How connected are you to the food you purchase and consume? Over the past century, society’s focus on the food it consumes has shifted from origins and process to the latest price increase. Many communities also face uncertainty about the availability and quality of fresh foods in their nearest store.  

In this episode, Alida Miranda-Wolff speaks with Lisa Tallman, the Executive Director of Community Food Navigator. This Chicago organization champions food sovereignty by establishing and strengthening connections at every level of the food system and helping communities wrest back control from the conglomerates that currently hold most of the power in cultivation, distribution, and consumption. 

Rediscover your connection to food, culture, and community and find out:

• How we lost food sovereignty and why getting it back is so important
• How individuals can rejoin the food system chain for huge local impact
• The challenges and barriers to seizing back control of our sustenance
• The inextricable connection between culture and food security

Important resources from this episode:

• Learn more about Community Food Navigator - https://communityfoodnavigator.org/
• Subscribe to Community Food Navigator’s Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/communityfoodnavigator/subscribe 
• Read “Rest is Resistance” by Tricia Hersey - https://bookshop.org/p/books/rest-is-resistance-a-manifesto-tricia-hersey/18255493?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjLGyBhCYARIsAPqTz18KYZtF_v1NLxdZNHGAk1TUVqusbU1Qicr5GGqM7yVu1njswZwS5SUaAk3kEALw_wcB 
• Nancy Folbre’s definition of care - https://transversal.at/transversal/0805/folbre/en 

Connect with Lisa: 

• Follow Lisa on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisatallman/ 

Connect With Alida:

• Share your feedback on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alidamw
• Order Alida’s new book “The First Time Manager: DEI” - https://alidamirandawolff.com/book/ 
• Order Alida’s 1st book “Cultures of Belonging: Building Inclusive Organizations That Last” and gain exclusive access to bonus content! - https://bookshop.org/p/books/cultures-of-belonging-building-inclusive-organizations-that-last-alida-miranda-wolff/17372555?ean=9781400229253
• Learn more about Alida Miranda-Wolff - https://alidamirandawolff.com/

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