Food System That Works in Trinidad and Tobago
Food Dignity Podcast
Today, Clancy speaks with Sian Cuffy Young, Founder and CEO of Siel Environmental Services Limited. She is an award-winning waste management educator, consultant, and social entrepreneur. You won't want to miss their discussion about the issue of food waste in Trinidad and Tobago, the significance of culture in food waste, and how to create a food system that will reduce food waste. She also talked about the definition of food dignity from the Caribbean perspective. Listen and enjoy the show!
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Filling the Gaps: Solving Hunger in Oklahoma
Food Dignity Podcast
For today's episode, Clancy speaks with Chris Bernard, a proud native of Oklahoma, as the CEO and President of Hunger Free Oklahoma. His extensive involvement in public safety, juvenile justice, and anti-poverty has showcased his adept leadership in fostering public/private partnerships and coalition building to address intricate challenges. You won't want to miss their discussion about the gaps in the hunger issues in Oklahoma, the solutions needed to fill these gaps, and the lack of public and private partnerships. In addition, they also talked about the importance of private and public...
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Fight Against Food and Nutrition Insecurity: Food as Medicine Program
Food Dignity Podcast
Today, Clancy speaks with Erin Martin, Founder and Director of FreshRx Oklahoma, a produce prescription program partnering with primary care clinics while sourcing from local, regenerative farmers to produce measurable health outcomes and savings for the state of Oklahoma. In this episode, you won't want to miss their discussion about food being used as medicine, the implication of food in the quality and longevity of life, and the impact of soil quality on one's nutrition. They also talked about the issues of food and nutrition insecurity. Enjoy the show!
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Breaking the Food Barriers Through Community Partnership
Food Dignity Podcast
Today, Clancy speaks with Sophia Lenarz-Coy, the Executive Director of The Food Group. She spent 15 years in Minnesota working on food access and equity. You won't want to miss their discussion about the role of farmers in fighting for food dignity, the misconceptions of people about the metrics of success for food banking, and how community partnerships can help break the barriers to food. Listen and enjoy the show!
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Agriculture Reentry Program and the Healing in Producing
Food Dignity Podcast
In this episode, Clancy speaks with Delphine Sellars, co-founder and Executive Director of UCAN (Urban Community AgriNomics). UCAN is a nonprofit that focuses on integrating agriculture into the wealth, health and well-being of urban communities. You won't want to miss their discussion about UCAN and its fight against food insecurity. They also talked about bringing food resilience to people, the agriculture reentry program, and agriculture for incarcerated people. Listen and enjoy the show!
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How Can Organizations Fight Against Food Waste Through Food Recovery Interventions
Food Dignity Podcast
Today, Clancy speaks with Regina Harmon, the Executive Director of Food Recovery Network since 2015, who has been a pivotal voice in raising awareness and harnessing action to reduce food waste, end hunger, and positively impact the environment. You won't want to miss this episode their discussion about the most pressing challenges in food recovery, the interventions about food recovery as a fight against food waste, and what to do with surplus foods. They also talked about the Food Date Labeling Act and how date label impacts food waste. Listen and enjoy the show!
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The Reality of Carceral Nutrition Meals and the Hidden Punishment of Food
Food Dignity Podcast
For today's episode, Clancy speaks with Heile Gantan. Heile is a Senior Program Associate with Impact Justice's Food in Prison project, where she conducts research and creates programs across the country with various departments of corrections to improve the food environment and experience for incarcerated people. You won't want to miss their discussion about the reality of food and nutrition in carceral settings, how food is used as currency, and how it can also be used as a form of punishment. Let us listen to what Heile shares about these topics. Enjoy the show!
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From US Army Supply Specialist to Nonprofit Founder: Shannon Dobbs' Decades of Dedication to Food
Food Dignity Podcast
Today, Clancy speaks with Shannon Dobbs, Founder of the Food System Hackers and the author of "The Food Waste Rescue Manifesto: 9 Food Waste Mistakes We Need to Stop Making NOW." He has decades of experience in safe food handling. In this episode, you won't want to miss their discussion about the food desert problem, the barriers and challenges to food access, and the need for a system change to fix these problems. Listen and enjoy the show!
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Fighting Food Insecurity: The Impact of Nutritious Meals on Communities
Food Dignity Podcast
Today, Clancy speaks with Martha Allen, Executive Director of Extra Table FEEDS, a statewide nonprofit food bank providing monthly food to 63 food pantries and soup kitchens. In this episode, they talked about the wrong definition of what hunger is, the dimensions of food insecurity and hunger for different people, and the impacts of having good, quality food in breaking the cycle of poverty and hunger. Listen and enjoy the show!
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Food Banks Need to Be Flexible and Willing to Adapt
Food Dignity Podcast
Today, Clancy speaks with Cassandra Mobley, Chief Operating Officer at the Mississippi Food Network where she leads the Operations, Agency Relations, Programs, and Procurement teams. You won't want to miss their discussion about the need for food banks to be flexible and willing to adapt to their community, how food banks are funded, and the role of food banks in fighting food waste and food insecurity. Listen and enjoy the show!
info_outlineIn this final episode of the Food as Power series, Clancy speaks with Victoria Zapata, the National Program Manager of Food Rescue US, about their mission to reduce food waste and break down barriers to fresh food options for those impacted by food insecurities. Don’t miss this powerful discussion on the role of food as power, the issue of excess in food, and the systemic failures contributing to hunger and food insecurity.