Anne Lappé

“One never knows the impact that one’s activism can have.” On today’s episode, we have bestselling author, advocate, funder, and founder of Real Food Media, Anna Lappé. Anna has dedicated her life to critiquing and unpacking dominant food, health, and hunger narratives while also exposing industry tactics that keep us confused and paralyzed. In this powerful episode, Anna and Ashley discuss Anna’s journey into food activism, why you can’t have an ego when it comes to activism, how the industrial food system in the US impacts hunger globally, why it's not just what we eat but what we grow, the power of story and storytelling, how to define hope and how to apply it, and we end with a call to action; in the face of all that is being stolen, we must resist the loss of joy. Anna Lappé is a bestselling author, advocate for sustainability and justice along the food chain, and funder for food systems transformation. Since 2016, she has developed and led the Food Sovereignty Fund of the Panta Rhea Foundation. She is also the founder and strategic advisor to Real Food Media, which works with food movement partners around the world to develop powerful media and communications strategy. A national bestselling author, Anna has authored or co-authored three books and is the contributing author to fourteen more, including Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It. She regularly speaks with audiences around the country and her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among other outlets. Along with her mother, Frances Moore Lappé, Anna also co-founded the Small Planet Institute and the Small Planet Fund, supporting grassroots changemakers around the world. A James Beard Foundation award recipient, Anna is lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two daughters. Resources Hope’s Edge 1999 World Trade Organization Protests America’s Foundations: An Investigative History Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System Tracking the Pesticide Industry Propaganda Network - Stacy Malkan (US Right to Know) Plugs Anna’s website Anna’s socials @realfoodmedia & @annalappe