“HUNGER IS NOT BETTER THAN WE ARE, IT IS NOT BIGGER THAN WE ARE, AND IT IS NOT BEYOND US TO SOLVE.” Featuring innovative leaders from government, industry and nonprofit organizations, Food First is a platform for sharing ideas and, more importantly, solutions to end food insecurity. Dr. Knight is a…
Part 3: Cortney Boes-Freeland & Cam Barrett by Phil Knight
Part II_Rising Costs of Living_Scott Piggott June 15, 2025 by Phil Knight
Part 1 of 4: Rising Costs_June 8, 2025 by Phil Knight
Hunger in America_May 11, 2025 by Phil Knight
What Gets Measured Gets Evaluated_May 4, 2025 by Phil Knight
Government Extreme Makeover Edition_April 6, 2025 by Phil Knight
Stephanie Johnson_March 2, 2025 by Phil Knight
Executive Orders - February 22, 2025 by Phil Knight
Representative Phil Green - February 2, 2025 by Phil Knight
Holiday Show - December 24, 2024 by Phil Knight
What Changes - October 6, 2024 by Phil Knight
9 Years of Food First Michigan_9.8.2024 by Phil Knight
Hilary Doe MI Chief Growth Officer by Phil Knight
Understanding the value and impact of the food is crucial to understanding the bold concept of keeping food first folks food first.
Strategic Framework with Julie Yurko by Phil Knight
Native/Tribal Landscape Assessment with Mark Ford by Phil Knight
Stephanie Johnson joins the show to help us unpack the State of the State address and the upcoming legislative session and how their work and priorities impact our work of creating a food secure state.
Changing the World One Day at a Time by Phil Knight
USDA Report 2022_Never Give Up by Phil Knight
Leaders see better, before and beyond the rest of us by Phil Knight
There are over 6,500 food deserts in the U.S. These are places where economics and geography make it harder for people to access healthy, nutritious food. While the challenges for those in rural and urban food deserts may look different, their refrigerators often look the same. Michigan's Food Banks stand is the gap to help meet this need in both the rural and urban food deserts across our state. In Michigan, our network of 7 Feeding America Food banks and their 3000 pantries helps create access for the 1.1 M people struggling with and living under the toxic stress of food insecurity.
“Healthy things grow, growing things change and growing things change things,” says author Christine Cain. That has been the case at the Food Bank Council of Michigan over the past several years. Our work has expanded, scaled, and changed to help meet the need in the communities across our state. As we have gotten healthier, we are privileged to have earned the trust of our legislature, governor's office, as well as the community itself. Listen today as Gerry and Phil talk about the journey to get healthy in all our relationships so the work of creating a food secure Michigan could grow. Phil and Gerry will share a huge announcement that highlights this healthy growth experience in recent years by the FBCM. Don't miss this edition of Food First MI.
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