HarvestCare Team — HarvestCare

Our Team

Zuzanna Zielinska

Founder, Nutrition & Kick starting things

zuzanna@harvestcare.eu

Zuzanna began her journey in sustainable entrepreneurship while still at university. During her Global Nutrition and Health studies in Denmark, she initiated a start-up that upcycles coffee waste into food.

Her passion for soil, ecosystems, and food has led her to Fresh Venture Studio in Rotterdam, where HarvestCare was incubated.

Zuzanna employs systems thinking to integrate Food As Medicine models into European healthcare. This approach aims to combat the pandemic of chronic diseases while supporting the transition of the regenerative food system.

Anne van de Peppel

Co-founder, Economy & Farming

anne@harvestcare.eu

Anne’s journey into agriculture grew from personal roots and professional insight. With a Master’s in Digital Business and Innovation (VU Amsterdam) and experience at an investment platform, she realised her path lay in creating meaningful change.

Switching careers and studying organic agriculture in Denmark deepened her understanding of regenerative practices. She combined her economics background with global farming experience, which solidified her mission: to build resilient food systems, empower farmers and improve community health.

In HarvestCare, Anne works to create a Dutch living lab to explore outcome-based payments for food prescriptions, driving systemic change in food and healthcare.

Nine Perdeck

Program manager, Getting things done

nine@harvestcare.eu

Nine studied Industrial Design at TU Delft, but she developed a passion for sustainable food systems early on. For over five years, she was head of operations at Rechstreext, a short supply chain sourcing food directly from local farmers in Rotterdam. As part of her initiative, she promoted the connection between urban and peri-urban areas, using food-inspired bike rides to farms.

Nine, as a program coordinator of Food Pharmacy, organizes food delivery, coordinates day-to-day activities, and ensures a smooth and enjoyable process for petticoats and our partners.

Zuzanna says, "Nine is awesome!" (She is also brewing sustainable local oat milk in one of her projects—stay tuned!)

Zeynep Beyza Arslan

Inter, Dietetics & Community

Zeynep is a second-year Dietetics student at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. She supports the Food Pharmacy project by developing recipes for Diabetes Type 2 patinets and creating educational materials about nutrition, food and health.

Zeynep brings to the team a cultural perspective of the Turkish community.

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