Each episode, host Chris Doelle sits down with someone playing a vital role in the Food Bank of the Golden Crescents mission of “Helping Heal the Hurt of Hunger.”

Host: Chris Doelle Guest: Miranda Listinger

Episode Summary: Miranda Listinger, manager of the Victoria Farmers Market, discusses how a farmers market can support local food businesses while also helping make fresh food more accessible to the community. As a former market vendor herself, Miranda shares how her experience as a baker, along with the challenges she faced along the way, shaped her approach to managing the market today. The conversation explores the farmers market as a stepping stone for small food businesses, the importance of clear vendor policies, and the role of SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks in helping shoppers purchase fresh produce. Miranda also discusses the balance between supporting vendors, serving shoppers, and advancing the food bank’s broader mission.

Food donations always welcome at the Food Bank year-round.

The Title Sponsor is H-E-B’s Hunger Relief Program. H-E-B’s Hunger Relief Program works year-round to fight hunger in Texas and Mexico. Hunger relief has been a key focus for H-E-B since the first store opened in 1905. For more than a century now, H-E-B’s commitment and involvement in the communities it serves has been an important part of the way the company does business. Since the inception of the Hunger Relief Program, H-E-B has donated over 1 billion pounds of food to help nourish neighbors in communities throughout Texas and Mexico.

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