Shared Table
Sharing food, strengthening communities
Overview
This app creates a community-driven, donation-based marketplace where individuals can list surplus produce from their gardens or excess food from farmer stands—ensuring that fresh, nutritious food reaches those who need it most.
My Role
Product Designer
Timeline
1 month
Tools
Figma
In 2023, 18 million people experienced food insecurity in the U.S. source
Food insecurity is defined as the lack of consistent, reliable access to nutritious food.
Contributing factors include financial hardship, inadequate social support, and structural inequities.
Although many states increased SNAP and P-EBT benefits during the pandemic, inconsistent timing and implementation created challenges.
Shared Table can strengthen communities
Research has shown that good neighborhood bonds play a strong role in reducing the risk of food insecurity.
Little acts such as borrowing food from neighbors or borrowing a car to go shopping can help in big ways. source
Shared Table allows:
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Introductions and connections between neighbors
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A supportive environment to help those in need of fresh food
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Neighbors to give back to their community through food donations
Getting to know the users
Primary user: Recipients
Meet Alliyah
Alliyah is a single mom, working two jobs to provide for her family. She tries to give her kids the most nutritious food she can, but sometimes can’t afford it.
Secondary user: Donors
Meet Gabby
Gabby is retired and spends most of her days outside in her garden. She always has extra produce in the summer and is looking for a way to share it.
Creating the prototype
Sketch
Wireframe
Hi-Fi Prototype
Key goals:
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Scannable listings
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Accessible information
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Prevalent visuals
Key goals:
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Highlight the donors
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Chunk important information
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Simple navigation bar
Key goals:
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Organized and specific food quantity
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Friendly & refined color scheme
Looking forward:
Key performance indicators (KPIs) could include:
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Total food listings, successful pickup completions, the percentage of food items claimed
Potential monetization approaches could include:
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Collaborating with businesses or grocery chains to meet their CSR efforts
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Applying for social innovation grants or philanthropic funding to support operational costs