Santa Barbara County Foodbank CEO Erik Talkin is a loud voice in the crusade for food security. With appearances on the California Association of Food Banks’ Board of Directors, Feeding America’s National Advisory Council, and at Feed the Children’s regional advocacy conference, where he gave the keynote speech last month, the anti-hunger maven speaks with a subtle British lilt and obvious passion. He gave a TED Talk — cleverly titled “Why Giving People More Food Doesn’t End Hunger” — just before the pandemic. But Talkin is about action. Between the 10 million (!) pounds of food his 50-strong team has routed to county residents in 2023, to the Foodbank’s multiple-award-winning nutrition programs, the man is on a mission, and he seems as fit as anyone is to accomplish it.
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