Breaking the Food Barriers Through Community Partnership
Release Date: 04/08/2025
Bringing Fresh Food to Communities: How Mobile Farmers Markets Are Fighting Food Insecurity
Food Dignity Podcast
Today, Clancy speaks with Fredéric Laforge, Co-founder and CEO of The Farmers' Truck. He is a serial entrepreneur with a fervent relief in social enterprise who sees business as more than just a wealth generator. You won't want to miss their discussion about what mobile farmers' market is all about, the impact it creates to address food insecurity, and Frederic's role in this advocacy. Listen and enjoy the show!
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Profits with a Purpose: How Companies are Feeding Children and Fighting Food Insecurity
Food Dignity Podcast
Today, Clancy speaks with Alex Amouyel, President and CEO of Newman's Own Foundation, a private grantmaking foundation whose mission is to nourish and transform the lives of children who face adversity. You won't want to miss their discussion about the importance of ensuring equal food access, no matter their zip code, skin color, abilities, or gender, to realize their full potential. She also described what Indigenous food justice is all about and a unique model of a foundation that owns a food company to transform the lives of children who face adversity. Listen and enjoy the show!
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Role of Business for a Better Food System
Food Dignity Podcast
In this episode, Clancy speaks with Ertharin Cousin, Managing Director and CEO of Food Systems for the Future. She also served as the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) from 2012 until 2017. You won't want to miss their discussion about Cousin's advocacy in the food systems, how businesses across the food system work to increase the affordability and availability of food, and her definition of food dignity. Listen and enjoy the show!
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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!
info_outlineToday, 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!