Reducing food waste and insecurity for communities

Buymeby

Overview

Buymeby is an app I designed to combat food waste and insecurity by enabling vendors to sell near sell-by-date food items at discounted prices and connecting them with shoppers. I served as both the product manager and principal designer on the founding team. Buymeby received recognition from the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and was featured in Fast Company.

Big Apps Finalist
Issued by NYCEDC · Jan 2015
BigApps invites New Yorkers to create tech products that use public and private data to address pressing challenges facing the City. NYC BigApps 2015 asks entrants to make the City a better place for all New Yorkers by addressing four issues identified in Mayor de Blasio’s One New York: The Plan for a Strong and Just City – Affordable Housing, Zero Waste, Connected Cities and Civic Engagement.

Best App
Issued by Hack4Good · Sep 2014
Hack4Good NY is a hackathon with the goal of finding solutions that tackle environmental & societal issues worldwide.

Abby Ricarte

About

Projects ↓

Reducing food waste and insecurity for communities

Overview

2020 - Present

Building an empathetic health platform for women

LOOM

Removing barriers for patients with anxiety and depression

Ro

Reimagining the desktop experience for creative millennials

Pinterest

Sharing meals and recipes for the culture

Abby Cooks Dinner

2020 - 2016

Cancelling The New York Times for subscribers

The New York Times

Improving the gift experience for subscribers and recipients

The New York Times

Incentivizing subscribers to refer friends to subscribe

The New York Times

2016 - 2014

Storytelling with data for kids

Vizkidz

Reducing food waste and insecurity for communities

Buymeby

Making data useful for artists

Next Big Sound

Planning styles for retailers worldwide

Nike

2014 - 2009

Creating tools for publishers, teachers, and students

Knewton

Crafting headbands for retailers and shoppers

Bambako