The Vitalyst Spark Podcast
Ep. 12 Arizona Food Systems and COVID-19
COVID-19’s effects on our communities are statewide, systemic, and extend far beyond healthcare or jobs. In fact, it is exposing and exacerbating the challenges our communities face when it comes to food. The running joke may have been about toilet paper early on the pandemic, but places like Ajo and the Navajo Nation literally faced empty store shelves and no food for days and weeks. It shouldn’t ever be this way, which is why the women you’re about to meet have been working for years to build stronger local food systems across Arizona – and why they’re working even harder at the moment. Our three guests today are passionate individuals who spend as much time on the land itself as they do pushing for policies, systems, and environmental changes that are crucial to ensuring equitable, local access to healthy, affordable foods. Last week, we promised you an important episode with plenty to chew on. Well, get ready, because we’ve got it right here.
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Ep. 74 Solari Crisis and Human Services07/24/2022
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Ep. 72 Creating a Trauma Informed Arizona06/09/2022
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Ep. 69 Womens History Month In Arizona03/10/2022
Ep. 68 Covid 19 Roundtable03/03/2022
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Ep. 66 Black History, Black Arizona01/30/2022
Ep. 65 Covid Roundtable01/17/2022
Ep. 64 Creating Vibrant Communities With Arizona Town Hall12/23/2021
Ep. 63 Covid 19 Roundtable Update12/10/2021
Ep. 62 Reflections in Community Health11/26/2021
Ep. 61 The Growth Of Food In Phoenix10/30/2021
Ep. 60 Stigma & Affordable Housing10/14/2021
Ep. 59 COVID-19 Roundtable Update10/03/2021
Ep. 58 Hispanic Heritage Month & Community Health09/15/2021
Ep. 57 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 09/1309/03/2021
Ep. 56 Legislative Update08/18/2021
Ep. 55 COVID-19 Roundtable08/10/2021
Ep. 54 Open Enrollment Podcast replay08/03/2021
Ep. 53 The Opiod Crisis07/26/2021
Ep. 52 Arizona's Evictions Crisis Podcast07/24/2021
Ep. 51 Transitions07/07/2021
Ep. 50 Health and Housing Update 07-06-2106/30/2021
Ep. 49 Celebrating Pride Month 202106/16/2021
Ep. 48 Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops06/08/2021
Ep. 47 COVID Roundtable Update - 06-0705/26/2021
Ep. 46 Covid 19 Roundtable Update 05-24-2105/12/2021
Ep. 45 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 05/1005/05/2021
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Ep. 43 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 04/2604/14/2021
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Ep. 40 Streets, Spaces, and Vibrancy03/16/2021
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Ep. 38 Trauma Sensitive Schools in Arizona03/03/2021
Ep. 37 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 3/1/2102/23/2021
Ep. 36 2021 Legislative Session Update02/16/2021
Ep. 35 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 02/1502/09/2021
Ep. 34 COVID-19 Global View02/02/2021
Ep. 33 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 2/101/28/2021
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Ep. 31 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 1/18/2101/12/2021
Ep. 30 Arizona's Eviction Crisis01/05/2021
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Ep. 28 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 12/2112/09/2020
Ep. 27 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 12/0711/24/2020
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Ep. 23 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 9/2909/08/2020
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Ep. 21 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 9/108/25/2020
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Ep. 19 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 8/1808/12/2020
Ep. 18 Census 2020 Action Update - 8/1108/04/2020
Ep. 17 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 8/407/28/2020
Ep. 16 LGBTQ Communities and COVID-1907/21/2020
Ep. 15 COVID-19 Roundtable Update - 7/2106/30/2020
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