Hunger and the Environment

In this episode, we are talking all things policy. We interview Jacob Frey, the current Mayor of Minneapolis. We also speak with Carrie Calvert, Managing Director, Government Relations at Feeding America. For more information, please follow these links:https://www.feedingamerica.org/https://www.feedingamerica.org/take-actionhttps://jacobfrey.org/https://www.2harvest.org/who--how-we-help/advocacy/#.XiXhPFNKh-U

In this episode we discuss different technologies that are helping push forward the fight against hunger. We talk with Diane Wortz, Food Rescue Emerging Streams Developer at Second Harvest Heartland, and Nicola Dixon, Executive Director of the General Mills Foundation, about an app technology called MealConnect. MealConnect enables food banks and food shelves to better rescue prepared foods. Then we sit down with Brad McNamara, CEO and Founder of Freight Farms. Freight Farms is a hydroponic nursery, housed in repurposed shipping containers.For more information about these organizations, please follow these links:MealConnect: https://www.2harvest.org/who--how-we-help/services-and-programs/services/mealconnect.html#.XfOfT5NKh-UGeneral Mills Foundation: https://www.generalmills.com/Responsibility/general-mills-foundationFreight Farms: https://www.freightfarms.com/

In this episode, we discuss why there is so much food that is available to donate. We talk with Julie Vanhove, a Feeding Minnesota Sourcing Manager at Second Harvest Heartland, and Jill Bollettieri, Vice President and General Counsel at Post Consumer Brands. We delve into the specifics of manufacturing food and how excess product ends up at food banks like Second Harvest Heartland.

In this episode, we are discussing innovative technologies and ideas to use wasted food. We interview Katy Franklin, Chief of Staff at ReFed; Amanda Weeks, creator of natural cleaning brand Veles; and Tristram Stuart, a global leader in the fight against food waste.For more information on our guests and the work that they do, check the links below: https://www.refed.com/?sort=economic-value-per-tonhttps://veles.com/https://www.tristramstuart.co.uk/

In this episode, we discuss the topic of agriculture and agricultural waste. We talk with Heidi Coe, Produce Strategy Manager at Second Harvest, and Pete Pearson of the World Wildlife Fund.

In this episode, we explore the topic of Food Waste and Food Rescue. We interview April Rog, Director of Food Rescue at Second Harvest, and Nathan Hesse, Food Rescue Programs Manager at Second Harvest. We also sit down with Dana Gunders, author of NRDC "Wasted" Report.

This episode serves as an introduction to our podcast, Hunger and the Environment. Our goal in this podcast is to delve into topics at the intersection of hunger relief and environmental sustainability. This podcast is produced by Second Harvest Heartland, one of the largest food banks in the United States, which is located in the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this episode, we talk with Second Harvest Heartland's Chief Executive Officer, Allison O'Toole, about the mission of hunger relief at Second Harvest Heartland and environmental sustainability.