Ending Hunger Through Collaboration

Today, Clancy speaks with Rebecca Valdez, a registered dietitian, public health professional, and food justice advocate who works to improve access to nutritious food and build more equitable food systems. In this episode, Rebecca discusses the importance of connecting farmers and communities, improving the quality and accessibility of fresh food, and understanding the systems that influence what people can afford and eat.

Today, Clancy speaks with Martha Elder, Executive Director and one of the founders of Second Chance Foods, a food rescue organization based in New York. Martha shares how the organization grew from rescuing food from one store and delivering it to one soup kitchen into a community food rescue operation that recovers fresh produce, prepares meals, and supports local hunger relief organizations.

In this episode, Clancy speaks with Sydney Zetune, Executive Director of FEAST (Food, Education, Access, Support, Together), a Los Angeles-based community health nonprofit. Sydney shares how FEAST brings together food access, nutrition education, and social connection to address food insecurity, social isolation, and chronic disease.

In this Candid Clancy episode, Clancy shares an important lesson she had to unlearn: funding does not belong to any one organization. Listen as she reflects on accountability, community, and the need to continually look inward and ask where we may be contributing to the problem we are trying to solve.

In this episode, Clancy Harrison sits down with Urszula Lulewicz, founder of TerraNut, to discuss the life experiences that shaped her views on food, family, and entrepreneurship. Raised on a small family farm in Poland, Urszula learned early lessons about hard work, honesty, and the value of sharing meals around the family table. The conversation explores food dignity, access to healthy food, the importance of reading food labels, and why food should be made with care and respect for the people who eat it.

In this solo episode, Clancy Harrison talks about an often-overlooked part of building a strong local food system: relationships. While refrigeration, transportation, trucking, and last-mile logistics are all important, Clancy explains why none of that infrastructure can truly work without trust and collaboration among the people who grow, move, and access food.

Today, Clancy sits down with David Blais, Founder and CEO of Daniel's Table in Massachusetts. David shares how a simple sandwich outreach grew into an organization rethinking how communities respond to food insecurity. Together, they discuss why collaboration is the key to lasting change, how dignity should shape every interaction with people seeking food assistance, and why nonprofits must focus on building stronger relationships alongside stronger food systems.

In this solo episode, Clancy Harrison introduces the concept of "soldier farming" and explains why she believes it is a hidden issue in today's charitable food system. Drawing from her experience running a food pantry, filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and working directly with farmers, Clancy shares how current food purchasing practices can unintentionally exploit the very people they claim to support.

Today, Clancy speaks with Ann Larson, author of Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages, and the View from Behind the Supermarket Register. Ann shares what she learned after spending more than a year working in a supermarket during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, they discuss food insecurity among grocery workers, the realities of low-wage work, the hidden barriers many families face in accessing food, and how power manifests throughout our food system.

Today, Clancy speaks with Shannon Dobbs, food systems advocate, entrepreneur, and founder of the Fellowship of Living Systems. Shannon shares how his personal health journey led him to rethink food access and community resilience. Together, they explore practical ways communities can improve access to healthy food, remove barriers beyond affordability, and build local food systems that are better prepared for the future.