Food. Justice. Work.
The Checkout centers the voices and efforts of essential workers on the frontlines of our food system. Now more than ever, our food system is in a constant state of flux, radical change and crisis. From political economy and supply chain analysis to public policy, labor organizing and community struggles, The Checkout will expand the horizon of what is necessary to create a just, equitable and progressive food system.
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Episode 4: Jose Oliva on Building a Worker-Centered Food System, Part 2
Jose Oliva joins us for a two part episode that dives into labor organizing, land reform, his family’s legacy and much more. Jose is currently the Campaigns Director for HEAL Food Alliance. Jose is a longtime food sector organizer and has served in leadership positions at Chicago Interfaith Workers’ Center, Interfaith Worker Justice’s National Workers' Centers Network, Center for Community Change, and the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United - the national organization of restaurant workers. Jose was the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Food Chain Workers Alliance, a national coalition of food-worker organizations that collectively represents over 350,000 workers. Jose is also a 2017 James Beard Award recipient and a 2018 American Food Hero Awardee. We had an amazing conversation with Jose and he has excellent taste in literature as well!
Episode 3: Jose Oliva on Building a Worker-Centered Food System, Part 1
Jose Oliva joins us for a two part episode that dives into labor organizing, land reform, his family’s legacy and much more. Jose is currently the Campaigns Director for HEAL Food Alliance. Jose is a longtime food sector organizer and has served in leadership positions at Chicago Interfaith Workers’ Center, Interfaith Worker Justice’s National Workers' Centers Network, Center for Community Change, and the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United - the national organization of restaurant workers. Jose was the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Food Chain Workers Alliance, a national coalition of food-worker organizations that collectively represents over 350,000 workers. Jose is also a 2017 James Beard Award recipient and a 2018 American Food Hero Awardee. We had an amazing conversation with Jose and he has excellent taste in literature as well!
Episode 2: Carla Vernón on Leadership, Equity, and Scaling Good Food
Carla Vernón is a Good Food pioneer, having led the Natural and Organics Business Unit at General Mills as its President and Corporate Officer. Carla has recently been named a Trustee of Princeton University as well. Carla shares her first hand experience growing and leading large-scale Organic and natural foods companies with The Checkout’s Host, Errol Schweizer. They discuss how Carla chose her career path and how she excelled, how diversity and inclusion policies can drive better products, business and social outcomes, and how the vast opportunities around regenerative farming may save the food system.
