Kevin and I volunteer at the same community fridge, which has led us to become friends. The Chelsea Community Fridge is a publicly accessible fridge and cabinet where people donate perfectly good food that would have been disposed of to be picked up by anyone for free. It’s a wonderful community and service to the rest of the community. America wastes about forty percent of its food—an alarming statistic. Community fridges don’t solve the systemic cultural problem, but they do reduce waste and help nourish hungry people.

He isn’t as famous as other guests, but at the fridge he has taken on a much bigger role than mine. I just pick up food that vendors overstock or is too bruised, etc. Kevin finds new places to pick up from, organizes other volunteers, maintains order, and more.

The fridge community includes some regulars. Not everyone knows me, but nearly everyone knows Kevin.

He appears in my upcoming book too, which led me to bring him on the podcast so future readers could meet him.