Creative Producer | Good Food Educator

VIDEO. PHOTO. DEVELOPMENT. TEACHING. SPEAKING.

Alison works in food media, marketing, and creative content development. Her background in television & video production spans over 20 years. Alison has written & produced for A&E, Discovery Channel, Food Network, TLC & more. Additionally, with her HEALTHY KIDS COOK platform, Alison teaches whole-food education and healthy eating via cooking for children (& their awesome adults) across the country. Through new and traditional media platforms, Alison inspires and creatively informs people about the integrity and joy of food.

Alison Caldwell holds a M.A. in Food Systems & Culture from New York University. Her care for a fair food system inspired her to pursue a path where sustainable agriculture and social responsibility intersect by acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the origins, patterns, and future of food on a local and global scale. Alison consults, creates content, and educates where food, politics, and culture merge.

Alison has lived and worked in India with the Navdanay Biodiversity Research Farm, is a published writer in the field of Food Studies, and has been a feature solo photographer/artist at the James Beard House gallery in New York City. Alison is an Alice Water’s Edible Academy alum, the former curriculum developer at the Boys & Girls Club of America’s, Center for a Healthy Lifestyle with their cooking and farming program, and a San Diego Girl Scouts community partner. Alison speaks, writes, creates, and teaches about all things food, politics, culture, farming, and education. She is trained in acting, singing, voice & speech, and movement for stage.

Public Contributions on Food, Farming, & Ethics.

2023 Navdanya DWD Manifesto Co-Author: Celebrating Biodiversity & Making Peace with the Earth.

2023 Navdanya Biodiversity and Research Center. Dehradun, India. DWD Conference Contributor.

2019 SDSU Research Foundation, WIC. Guest Speaker. "Advocating Healthy Starts with You."

2018  CCOF Pacific Southwest Organic Symposium. Guest Panelist. "What is Organic? What is it's future?"

2016 Gold West College Peace Day Conference: Guest Speaker. "Food Democracy and Ethics."

2015 Slow Money SoCal: San Diego Gathering. Guest Panelist. “The Right to Real Food: Who has Access, Who Goes Hungry.”

2014 CBC, Radio One, Canada: Mainstreet with Stephanie Domet. Guest expert for Halifax food truck segment.

2014 Canyon Crest Academy: Guest speaker. “Organic in the Garden”

2013-2014 Center For a Healthy Lifestyle: “Local Organic GMOhMy” food education series

2013 Canyon Crest Academy: Guest speaker. "Food, Sustainability & Supply Chain"

2012 Navdanya Biodiversity and Research Center. Dehradun, India. Guest Lecturer. “Food, Economics, and Ethics”

2012 Navdanya Biodiversity and Research Center. Dehradun, India. Facilitator. “Organic Ag A-Z”

2011 ASFS Conference Speaker: “Raising Kosher”

2010 ASFS Conference Speaker: “Will Tweet for Food”

Non-Profit Affiliations

Friends of Navdanya: Media and Content Development

Navdanya: Supporter & former course creator/facilitator.

Slow Money SoCal: CoFounder & Board. A non-profit that connects artisan entrepreneurs, farmers, investors, and everyday food folk to bridge the gap between local food and local finance.