The Checkout
Hosted and produced by two Organic food and farming lifers, The Checkout brings forward diverse voices and stories from 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 farm, retail and wholesale sector analyses to public policy, labor organizing and community struggles, The Checkout will expand the horizon for consumers and food industry professionals of what is possible and what is necessary to create a just, equitable and resilient food system.
Latest episodes
Jun 9, 2022 • 27min
Episode 125: Grocery Update- Meat Industry Accountability & Profit Inflation
Jun 7, 2022 • 35min
Episode 124: Johnnie Kallas Talks Data and the Labor Upsurge
Episode #124 Notes1:00 - How did you get into tracking labor strikes as data?2:00 - Is there an actual labor uprising in the country right now?4:00 - What is your methodology for data collection for labor strikes?6:05 - Key findings from Johnnie’s research.9:00 - What types of industries have been striking recently?11:00 - What motivates folks to go on strike generally?14:00 - On distinctions between Organizing vs. Strikes.16:00 - What are unions roles in labor strikes?20:20 - On Strike Maps.23:30 - On the changes in labor policy over the past 40 years. And NAFTA / deindustrialization.28:00 - Where are we headed in labor organizing currently?32:00 - Closing thoughts.
Jun 2, 2022 • 22min
Episode 123: FoodTank Presents Magaly Licolli & Gerardo Reyes
Jun 1, 2022 • 44min
Episode 122: Lindsey Allen & Point Of Origin
Episode #122 Notes1:00 - How did you get interested in supply chains?8:45 - What’s the vision for Point of Origin?11:00 - Colonization and the food system.15:10 - Why is food getting so expensive?18:00 - The war in Ukraine and it’s impact on food and the supply chain.21:00 - IMF, structural adjustment, and colonization.28:00 - Examples of what can be done improve and make supply chains more just.34:50 - What’s next for Point of Origin.
May 24, 2022 • 21min
Episode 121: Cortlin Harrison On Unionizing Starbucks
May 18, 2022 • 47min
Episode 120: Understanding Unionization with Bob Funk of LaborLab
May 9, 2022 • 1h 10min
Episode 119: Rosalind Alexander-Kasparik on How Texas Is Still Stealing Black Owned Farmland
Episode #119 Notes1:00 - On Alexander Farm in Texas.3:15 - On the farm’s historical connection to The Pony Express.9:00 - The family’s connection to cowboys.17:30 - Tracing the lineage of the farms’ historical roots, and the existential threat to their farm currently.56:00 - What you can do to help support their farm.
May 1, 2022 • 22min
Episode 118: Why Kim Kelly Wants Workers To “Fight Like Hell”
Apr 12, 2022 • 46min
Episode 117: Timothy A. Wise On Rethinking The Green Revolution
Episode #117 Notes1:00 - Tim’s background and experience in international agriculture.2:30 - Defining the Green Revolution and Tim’s recent findings.5:30 - On donor funded studies and implications.11:00 - On Ag Tech, philanthropy, and African agriculture.21:00 - On the war in Ukraine, and potential impact on African agriculture.32:00 - On GMO discourse.37:00 - Scientists and Agroecology.43:00 - Closing thoughts.
Apr 8, 2022 • 45min
Episode 116: Liz Carlisle & the Deep and Diverse Roots of Regenerative Farming
Episode #116 Notes1:00 - What led you to write Healing Grounds?4:00 - Why focus on Regenerative, rather than Organic?6:00 - What is the significance of land, land stewardship, and indigenous land ownership in the US?10:00 - What is beyond the soil of Regenerative Agriculture?13:15 - On slavery and food.18:30 - On the Green Revolution and Food Sovereignty.18:00 - What’s been the response from some of your new food products?28:00 - On immigrants and agroecology.36:15 - On the potential for small farm and racial solidarity.Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and The Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming, Lis Carlisle
