The Checkout: Grocery Nerds

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Episode #64 Notes 0:30 - What is the mission and vision of Brooklyn Packers? 2:15 - What is Brooklyn Supported Agriculture? 3:15 - On selecting farm and food suppliers. 5:00 - How is a worker-owned cooperative different than a typical corporate business? And what are the pros and cons? 8:45 - How do you competitive as a cooperative? 10:00 - Impacts of COVID-19 on the business. 14:00 - How is your...

Episode #62 Notes 0:35 - First off, how did you become a Rocket Scientist? 3:45 - How did your science background influence your interest in BBQ? 7:15 - How and why is the BBQ is such a strong cultural tradition in the black community? 9:30 - On BBQ in Virginia and the birth of BBQ. 15:00 - On Southern Food and how it’s essentially black and indigenous in origin. 18:00 - Authentic BBQ and the tech...

Episode #63 Notes 0:35 - First off, how did you become a Rocket Scientist? 3:45 - How did your science background influence your interest in BBQ? 7:15 - How and why is the BBQ is such a strong cultural tradition in the black community? 9:30 - On BBQ in Virginia and the birth of BBQ. 15:00 - On Southern Food and how it’s essentially black and indigenous in origin. 18:00 - Authentic BBQ and the tech...

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Episode #60 Notes 1:00 - What were some of the issues and conditions that resulted in this strike? 7:00 - On sexual harassment and racial bias in the workplace. 14:15 - On protecting employees from customer harassment. 19:00 - Pay disparities 25:00 - What were the immediate demands when you went on strike? 31:00 - How did the strike spread from the production centers to the retail stores? 33:15 -...

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Episode #58 Notes 1:00 - Esther West, open mic on Latinx coop growth in the US. Books and Resources LatinX Coop Power in the US , UW Center for Coops Collective Courage , Jessica Gordon Nembhard Democracy at Work Institute Sustainable Economies Law Center See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Episode #57 Notes 1:00 - How did you get interested in food systems research? 6:15 - What were the conditions of homesteaders and settlers in the frontier in the 19th century? 10:15 - On the myth of the idyllic small family farm. 18:30 - How 4H social engineered of the rural frontier. 28:30 - On how 4H deepened racial divides and inequities. 35:00 - On 4H and the history of eugenics. 44:15 - How t...

Episode #56 Notes 0:30- How did Worker’s Justice Project come about? 1:45 - What needs does WJP meet for the community? 3:00 - How are decisions made in your organization? 5:30 - What’s it’s been like to be an essential worker during COVID-19? Construction, home healthcare, etc. 9:15 - What are some of the campaigns WJP has worked on? 17:30 - HEROES Act and the Fund for Excluded Workers projects....

Episode #55 Notes 1:00 - How did you get interested in food journalism? 3:30 - On writing style. 4:45 - Recipe development and food journalism. 6:30 - On the future of the veggie burger. 11:30 - On vegan cheese and category reinvention. 17:30 - Silicon Valley’s approach to alternative meat development. 21:00 - Is there such a thing as sustainable beef? 26:00 - On American meat consumption and rati...

Episode #54 Notes 1:00 - How did The Common Market get started? 3:00 - Common Market business model. 3:50 - Working with foundations. 5:00 - Common Market stakeholders. 8:00 - On working with farmers and suppliers. 11:30 - On expanding CM to Georgia and Texas. 19:00 - On Houston hip hop 20:45 - COVID’s impact on CM’s operating model. 30:00 - On sourcing locally in Texas, which is highly seasonal....

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Episode #52 Notes 1:00 - What are GMOs? 5:25 - On the prevalence of GMOs. 11:00 - Gene editing vs. gene silencing. 14:30 - Private sector, financing, and GMOs. 19:00 - What’s the motivation to bring new GMOs to market? 24:30 - Labelling for GMOs. 29:00 - On The Non GMO Project. 35:30 - How do folks become Non GMO certified? How easy or difficult is it? 38:45 - Certified Organic & Non GMO; diff...

Episode #51 Notes 1:00 - What does food sovereignty mean? 1:30 - What are the goals and vision for the People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty? 3:20 - How are decisions made in the coalition? 4:25 - What inspired the formation of the coalition? 5:30 - What have farmers in countries like India, Philippines, Cambodia been experiencing recently? 9:00 - What role do large institutional, international r...

Episode #50 Notes 1:00 - On food sector labor organizing. 5:15 - On fast food management. 7:00 - What instigated the formation of EWOC? 13:30 - What’s the day-to-day during COVID? 17:00 - On COVID’s effect on the lives of fast food workers. 19:00 - On food service low-rates of unionization. 31:00 - What’s the next 6 months looks like for the union and organizing at Taco Bell? 35:00 - Are Taco Bell...

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Episode #48 Notes 0:30 - What do you mean by a “commons” and where does it orginiate? 2:30 - On The Tragedy of The Commons, and why it’s BS. 6:00 - What are some commons in our everyday lives that we might take for granted? 9:00 - How is a food commons different than our current food system? 15:50 - How do market relations interface with the commons? 30:15 - What is preferable about a food commons...

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Episode #46 Notes 0:30 - What is Labor Studies, and what are your key focus areas? 7:20 - What are the benefits of unionizing for workers? 14:45 - Why has there been a decline in recent decades in private sector union jobs? 27:40 - How are non-unionized jobs effected by the lack of unions when it comes to benefits, wages, working conditions, etc. 40:30 - Gig workers, rapid hiring, and lack of unio...

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Episode #43 Notes 1:00 - How did you get into plant-based ice cream? 3:00 - Why make it a business? 6:00 - Why are more customers moving toward plant-based dairy? 9:00 - What makes what Nadamoo is doing different than other plant-based food companies? 12:10 - What are your parameters around ingredient sourcing? 15:00 - How do you decide on the flavors and recipes for Nadamoo? 18:00 - On opening Na...

Episode #42 Notes Part 1: John Grant 1:00 - How many workers does your union represent and in what industries? 6:00 - Municipal hazard pay mandates and retail reaction. 15:30 - On labor activism on the ground. 18:00 - On well being of workers during COVID and the role of trade unions and their continuation of organizing. 24:00 - Outside of a union, what can other folks in the food sector do to sup...

Episode #41 Notes 1:00 - Tell us about your background in the natural products industry? 2:30 - What’s been the most challenging - and rewarding - part of working the natural products industry? 4:30 - What are some of the products you’ve brought to market? 6:00 - How have consumer preferences evolved in the last couple decades? 7:45 - What attracts customers to certifications and high-attribute st...