Ends+Stems is a meal planning tool that tells you what to cook! And, we do it in a way that reduces your food waste and saves money! I’m Chef Alison and I built Ends+Stems after my friends and community kept saying over and over “just tell me what to cook for dinner!” It turns out, that cooking isn’t the most stressful part, it’s deciding what to buy and cook that is overwhelming. It’s that hidden mental workload we carry. In addition, as a mom and a chef, I’m very concerned about the health of our planet and making sure my kids will grow up with clean air, water, and the cornucopia of foods I have known. Reports say that over 40% of food produced in the U.S. is wasted, and most of it, in our own homes. Parents care about this waste of food and money, but we’re often too busy for a sustainable overhaul. Considering these intermingling concerns, I designed Ends+Stems to help ease weeknight stress by writing delicous, quick, easy to cook recipes that fit together each week to use up everything you buy. The interactive grocery list makes shopping your favorite stores a breeze. The low subscription cost quickly pays for itself in reduced food waste!

 

-from Alison Mountford, Ends+Stems
Online: endsandstems.com

WAYB is a new company from longtime outdoor industry manufacturing experts, Tio Jung, I.S. Jung, and Michael Crooke, a former CEO of Patagonia. The South Pasadena-based team came up with the idea for the WAYB Pico™ after noticing how often parents struggle with car seats or skip them while traveling. WAYB aims to focus on quality, innovation, and sustainability as they rethink family products and inspire families to travel.

The WAYB Pico is an ultralight and compact forward-facing car seat made of aerospace-grade aluminum and high-performance mesh—materials that are better for kids and more earth-friendly.

Weighing in at only 8 pounds, the patent-pending Pico is ideal for parents and caregivers navigating planes, rideshare, rental cars and carpools—it is also designed for everyday use. The Pico meets U.S. safety standards regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

With aerospace-grade aluminum in place of cheaper plastics, high-performance materials like WAYB’s ASTROKNIT™ mesh that will replace bulky foams, and ultra-light portability—the Pico is in a category of its own.

Explore more at WAYB.com as we reinvent gear to make family travel way better.

 

-from Tio Jung, WAYB
99 Pasadena Ave, Suite 11
South Pasadena, Ca 91030
Online: wayb.com
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