On April 21, during the coronavirus briefing in Trenton Governor Phil Murphy spoke of Share My Meals. Watch the video Read the transcript “I also want to give a shout-out and a thank you to the Princeton-based nonprofit Share My Meals which is headed up by that woman, Isabelle Lambotte. Share My Meals combats food […]
Watch a video interview of Sherry Dudas the Farm Manager at Honey Brook Organic Farm.Sherry talks about how together with her husband Jim they started farming here 30 years ago. At the time, Jim was the first farmer to bring the community-supported agriculture concept to Mercer County.In 2021 Sherry and Jim will be moving to […]
Princeton, Tuesday, January 12, 2020 — The Princeton, NJ-based non-profit Share My Meals Inc. is announcing two new members to its board of trustees, Karen Lemon and Diana Pecina. Share My Meals is the only organization in the Princeton region dedicated to alleviating hunger by reducing food waste. “We are delighted to welcome Karen and […]
The COVID pandemic is impacting the vulnerable population and New Jersey is now estimated to have close to an additional half a million food-insecure residents, on top of the 900,000 who faced food insecurity before the health emergency began, according to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. This is true in Princeton as well where […]
Did you know that almost half (40% actually) of the food that is made in this country goes to the trash? Many people don’t have enough food to eat every day. This is not good and this is why we have created Share My Meals We want to share the food that restaurants and cafeterias […]
Last week Share My Meals had a dialogue around “Pronouns, gender-inclusive language, and transgender identities”. Priscille Bourquelot, one of our volunteers, passionately trying to be an ally for diversity and promoting inclusion and equity, shared her learnings around this theme. Here are a few nuggets: Did you know that the use of “they/them” for singular […]
Share My Meals is working with Kendy Perez a 19-year-old Mercer County Community College biology student. Kendy started sewing face masks last July to be able to afford her college books for the semester. “Most of the people I saw were wearing plain facemasks. And I thought it would be great if people had something […]
Princeton, NJ — Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 — As the pandemic continues to impact the economy more people struggle with hunger in Princeton. Share My Meals is looking for volunteers to pick-up and deliver healthy meals to recipients’ homes. Share My Meals is a non-profit organization run by volunteers that aims to alleviate hunger and […]
Share My Meals kneels down with peaceful protesters and urges people from all communities to unite and take action to build a more just society.
1000 Meals before the End of Memorial Day Weekend Princeton, NJ – Wednesday, May 13, 2020 — Princeton, known for its prestigious university and diversity of businesses, hides an unfortunate reality: a significant food insecure population, who are being disproportionately affected by the COVID-19. Every day Share My Meals distributes over 300 meals to more than 60 […]