That's a wrap on season 1! In this episode we bring back Civil Eats' contributing editor Twilight Greenaway to talk about solutions big and small, the right way to talk about food access issues, and what the future may hold. Episode sponsors:

SNAP, the Farm Bill, and More with The New Food Economy's Claire Brown

Nov 28th, 2018 31m 20s

Food policy and environment reporter Claire Brown's first job in food was helping SNAP recipients use their benefits at New York farmers markets, so we invited her on to talk about everything from SNAP to the Farm Bill and how they do or don't

A Detroit Food Pantry Giving People Choices, Stability, and Dignity

Nov 14th, 2018 25m 16s

In this episode we head to Detroit with WDET reporter Taylor Wizner to check out the Broadmoor Food Connection, run by Reverend Roslyn Bouier. Its client-choice model gives people struggling with food access in the area choices, stability, and

Community Coalition of South Los Angeles on the Intersection of Food Access, Transportation, Discrimination, Health, and Poverty

Nov 7th, 2018 17m 12s

The Community Coalition of South Los Angeles, or Coco South LA, is known for looking at the complex web of factors behind community issues, and their approach to food is no different. In this episode reporter Melissa Chadburn takes us to South

Food Is Medicine

Oct 24th, 2018 10m 40s

Last year California governor Jerry Brown signed a bill providing $6 million over three years to the Food Is Medicine pilot. The pilot will provide medically tailored meals for 1,000 Medi-Cal patients struggling with either TypeII Diabetes or c

The Intersection of Colonization and Food Sovereignty for the Navajo Nation

Oct 17th, 2018 38m 55s

Indigenous people in the U.S. are up to 400% more likely to experience food insecurity, according to the USDA. That's by design. A key aspect to colonization has always been to erode food sovereignty, but many tribes are working to reclaim it.

Rethinking "Poor People's Food" in Appalachia

Oct 10th, 2018 29m 57s

Chef and farmer Mike Costello, from the 100 Days in Appalachia project, joins us to talk about re-imagining Appalachia's food history and how the stories we tell about the we eat impact access and health. 100 Days in Appalachia: 100daysinappal

The Link Between the Opioid Crisis and Food Insecurity in Dayton, Ohio

Oct 3rd, 2018 25m 18s

West Dayton recently lost the last of its grocery stores. Its food pantries are serving several hundred families every week, many of them grandparents raising grandkids orphaned by the opioid epidemic. This episode's sponsor is Sleep Number. V

Tracing Red Lines and Food Insecurity in Birmingham, Alabama

Sep 26th, 2018 29m 12s

When fifth-generation Birmingham, AL native Randi Pink started looking for her first home to buy, she realized there were no neighborhoods in her hometown that could offer both great food options and diversity. She set out to find out why, and

How Redlining Helped Create Food Insecurity

Sep 19th, 2018 10m 12s

Redlining effectively segregated U.S. cities for decades, and precipitated divestment from low-income neighborhoods. Those same neighborhoods are the ones struggling with food insecurity today. Next week, we'll explore one of those cities (Birm

The Role of Ethnic Markets & Bodegas in Addressing Food Insecurity

Sep 12th, 2018 16m 1s

The traditional definition of the term "food desert" leaves out ethnic markets, which means these small food havens are also often left out of policy discussions and support programs. In this episode Amy Roost joins us to explore these markets

The Web of Poverty, Racism, and Sexism Surrounding Food Insecurity

Sep 5th, 2018 27m 52s

In the first episode of our first season, Civil Eats contributing editor Twilight Greenaway joins us to talk about the complexities of food access and how it relates to everything from urban planning to poverty to structural racism and sexism.

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Welcome to The 51, from DAME Magazine

Mar 20th, 2018 2m 48s

In each season of DAME Magazine's The 51, we'll take a national issue and explore what it looks like for women living in communities throughout the country. In season 1, we're tackling food deserts. Back in 2011 when Michelle Obama announced Th