TLC Todd-versations

Todd’s chat with Ashlie Thomas is a conversation starter that inspires us to take the journey to connect our ideas and ideals with actionable service.

“When you feel like everything is out of control, what nurtures better than planting a seed with the promise of bounty and the health that comes with it?” Lauri Kranz

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Flooding. Fires. Covid. Natural disasters would make for a good time to retire from school nutritional services, but Leslie Pring of Twin Rivers Unified School District and her team have doubled down in the face of them.

Listen as she shares with Todd how they face these daunting circumstances, time after time discovering ways to put the kids first.

#sisepuede #jawirkönnen #daputem #sìpuòfare In every language it’s #yeswecan 

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Organically Grown Company has changed through the years, striving to embrace differences while maintaining organic integrity.

Todd has a powerful chat with David and Brenna about what they see coming, what they lament, and what they hope for the future of organic.

Finding no excuses for hunger in a country that is so richly blessed or children not receiving medical treatment, John Shuman of Shuman Farms learned early on to leverage his opportunities to create a pathway for success for others. John has a passion for people.

Listen as he chats all things “Volunteer – Visionary - Vidalia onion farmer and Georgia Bulldog three-peat believer” with Todd on this episode of Todd-versations.

Unpack this powerful Todd-versation between Todd and Dr. Jenny Tucker, Deputy Administrator of the USDA AMS National Organic Program.

If you’ve been around fresh produce for the last twenty years, you’d have to have been living under a rock not to notice the changes to organic. Strengthening standards and certification have only improved the integrity, traceability, and acceptance of what it means to be USDA-certified organic.

Caught on Splendid’s game camera, the Spledidsauras at work.

Listen as Todd chats with Cindy Schwing of Splendid by Porvenir about their work to provide only the best on your table. Volume. Quality. Timely distribution. With their decades of experience, you can count on them to deliver the finest mangos available.

Increase access and consumption. Bridge generations through mentorship and education. Strategic alignment with organizations that are changing lives.

These points are the hallmark and vision of the Fresh Produce and Floral Council, past, present, and future. Todd chats with Michael Schutt of Raley’s and Donn Gann of the FPFC about the future of the association. Learn more at the FPFC Expo, on April 27, 2023, at the Anaheim Convention Center in always sunny Southern California.

This may or may not have been the Jeopardy clue: In 1927, they created the first branded vegetable in this country with Andy Boy. Category: Significant Produce Milestones Value: Priceless Answer: D’Arrigo

As Gabriela shared with Todd, D’Arrigo has been a part of or established many significant milestones. Responsible for the import of broccoli and broccoli rob to the U.S., one of the first to use refrigerated railcars, D’Arrigo and its selling and growing arms are at the forefront of produce innovation.

If any of you have a copy of that Jeopardy clue and answer, there’s a family we know that would like to get a copy.

"When I saw that these kids did not know what the word agriculture meant, they did not know about pollination or the crops in their own backyard. That was my moment of reconning."

Todd loves to share what people are doing to serve and uplift others in their communities. He chats today with Mary Maranville of SEEAG about how they are working to educate and inform young people about where their food comes from, what it takes to bring it to their tables, and possible careers in an industry that feeds the world.

#handsandland

“We can’t be those exemplary models for nutrition, or environmental health, or food systems health if we don’t have the dollars to spend to model healthy eating for the kids.”

Todd enjoyed chatting with Amanda Warren, School Nutrition Program Director at Staunton City Schools.

All schools face challenges in providing whole, nutritious meals to their kids. Amanda isn’t one to back away from the opportunity and wants to share what they are doing to bridge the gap and teach this generation ways to live a healthy lifestyle.