Lauren Ward

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Location
Richmond, Virginia
School
Georgetown University
Expertise
Grocery budgeting, Meal planning, Vegetable gardening
  • Lauren is a long-time freelance writer interested in consumer spending, especially how food prices impact family budgets.
  • She's passionate about urban gardening and has a backyard full of raised vegetable beds and a micro-orchard.
  • She enjoys planning easy, budget-friendly meals for her family of six, especially when incorporating home-grown produce.

Experience

Lauren has covered personal finance and consumer spending topics for over 14 years. She has written about food trends, grocery prices and budgeting for brands like Hims and Hers and Prosper and has also created content for a global ingredient supplier. She loves cooking at home and grows year-round vegetables and fruit on her 1/4-acre city lot.

Education

Lauren has a bachelor's degree in Japanese from Georgetown University.

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Mashed’s industry-leading coverage is created by qualified and experienced writers, and is reviewed and fact-checked by our editorial team to ensure everything is accurate and timely. Outside experts are also consulted to help deliver factual, up-to-date information.

Our mission is to inform and engage our readers, telling them things they need to know, things they want to know, and things they didn't know they wanted to know about food. We strive to always provide a well-rounded reading experience, whether that’s the news of the day or a new original recipe you can try making at home. In an effort to provide the most comprehensive, current, and accurate content, our editorial team constantly reviews and updates articles as necessary. Additional information on our editorial process available here.

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