Food Dignity Podcast

Today, Clancy speaks with Jenny Snyder, a passionate student leader at the University of Pittsburgh and Vice President of Partnerships for Food Recovery Heroes (FRH). You won't want to miss their discussion on how a student-led organization is recovering thousands of pounds of surplus food, supporting both campus and community, and transforming access to nutrition with creativity, dignity, and heart.

Today, Clancy speaks with David Ambroz, national poverty and child welfare advocate, author of A Place Called Home, and Head of Community Engagement (West) at Amazon. You won't want to miss this deeply moving conversation about how hunger and homelessness shaped his early life, how food becomes a tool of power and control, and why restoring food dignity must start with radical empathy and action.

Today, Clancy speaks with Heather Stewart, Executive Director at Kentucky Harvest. She is a career nonprofit professional who has expertise in hiring and management, fundraising campaigns, marketing, and streamlining operations.

You won't want to miss their discussion about food waste, food insecurity, and how food rescue models are changing communities. Heather shares powerful insights on why food insecurity isn't due to scarcity, but rather transportation and information gaps—and how her organization is working to close them.

Today, Clancy speaks with Glen Providence, the Executive Director of Hebni Nutrition Consultants. Under his leadership, Hebni has significantly impacted addressing food insecurity and health disparities in Orlando's food desert neighborhoods. In this episode, you won't want to miss their discussion about HEBNI, the issue of redlining, social isolation, and gentrification, as well as how zip code determines the factor of a person's overall health. Listen and enjoy the show!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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 partnerships and Chris' definition of food dignity. Listen and enjoy the show!

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!