Episode 9: Alexa Delwiche, Center for Good Food Purchasing

Episode #9 Notes0:45 - Tell us about food procurement.4:15 - How did your experience at United Farm Workers help formulate and start your work in the Good Food Purchasing Program?10:30 - What role did unions and community organizations play in starting the Good Food Purchasing Program?20:30 - Could you describe the main pillars of purchasing standards under the Good Food Purchasing Program?25:15 - How is procurement typically handled by large, public institutions? What is the norm here?28:00 - What are examples of institutions that have embraced Good Food Purchasing practices, and what have the impacts been?32:30 - How about school foods? What impact has the Good Food Purchasing Program had here?35:00 - Have you received pushback from institutions food procurement policies with regards to increased prices and standards?38:30 - How do you measure the impacts of the Good Food Purchasing Program?44:30 - How does community activism and civic engagement play into GFPP activity on the ground?49:00 - How has COVID-19 impacted the work of GFPP and of the institutions who participate?55:00 - What GFPP implementation can look like a statewide or regional scale.59:00 - How do you see GFPP standard evolving?1:01 - Errol on Whole Foods and procurement. And was there any feedback from the private sector on GFPP standards?1:08 - What’s on your bookshelf?On Fire, Naomi KleinCaptain Underpants, Dav PilkeyFast Food Nation, Eric SchlosserStuffed and Starved, Raj PatelSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.