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This week we talk with Alison Mountford, founder of Ends + Stems about her meal planning business that helps reduce household food waste. We talk about her entrepreneurial journey and what led her to open Ends + Stems and how the business is evolving. Alison shares tips on how she’s grown her customer base and how she retains them. She also talks about managing a large amount of content on an ongoing basis -- tools she uses and tips on what has worked best for the business. Episode Highlights: Stats on food waste: 40% of food we produce ends up in the landfill $165 billion of edible food is wasted in the US Ends + Stems helps home cooks reduce food waste through a meal planning subscription service. Alison shares how the business started as a blog and how it is currently evolving into a subscription model Alison tells us how she has built and continues to grow her email list She shares tools and tips for managing ongoing content which is a large part of her business Alison also shares lessons learned fro