Food Dignity Podcast

Clancy Cash Harrison, MS, RDN, FAND

Clancy Cash Harrison, founder of The Food Dignity Project, believes everyone has the right to healthy food at all times. On the Food Dignity Podcast, she shares stories behind hunger in America in order to challenge the judgement and shift the culture surrounding food access.

For more information about the podcast and its speakers, visit: http://www.fooddignityproject.com/podcast/

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August 25 · 8 min
Relationships are Infrastructure
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.
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August 11 · 27 min
Ending Hunger Through Collaboration
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.
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July 28 · 8 min
Soldier Farming
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.
#248
July 14 · 23 min
The Hidden Hunger Behind Grocery Stores
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.
#247
June 30 · 24 min
Creating Stronger Communities Through Food
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.
#246
June 16 · 41 min
Beyond Food Charity: Building Community Through Food Systems
Today, Clancy speaks with Dr. C.J. Sentell, CEO of The Nashville Food Project. Together, they explore what it means to move beyond food charity and toward true systems change. C.J. shares how The Nashville Food Project has evolved from a food recovery program into a full food systems organization focused on growing, cooking, and sharing nourishing food while building stronger communities.
#245
June 2 · 11 min
Creating Systems Change Through Food Dignity
In this special Candid Clancy episode, Clancy Harrison shares the lessons she's learned from more than 13 years of challenging hunger, food insecurity, and the systems designed to address them. She introduces the four-phase framework she now uses to help organizations rethink, build, and strengthen local food systems across the country.
#244
May 19 · 23 min
Regenerative Farming and the Future of Local Food
Today, Clancy speaks with Liz Krug, owner of Endless Roots Farm in northeastern Pennsylvania. Liz shares what it looks like to grow food regeneratively, support local communities year-round, and build relationships between farmers and the people they feed. From food access and food rescue to trust, advocacy, and sustainable farming, this conversation explores the deeper connection between agriculture, community, and dignity.
#243
May 5 · 26 min
Improving School Meals with Local & Organic Food
Today, Clancy sits down with Leah Smith, Organic School Food Procurement Consultant at Friends of the Earth. In this episode, they unpack what it really takes to get better food into schools, making local, organic, and climate-friendly meals possible for students.
#242
March 17 · 30 min
Food Dignity Through Local Farming
Today, Clancy speaks with Becca Tuholski, a farmer, regional food systems leader, and public health advocate working at the intersection of agriculture, equity, and community resilience. Becca is the co-owner of Tuholski Produce and serves as a Farm to Food Access Manager at the Northwest Indiana Food Council. In this episode, they discuss how regional food systems, partnerships, and community-driven programs can improve food access while supporting small farmers.
#241
March 3 · 28 min
Rebuilding Culture Through Community Farming
In this episode, Clancy sits down with Gerardo Martinez. He is a Marine Corps veteran, farmer, and founder of Wild Kid Acres Farm in Maryland. What began as a small homestead during the COVID-19 pandemic has grown into a thriving community-centered farm, welcoming nearly 60,000 visitors a year. From agritourism and regenerative food production to large-scale aggregation and national advocacy, Gerardo shares how food, culture, and community are deeply connected and why the next generation of farmers is at the heart of everything he builds.
#240
February 17 · 29 min
Food as Power Through Farm to School
Today, Clancy speaks with Dana Hudson, Coordinator of the Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Network. With more than 25 years of experience in farm-based education, Dana has worked in classrooms and on farms, supported farmers entering the school food arena, and helped build practical tools that connect students to local agriculture. In this Food as Power series conversation, Dana shares how relationships, education, and community demand can shift food systems from the ground up.
#239
February 3 · 32 min
Food Sovereignty, Representation, and Respect in Nutrition
In this episode of the Food Dignity Podcast, Clancy is joined by Denee Bex, a Registered Dietitian and CDCES from the Diné (Navajo) Nation and the founder of Tumbleweed Nutrition LLC. Together, they explore how food sovereignty, representation, and lived experience shape nutrition work in Native communities and why listening, humility, and cultural respect must be at the center of food and health conversations.
#238
January 20 · 25 min
Farming, Food, and Community Power
In this episode of the Food Dignity Podcast, Clancy sits down with sisters Stephanie and Hayley Painter, co-CEOs of Painterland Sisters. Raised on a fourth-generation dairy farm in Northern Pennsylvania, the sisters share how their farming roots, community values, and commitment to nutrient-dense food led them to build a national organic skyr yogurt brand.
#237
January 6 · 24 min
Food Dignity and the Power of Land Ownership
In this episode, Clancy speaks with Dr. Veronica L. Womack, Executive Director of the Rural Studies Institute at Georgia College and Professor of Political Science and Public Administration. A scholar, advocate, and storyteller of the Southern Black Belt, Dr. Womack shares why rural communities, land, and foodways matter deeply, not just to the South, but to the health and dignity of the entire country.
#236
Dec 23, 2025 · 24 min
Farmland, Freedom, and Community with Providence Farm Collective
In this episode, Clancy speaks with Kristin Heltman-Weiss, Executive Director, and Hamadi Ali, Deputy Director of Providence Farm Collective in Western New York. Together, they share the story behind a grassroots farming collective that emerged from the lived experiences of refugee and immigrant communities seeking land, food sovereignty, and dignity.
#235
Dec 9, 2025 · 44 min
Rethinking Food Security: Local Power, Community Voice
Today, Clancy speaks with Dr. Renee Fillette, Executive Director of Dutchess Outreach and a longtime leader in food security work across New York's Hudson Valley. You won't want to miss their conversation about the hidden power dynamics in food distribution, what the 2025 SNAP crisis revealed, and why local, community-led systems are the only real path to dignity and lasting change.
#234
Nov 25, 2025 · 38 min
Food, Power, and Community Health
Today, Clancy speaks with Dr. Meagan L. Grega, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Kellyn Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to making the healthy choice the easy choice. Their conversation dives deep into how food access, community environments, and lifestyle medicine shape our health, our habits, and our dignity. You won't want to miss this inspiring discussion about how food systems influence chronic disease, wellbeing, and opportunity in our communities.
#233
Nov 11, 2025 · 25 min
Food, Power, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
Today, Clancy speaks with Jeff MacFarlane, social entrepreneur and founder of The Ville Cooperative in Canada. You won't want to miss their conversation about how food can both unite and divide communities, the danger of corporate control over food and energy, and how local innovation can bring back power to the people. Jeff shares his passion for sustainable living, cooperative farming, and creating communities where people and nature thrive together.
#232
Oct 28, 2025 · 37 min
Reimagining Food Access with Plentiful
Today, Clancy speaks with Catherine Compitello, CEO of Plentiful, a digital platform helping millions of people access food with dignity. You won't want to miss their conversation about how technology can transform the charitable food system, give food pantries a stronger voice, and make it easier for families to find help when they need it.

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