One of the greatest joys in life is being able to connect different parts of

One of the greatest joys in life is being able to connect different parts of your world and bring them together in a meaningful way. My work here at Design*Sponge means so much to me, but there is a large part of my life that I don’t always discuss here that revolves around volunteering and activism. When Julia and I moved upstate, one of the first things we did was get involved in local food and family-related charities, like our local food pantry, a delivery meal food service and Family of Ellenville. Being of service to people in need is an important part of our lives and we’re always trying to pay close attention to see if there are gaps in service that need to be filled. One thing I noticed across the board in our area was how difficult it was to provide healthy (or any) food to young children and their families. Most of the food that food pantries receive is past or just-about-past due, and it’s illegal for most charities to give out expired baby and toddler food. So a lot of pantries don’t stock it for that reason. Because of that, I decided to do some research to see if there were any companies creating healthy baby and toddler food that could be frozen, so it would be able to last longer on pantry shelves and help families in need. That’s when Agatha Achindu, mom, chef and the founder of Yummy Spoonfuls Organic Baby Food, came into my life.
I emailed Agat...