Center for Regional Food Systems

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  REAL Talks - Episode 9: An Interrupted System: Prioritizing Historically Underserved Voices for Food & Agriculture System Transformation

  Published on August 19, 2024
  This episode discusses how federal programming and funding can be used to respond to the needs of Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic producers and how disruptions like COVID-19 can exacerbate systemic issues of unequal distribution of power and resources.

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  REAL Talks - Episode 8: Systems are People: Promoting Equity, Sovereignty, and Autonomy in Food & Agriculture

  Published on July 15, 2024
  This episode examines the sufficiency of funding and technical support for programs centered on Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous producers, particularly as they scale their businesses.

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  REAL Talks - Episode 7: Scaling Up - It's Trust and Relationships: Overcoming Historical Barriers in Mid-Tier Agriculture

  Published on June 14, 2024
  The first episode in the relaunch of this podcast series features a conversation about historical barriers to equity and access to resources for producers of color.  

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  REAL Talks Episode 6 - Internal and External Engagement with DEI: A Conversation with The Food Trust

  Published on May 31, 2022
  In episode 6, our guests from The Food Trust share how they engage in the practice of DEI within their own organization, and with the external communities they partner with.

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  REAL Talks Episode 5 - Intentionality in the DEI Process: A Conversation with Farmers Market Coalition

  Published on May 16, 2022
  For episode 5 of REAL Talks, we talked with Farmers Market Coalition, a core partner of the Nutrition Incentive Hub providing farm direct technical assistance to nutrition incentive grantees and practitioners.

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  REAL Talks Episode 4 - Finding Success in the Coalition DEI Journey: Part 3 of Our Conversation with Double Up Heartland

  Published on April 20, 2022
  In our third and final conversation with Double Up Heartland, our guests answer the question, "What are some successes that you've experienced through the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) process?"

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  REAL Talks Episode 3 - Managing Tensions in the Coalition DEI Journey: Part 2 of Our Conversation with Double Up Heartland

  Published on April 19, 2022
  During the last episode of REAL Talks, we introduced Double Up Heartland. They've put together a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) committee, and we've been talking with three individuals from that committee who represent one third of the coalition's member organizations.

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  REAL Talks Episode 2 - Starting the DEI Journey as a Coalition: Part 1 of Our Conversation with Double Up Heartland

  Published on April 6, 2022
  In episode 2, we get into our first interview of REAL Talks, where we talk with Double Up Heartland, a coalition of six partner organizations implementing Double Up Food Bucks, a nutrition incentive program at grocery stores, farmers markets, farm stands, and mobile markets in Kansas and Missouri.

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  REAL Talks Episode 1 - Welcome to REAL Talks! (Reaching for Equity in All Lives)

  Published on April 5, 2022
  Welcome to episode 1 of REAL Talks (Reaching for Equity in All Lives)! The purpose of this podcast series is to explore the question: what does diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, look like within the nutrition incentive community?