Robin Burger and Hot Bread Kitchen are teaching baking and management to women from immigrant communities. On this installment of Good Food, Daniel Meyer calls Robin, the Business Development Manager of Hot Bread Kitchen. Tune into this episode to hear about Robin's background in economics, and how she got involved with the non-profit world. How does the organization take traditional recipes and use them to turn immigrant women into highly employable workers? Learn about Hot Bread Kitchen's dedication to local ingredients and sustainable economic practices. Why are women infrequently seen in restaurant kitchens? Find out the stories of some famous Hot Bread Kitchen alumni, and find out how you can support the organization! Thanks to our sponsor, The International Culinary Center. Thanks to The California Honeydrops for today's music.

"The primary way we can train more people is to sell more bread." [11:20]

"We are graduating women that just aren't artisan bakers, which is role that is highly demanded... we're training in management skills, as well." [20:00]

-- Robin Burger on Good Food

This week on Straight, No Chaser host Katy Keiffer takes on the crisis of hunger with guest Anthony Butler, Executive Director of St. John's Bread and Life. Learn about how the federal cuts of the Reagan years left many people in a state of food insecurity that still lingers today and how the current Farm Bill is working its way through the Senate and could leave millions of people hungry with looming cuts to the SNAP program. Tune in to find out how, despite these challenges, Anthony and St. John's Bread and Life are helping millions of hungry New Yorkers by integrating technology, such as their innovative digital food pantry, to streamline costs and get more people fed the right food. This program is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

" What's happening right now to SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] is that the Senate is proposing over 10 years to cut over $4.5 billion dollars in SNAP money. 40% of those who are hungry will be affected by that, that's around 800,000 families who will lose $90 a month on groceries. The biggest people who will be hurt are people who are receiving other federal subsidies, so the biggest people who will be hurt are working families and seniors."

"Food stamps supports farmers-- that's the purpose of it! This money goes back into farms. Food stamps also dramatically support local economies. "

--Anthony Butler of St. John's Bread & Life on Straight, No Chaser

This week The Farm Report trades in the pasture for a trip to the bakery that is the Hot Bread Kitchen. Host Erin Fairbanks sits down with Robin Burger, the business development manager of the Harlem-based non-profit social enterprise to explore how they are creating better lives for low-income women and their families by teaching them the skills necessary to launch food businesses and achieve management track positions in food manufacturing. Tune in to learn about how Hot Bread Kitchen is also supporting the local economy and farmers by using regionally sourced grains and flours, their incubator program for food innovators, and how they've even re-purposed bicycles for making bread! This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.