Matteo De VosAug 26, 20213 minFFS 049 - Where I stand on food todayTo mark 50 episodes on the podcast, I share my own evolving thoughts on food. I reflect on the state of agriculture and on what...
Matteo De VosAug 1, 20201 minFFS 045 - The Future of ProteinWhat is the future of protein, and of animal agriculture? Can we raise animals sustainably or should we move beyond meat? To feed a...
Matteo De VosMar 8, 20202 minFFS 044 - The Ground Zero IngredientEverything begins with a seed. Seeds are both a story of loss and a story of hope in our food system. On the one hand, we are rapidly...
Matteo De VosFeb 1, 20203 minGeorge Monbiot's bet serves as a warning to farmers— adapt or perishWithout transformative change on our farms, technological alternatives will become the only alternative. Farmers must adapt, or perish.
Matteo De VosJan 26, 20202 minFFS 043 - Bodies on the Line2019 was the year of climate strikes. Animal rights activists, emboldened by a new wave of mass civil disobedience, are determined to end...
Matteo De VosDec 16, 20192 minFFS 042 - Finding our Common GroundTo transcend infighting in the food movement, finding our common ground is as important as targeting our common enemy.
Matteo De VosNov 11, 20193 minA Call to Arms to fight Factory FarmsIt’s time to stop the infighting. Whilst we're busy bickering over cow farts, the horror of expanding factory farms marches merrily on.
Matteo De VosFeb 23, 20192 minFFS 041 - On the Frontlines of FoodThe continued expansion of industrial-scale chemical-intensive agriculture around the world relies on one central powerful myth: only...
Matteo De VosDec 15, 20186 minThe Perennial Promise for HumankindTen thousand years ago, the bulk of the world's arable landscapes consisted of woodlands, grasslands, and rainforests. Today, annual...
Matteo De VosNov 2, 20182 minFFS 037 - The Dirty History of SoilWhen we stop treating dirt like dirt, when we accept it’s neither ‘dirt cheap’ nor ‘dirt poor’, we will come to realise it is the most...
Matteo De VosOct 18, 20181 minFFS 036 - Chicken Nugget CapitalismThe end of Capitalism is nigh. Or we should certainly hope so. Raj Patel makes a convincing case for the urgent need to think beyond...