Food for Thought at Loaves & Fishes

David invites Dr. Victor Cisneros of Eisenhower Health in the Coachella Valley for a discussion about the intersections of food insecurity and the social determinants of health, barriers to complete nutrition, and how food recovery organizations and healthcare providers can work together to better serve our communities and improve health outcomes.

David sits down with Emily Paul and Claire Bogle of Food Works Group for a conversation about building and maintaining more efficient and sustainable regional food systems.

David is joined by Susan Miller-Davis, Associate Director of the Food Recovery Initiative at Joint Venture Silicon Valley, for a deep dive into all things food recovery in the region - from funding to data modeling to SB 1383 and everywhere in between - past, present, and future.Visit Joint Venture Silicon Valley online at https://jointventure.org/

David invites Eve Birge, Executive Director of Contra Costa County-based White Pony Express, for a conversation about the food recovery space, touching upon origin stories, funding, team-building, and collaboration.Visit White Pony Express online at https://www.whiteponyexpress.org/

David speaks with Mike Learakos, CEO of Orange County-based Abound Food Care, about the state of the food recovery space, what gaps still exist between well-intentioned programs and services and those in need, and the value of reliable access to nutrition.Visit Abound Food Care at https://www.aboundfoodcare.org/.

David invites Paddy Iyer, Executive Director of Alameda County-based Daily Bowl, for a conversation about the roles food recovery organizations play in the process of keeping our communities fed -- and what it takes for those organizations to be recognized and funded accordingly.Visit Daily Bowl online at https://dailybowl.org/

David speaks with Monica White, Sustainability Manager at Edgar & Associates, about the many SB 1383-related opportunities, challenges, and complexities experienced by organizations in our spaces.Visit Edgar and Associates at https://edgarinc.org/

David sits down with Ben Collier, co-founder and CEO of The Farmlink Project, for a conversation about the factors enabling organizations like ours to do what we do -- including the vital importance of collaboration in the food recovery space.Visit The Farmlink Project online at https://www.farmlinkproject.org/Watch the documentary "Abundance: The Farmlink Story" at https://www.farmlinkproject.org/abundanceRead the New York Times's article on The Farmlink Project at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/business/coronavirus-food-waste-destroyed.html

David sits down with Will Dittmar, Executive Director of Marin County-based ExtraFood, to converse about ways to change the conversation around the funding space for food recovery.Find Will and ExtraFood at https://www.extrafood.org/.

David is proud to introduce Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen's new podcast, welcoming you to "Food for Thought at Loaves & Fishes" and setting the stage for conversations to come.