On today's episode, we're joined by Ribka Getachew and Taylor Pate, both of whom lead New York's Good Food Purchasing Program Campaign at Community Food Advocates. The Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP) creates opportunities for public institutions to use their food purchasing power to increase supply chain transparency and strengthen local and regional food systems in the six core value areas of local economies, health, valued workforce, animal welfare, racial equity, and environmental sustainability. Listen to today's podcast episode to learn more about the Good Food NY Bill. Good Food Purchasing Plan webpage Good Food NY Bill Call to Action  Good Food NY Info sheet

On today's episode, we're joined by Pete Meyers, co-founder and president-director of the Tompkins County Workers' Center. Tompkins County Workers' Center advocates for, provides resources for and supports workers in the community with any issue they have related to employment. Pete Meyers has a long history of organizing and advocacy work and previously served as a Mentor in a Welfare-to-Work program. His experience with people being kicked off of welfare into minimum wage jobs led Meyers to take lead and create the Living Wage Coalition, advocating for a living wage for all workers.  Episode links:  Tompkins County Workers' Center website  Tompkins County Workers' Center hotline Tompkins County Workers' Center handbook

Welcome to the inaugural episode of "Together with Feeding New York State," with hosts Ryan Healy and Alyssa Harrynanan of ⁠@feedingnys⁠. On today's episode, we're joined by Joanna Dorsey, Executive Director of Policy and Social Impact at Black Farmers United NYS. Black Farmers United NYS is a member-led organization of over 150 Black farmers, land stewards, and food justice advocates. Joanna leads efforts to communicate the stories of Black farmers to legislators and push for racial equity within the food system.  For more information, please check out www.blackfarmersunited.org