PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 24, 2015 The FoodBank CEO is winding down his Food Security Challenge where he has lived on less than $6.50 a day for February. At lunchtime on Tuesday, Erik Talkin made food at home instead of grabbing a quick bite to eat. During his challenge, he’s allotted only $6.46 per day. That’s the […]
Month: February 2015
#TalkinHunger: Live Tweet Chat with Erik Talkin & Dr. John LaPuma
As a part of the Food Security Challenge, Erik Talkin (Foodbank SBC’s CEO) and Dr. John LaPuma participated in a Live Tweet Chat, #TalkinHunger, Food Security, health, nutrition, SNAP, low-income families, and more. The conversation was lively and robust! Take a look at some of the highlights below. Be sure to keep following Erik as […]
Mar 2-31 Food Fight Challenge
Food Justice at the Forefront
By Shelly Leachman and Alec Rosenberg, UC Santa Barbara and UC Newsroom Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Web http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/food-justice-forefront Shouldn’t food be a right, not a privilege? And what is the difference between being fed and being nourished? With a central theme of food justice, such subjects were explored during the three-day, inaugural California Higher Education […]
PRESS KSBY: Local food bank CEO taking on 30 day challenge to raise awareness
Published: February 3, 2015 Imagine having only $6.46 to spend on food each day. Erik Talkin, the CEO of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, is taking part in a month long Food Security Challenge. That means Talkin will eat on only $6.46 per day. That figure is the equivalent of what he would receive […]
PRESS KEYT: Surviving On Less Than $6.50 A Day
Published: February 2, 2015 FoodBank Santa Barbara County CEO Erik Talkin is taking the Food Security Challenge to bring to light the difficulties of living on food stamps. “For me in Santa Barbara County, it gives me $6.46 per day to live on. So that’s what I’m trying to do for a month,” he said. […]