Fresh Tastes Better! Food Dignity's Clancy Harrison.

Ep 103. Part Two. On this episode we are grateful to have Clancy Harrison.  Clancy is the founder of Food Dignity®, an organization that empowers farmers, corporations, nonprofits, and government agencies to lead the change in transforming food systems. With nearly 30 years of hands-on service alongside the people who have directly experienced food injustices, Clancy brings an unmatched depth of empathy and understanding to her mission. Clancy is the catalyst for companies across North America who want to join the deeper conversation around food—and build a more equitable and sustainable future.

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Segment Notes:

Part Two

Rescued Food  23:03

• Clancy’s experience shows that Rescued Food does not solve Hunger
• Many times the food rescued had to be thrown away or spread in fields – it was unfit to eat
• That’s why she’s works with farmers to help create a market for their food when its harvested
• During COVID transformed the Food Pantry from walk-in to Drive-thru.
• Went from 150 being serviced to 3,000
• Service 500 People – Two Options.
• o   System A: Drive-thru for Food which Creates long lines, angry people
• o   System B: Food Hub Distributes to Trusted non-profits who distribute at time of service– everyone’s happy
• Volunteers from Local Colleges and High Schools that Require Service Hours

Food Ingredients  34:12

• How do you challenge those systems if they're receiving taxpayer dollars to truly invest in local nourishing food
• People want to eat what's best for them
• Fresh Lettuce that lasts 2 weeks in a refrigerator, not because it was sprayed, because it was harvested that morning
• How do we Provide Dignified Access to Food, one that people Want to Eat
• Food that has shelf life where people can budget and they can meal plan
• Not let's hurry up and eat because this was rescued food and it's not going to last past tomorrow
• Understand at the ground level of what people want and then we provide it
• FRESH TASTES BETTER
• The longer Food sits after Being Picked, the More it Loses its Taste

Customer Success Stories  40:08

• The CTC Trade School – because of the success of the relationship with Food Dignity, the Warehouse Program has a waitlist and the school is investing $76K in new warehouse equipment
• The Famers that can now stay open year-round
• Take What You Need, Pay What You Can Stand – a Neighbor is Picking up for a Shut-in
• The shut-in now has a spring in his step. His skin has color, it's no longer gray. He's happy. It's because of the food.
• Kids Can Try Produce at the Take What You Need, Pay What You Can Stand and Many times Like what they Try
• Diabetes Customers saying their A1C is down
• Someone who Would Never Go to a Food Pantry but will Stop at the Stand so He can Pay Something ($.27)

I look at NO as an opportunity to ask a different question and approach something differently.

Keep Doing this Work in Her Community – no Interest in Expanding Nationally

The Recipe  47:50

• New England Dairy has Recipe Guides. Based on what you can afford, what you have on hand, what's culturally appropriate - you can make a meal

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