On this episode we are grateful to have Alison Patrick. Alison is an experienced manager leading the charge for early childhood and K-12 nutrition and health. She has a passion for cultivating authentic relationships and leveraging existing community assets to improve the policies, systems, and structures that create opportunities for improvements for the health of our children. Highlights from our conversation were the Need for Healthy Corner Store Initiatives that are Profitable, Local Food IS Less Expensive, Educating Kids on Where their Food Comes from, Kids Do Understand Good Food, Seven Thousand Kids are Taste Testing Foods for Schools, Access to Good Food is a Basic Right.