Matteo De VosMar 82 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 los...
Matteo De VosJan 262 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 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 ind...
Matteo De VosJan 19, 20192 minFFS 040 - Factory Farmed SuperbugsWe are on the cusp of a post-antibiotic era. The golden age of miracle drugs may be coming to an end. To understand why, award-winning au...
Matteo De VosDec 18, 20182 minFFS 039 - The Invisible ABCD Giants and the Financialisation of FoodFour grain trading giants - collectively known as the ABCDs - dominate international grain trade in our global food system. Knowing who t...
Matteo De VosNov 23, 20181 minFFS 038 - The Fuel Empowering Kenyan FarmersThe global fertilizer market is a $200 billion industry. But who does it serve? Produced in large-scale, centralised facilities in develo...
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 pr...
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 capi...
Matteo De VosOct 5, 20181 minFFS 035 - Monsanto on TrialMonsanto has been found guilty in the world’s first-ever court case over claims its Roundup herbicide causes cancer. It faces thousands o...
Matteo De VosSep 22, 20181 minFFS 034 - Wizards and ProphetsAre you a Wizard or a Prophet? Two largely forgotten 20th century thinkers – Norman Borlaug and William Vogt – continue to shape our comp...
Matteo De VosSep 7, 20181 minFFS 033 - A Case for Eating MeatWhat role can livestock play in a sustainable food system? In "Meat: A Benign Extravagance", Simon Fairlie lays out a convincing case as ...
Matteo De VosJul 10, 20181 minFFS 032 - The Last Acceptable PrejudiceThe urban-rural divide is more pronounced than ever. The 'last acceptable prejudice' - that against rural people and places - is not only...
Matteo De VosJun 26, 20181 minFFS 031 - Farmers Facing BrexitIn this episode, we talk to Patrick Holden about the hopes and fears of British farming after Brexit. Patrick is a pioneer of the modern ...
Matteo De VosMay 7, 20181 minFFS 030 - Meditating Farmers: building social capitalShifting mindsets at the grassroots level lies at the heart of The Art of Living’s approach to sustainable agriculture. An epidemic of fa...
Matteo De VosApr 15, 20182 minFFS 029 - Carbon Neutral RestaurantsRestaurants around the world are taking action against climate change by going carbon neutral. A new generation of chefs – the modern-day...
Matteo De VosMar 9, 20181 minFFS 028 - Money Well Spent? EU Farm Subsidies Farm subsidies are central to agricultural policy. But do farmers need them? In this episode, we discuss the ins and outs of the EU Commo...
Matteo De VosFeb 16, 20181 minFFS 027 - A World Without ChocolateIs chocolate going ‘extinct’? Are we heading towards a ‘world without chocolate’? In this episode, we explore what lies behind these rece...
Matteo De VosFeb 4, 20181 minFFS 026 - We Need To Talk About MonsantoOver the past decade, Monsanto has become a pop cultural bogeyman. Surrounded by controversy, cover-ups, and conspiracies, the agricultur...
Matteo De VosJan 23, 20181 minFFS 025 - Breaking Bread with PaleoThis week, we talk with Natalie Pukasemvarangkoon about the Paleo diet. Natalie has experimented with pretty much every diet in the book....
