There are currently an estimated 42 million Americans who are food insecure, or hungry, according to Feeding America. Of those, 13 million are children. What is the #1 cause of hunger? It’s not a lack of food. It’s a lack of jobs, or jobs that don’t pay enough. It’s about money.

In order to truly end hunger, we have to overturn the traditional model of food distribution and attack the problem at its source. Robert Egger made a career of doing this very thing. He started DC Central Kitchen in 1989 to work with formerly incarcerated and homeless Americans to create jobs and feed others. He served there for 24 years, and has since worked to tackle issues of food contracts in government institutions, senior hunger, national food policy, uplifting the nonprofit sector, and so much more. 

This episode goes out to all the O.G. kale raisers who paved the way for the work this podcast celebrates today--getting into good trouble using food as a tool for change. 

There are currently an estimated 42 million Americans who are food insecure, or hungry, according to Feeding America. Of those, 13 million are children.&nbsp;What is the #1 cause of hunger? It&rsquo;s not a lack of food. It&rsquo;s a lack of jobs, or jobs that don&rsquo;t pay enough. It&rsquo;s about money.
In order to truly end hunger, we have to overturn the traditional model of food distribution and attack the problem at its source. Robert Egger made a career of doing this very thing. He started DC Central Kitchen in 1989 to work with formerly incarcerated and homeless Americans to create jobs and feed others. He served there for 24 years, and has since worked to tackle issues of food contracts in government institutions, senior hunger, national food policy, uplifting the nonprofit sector, and so much more.&nbsp;
This episode goes out to all the O.G. kale raisers who paved the way for the work this podcast celebrates today--getting into good trouble using food as a tool for change.&nbsp;

Raising Kale tackles honest food issues served with joy. What does broccoli have to do with a chefarmer in Illinois and a school kid in California? And what is a chefarmer anyhow? If eating your vegetables can make you healthier, listening to Raising Kale will make you smarter--without any snooty side effects. It chronicles the stories of food thought leaders that include chefs, farmers, doctors, and leading experts, connecting them back to communities building resilience around a fractured food system.

Raising Kale tackles honest food issues served with joy. What does broccoli have to do with a chefarmer in Illinois and a school kid in California? And what is a chefarmer anyhow? If eating your vegetables can make you healthier, listening to Raising Kale will make you smarter--without any snooty side effects. It chronicles the stories of food thought leaders that include chefs, farmers, doctors, and leading experts, connecting them back to communities building resilience around a fractured food system.

Raising Kale

Raising Kale tackles honest food issues served with joy. What does broccoli 
have to do with a chefarmer in Illinois and a school kid in California? And 
what is a chefarmer anyhow? If eating your vegetables can make you healthier, 
listening to Raising Kale will make you smarter--without any snooty side 
effects. It chronicles the stories of food thought leaders that include 
chefs, farmers, doctors, and leading experts, connecting them back to 
communities building resilience around a fractured food system.

Robert Egger is an original nonprofit kale raiser. He has started multiple nonprofits in his career, including DC Central Kitchen and LA Kitchen. His work is responsible for feeding seniors, giving jobs to the homeless, and training the formerly incarcerated--all in an effort to improve our food system. I’m proud to welcome him to our show.

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