For Food's Sake | Food Sustainability Podcast

FFS 032 - The Last Acceptable Prejudice

The urban-rural divide is more pronounced than ever. The 'last acceptable prejudice' - that against rural people and places - is not only real, it is destructive.

As in our politics, the debates around food

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FFS 031 - Farmers Facing Brexit

In this episode, we talk to Patrick Holden about the hopes and fears of British farming after Brexit.

Patrick is a pioneer of the modern sustainable food movement. He is the Founding Director and current

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FFS 030 - Meditating Farmers: building social capital

Shifting mindsets at the grassroots level lies at the heart of The Art of Living’s approach to sustainable agriculture.

An epidemic of farmer suicides has claimed over 300,000 lives in India since 1995.

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FFS 029 - Carbon Neutral Restaurants

Restaurants around the world are taking action against climate change by going carbon neutral.

A new generation of chefs – the modern-day ambassadors of the food movement – have a vision: radically transform the restaurant industry by

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FFS 028 - Money Well Spent? Farm Subsidies in the EU

Farm subsidies are central to agricultural policy. But do farmers need them?

In this episode, we discuss the ins and outs of the EU Common Agricultural Policy with Dr. Alan Matthews, Professor Emeritus of European

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FFS 027 - A World Without Chocolate

Is chocolate going ‘extinct’? Are we heading towards a ‘world without chocolate’?

In this episode, we explore what lies behind these recent media headlines that suggest chocolate may not survive climate change. To find answers,

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FFS 026- We Need To Talk About Monsanto

Over the past decade, Monsanto has become a pop cultural bogeyman. Surrounded by controversy, cover-ups, and conspiracies, the agricultural giant is for many the face of corporate evil.

At the same time, the company continues

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FFS 025 - Breaking Bread with Paleo

This week, we talk with Natalie Pukasemvarangkoon about the Paleo diet.

Natalie has experimented with pretty much every diet in the book. She’s been a carnivore, a pescatarian, a vegetarian, and a vegan for

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FFS 024 - The Soilution: saving our soil, saving ourselves

In the Age of People, the plow was, and remains, one of the most destructive inventions. In his new book Growing A Revolution, award-winning author David R. Montgomery calls on farmers to ditch the plow,

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FFS 023 - COP23: Is meat finally on the table?

As the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) comes to a close in Bonn, Switzerland, where do we stand on our climate commitments?

What issues are on the table, and which have been swept under

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Down-to-earth dialogues and articles about the food on your plate and its impacts on people and the planet.

A podcast series by Matteo De Vos

FFS 032 - The Last Acceptable Prejudice

The urban-rural divide is more pronounced than ever. The 'last acceptable prejudice' - that against rural people and places - is not only real, it is destructive.

FFS 031 - Farmers Facing Brexit

In this episode, we talk to Patrick Holden about the hopes and fears of British farming after Brexit.

FFS 029 - Carbon Neutral Restaurants

Restaurants around the world are taking action against climate change by going carbon neutral.

FFS 028 - Money Well Spent? Farm Subsidies in the EU

Farm subsidies are central to agricultural policy. But do farmers need them?

FFS 027 - A World Without Chocolate

Is chocolate going ‘extinct’? Are we heading towards a ‘world without chocolate’?

FFS 026- We Need To Talk About Monsanto

Over the past decade, Monsanto has become a pop cultural bogeyman. Surrounded by controversy, cover-ups, and conspiracies, the agricultural giant is for many the face of corporate evil.

FFS 025 - Breaking Bread with Paleo

This week, we talk with Natalie Pukasemvarangkoon about the Paleo diet.

FFS 024 - The Soilution: saving our soil, saving ourselves

In the Age of People, the plow was, and remains, one of the most destructive inventions. In his new book Growing A Revolution, award-winning author David R. Montgomery calls on farmers to ditch the plow,

FFS 023 - COP23: Is meat finally on the table?

As the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) comes to a close in Bonn, Switzerland, where do we stand on our climate commitments?

“Every aspect of our lives is, in a sense, a vote for the kind of world we want to live in”

Frances Moore Lappé,

Diet for a Small Planet

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The urban-rural divide is more pronounced than ever. The 'last acceptable prejudice' - that against rural people and places - is not only real, it is destructive.

In this episode, we talk to Patrick Holden about the hopes and fears of British farming after Brexit.

Shifting mindsets at the grassroots level lies at the heart of The Art of Living’s approach to sustainable agriculture.

Restaurants around the world are taking action against climate change by going carbon neutral.

Farm subsidies are central to agricultural policy. But do farmers need them?

Is chocolate going ‘extinct’? Are we heading towards a ‘world without chocolate’?

Over the past decade, Monsanto has become a pop cultural bogeyman. Surrounded by controversy, cover-ups, and conspiracies, the agricultural giant is for many the face of corporate evil.

This week, we talk with Natalie Pukasemvarangkoon about the Paleo diet.

In the Age of People, the plow was, and remains, one of the most destructive inventions. In his new book Growing A Revolution, award-winning author David R. Montgomery calls on farmers to ditch the plow,

As the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) comes to a close in Bonn, Switzerland, where do we stand on our climate commitments?