Applications are open for Food Recovery for Rhode Island at the University of Rhode Island (FRRI), a community education program for Rhode Islanders offered through URI Cooperative Extension. The six-week course includes online coursework and field experiences that can be completed at participants\u2019 convenience.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/biden-administration-awards-ri-food-policy-council-18-7m-to-for-food-waste-project\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/files-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"stack of papers in folders\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/files-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/files-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/files-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/files-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/files-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/files.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/biden-administration-awards-ri-food-policy-council-18-7m-to-for-food-waste-project\/\">Biden Administration Awards RI Food Policy Council $18.7M to for Food Waste Project<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 18, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">With just over 30 days left, the Biden administration has awarded The Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC)  \u201ca transformational $18.7M grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants Program.\u201d<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/epa-awards-r-i-nonprofit-nearly-19-million-to-reduce-food-waste-over-next-three-years\/\">EPA awards R.I. nonprofit nearly $19 million to reduce food waste over next three years<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 18, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Rhode Island Food Policy Council program is expected to train and provide stipends\nfor 500 residents, and keep more than 11,000 tons of food waste out of landfills through\ndonation and composting<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news-and-events\/news\/\" title=\"\">More News<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Events News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5144,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-62","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":370,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions\/370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}