Best Foodsystems Podcasts (2024)

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Food Systems - Solutions to Ending Global Hunger 32:01

2+ y ago32:01

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“Every act of eating involves some element of choice.” Every day people around the world go to the store to purchase food and then sit down to a meal with their families. The meal may include bread made with wheat from Peru, salad with lettuce from California, and beef from Australia. All of these products end up on our plates through a vast interc…

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Kate Krueger on Cultivating a Better Protein Supply 41:28

2+ y ago41:28

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Cultivated meat brings to mind different associations for everyone, but one thing is clear: it isn’t science fiction anymore. It’s here, it’s now. At the close of 2020, after a year ravaged by one of the worst zoonotic disease outbreaks we’ve ever seen, Singapore became the first country in the world to approve the commercial sale of cultivated chi…

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Bernhard Kowatsch on Transformative Food Innovation 40:08

2+ y ago40:08

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When we think of the future of food, transformative technology, or game-changing innovations, we assume that advancements will arise out of traditional tech hubs in the Global North. This isn’t necessarily true. The Global South holds tremendous potential and competitions like the XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion — discussed in the previous episode — a…

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Lisa Sweet on Future-Proofing Food Systems 47:25

2+ y ago47:25

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We have a long way to go when it comes to fixing our food systems. That’s why challenges like the XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion competition exist. With a $15 million prize — and the chance to safeguard planetary health — on the table, the competition’s innovative solutions are aimed at meeting the growing global demand for protein in a just, sustain…

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Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh on Re-Imagine-ing Our Relationship with Meat 19:22

2+ y ago19:22

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You know them from all your favorite Bollywood movies, but Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh’s latest venture is part of a different world altogether: the smart protein ecosystem. Over the last few years, the Bollywood-superstars-slash-entrepreneurs have been working with GFI India to cook up something big. Their startup — Imagine Meats — is set to chan…

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Indra Nooyi on Smart Protein’s Breakout Moment 27:48

2+ y ago27:48

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Indra Nooyi needs no introduction. But what does she think about smart protein? If you’re following along, you know that by investing in plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated alternatives to animal-sourced meat, eggs, seafood, and dairy products — what we call smart protein — we stand a chance to vastly transform the future of food for …

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Smart Protein’s Breakout Year? 23:04

2+ y ago23:04

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Alongside transitioning our energy supply, transitioning to smart protein and away from animal-derived agriculture is the most important thing we can do to preserve our link with our heritage, and safeguard our future - put differently, to have our meat and our planet too. In the face of climate change brought on by excessive land, water, and energ…

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Food and War - a Recipe for Disaster 26:19

2+ y ago26:19

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“Conflict and hunger, peace and food security. These are really inextricably linked.” As Afghans prepare for winter, they are on the brink of another crisis — hunger. War and conflict have shut down the economy, displaced hundreds of thousands, and caused food prices to rise. 22.8 million are facing acute food insecurity. People who have survived y…

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Youth and Climate Change – Their Take 31:00

2+ y ago31:00

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“While feeding ourselves, we should feed nature because it's by feeding nature that we will feed ourselves again.” There was a frenzied tension and intensity at COP26. In the final days of the conference, delegations from around the world were deep in negotiations to address our world’s most dire crisis – climate change. Young people were leading t…

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The Trouble with Food and Climate Change 24:58

2+ y ago24:58

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“Honduras has the potential to lead on solutions to address climate change” In the midst of Honduras’ rolling mountains and green forests, there are greenhouses growing mouth-watering fresh vegetables. Communities come together to prepare meals with these vegetables and sell the produce. Recurring droughts, intense floods, bark beetle, and more put…

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The ‘Top’ of the Food Chain – We’re Rich, Right? 32:17

2+ y ago32:17

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“Too much is not a good thing” Every time we go to the grocery store, we are surrounded by a seemingly infinite bounty of food. We may choose a yogurt thinking it is a healthy option only to realize it has as much sugar as a doughnut. Surrounded by choice, children in America and around the world are not getting the nutrition they need to grow heal…

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Did You Know You Live In a Food System? 32:36

2+ y ago32:36

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“There is no such thing as cheap food.” For some of us, a typical day’s diet could be oatmeal for breakfast, bean salad for lunch, and fish and chips for dinner. Little do we know, the oatmeal was farmed unethically with illegal pesticides, the beans came from a country suffering from drought and the fish came from a company that illegally overfish…

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Trailer - Better Food. Better World. 1:44

2+ y ago1:44

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How do we ‘do food better?’ Better Food. Better World. poses this very question to listeners working in food policy and concerned global citizens alike. Over the course of 6 episodes, author Elizabeth Nyamayaro paints an audio picture of food systems around the world and the people involved from production to consumption, from farm to plate. In a w…

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S02 E10: Plagues, Pestilence, Smart Protein: Our Resilient Food Future 51:29

3+ y ago51:29

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In the final episode of Feeding 10 Billion Season 2, we contend with some of our enduring questions - what will humans eat in a world that is rapidly warming and exposed to the worst effects of climate change? And how do we preserve our links to tradition and the foods we love to eat in this new world? A dystopian future threatening those tradition…

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S02 E09: Building the Bio Revolution 41:56

3+ y ago41:56

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We tend to focus on the fact that in the year 2050 we will have to feed 10 billion human beings on this planet but we won’t be the only species we have to worry about. We are currently witnessing an unprecedented loss of biodiversity as climate change makes this planet inhospitable for all species. We need to find a way to feed not just ourselves b…

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S02 E08: Conquering the Valley of Death 47:13

3+ y ago47:13

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What seemed like science fiction just a few decades back, is increasingly becoming a reality. Early research pioneered by NASA on how to feed astronauts in long haul missions to planets like Mars brought closed loop systems and fermented ingredients to the spotlight. These systems don’t rely on limited natural resources, and could potentially be ke…

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S02 E07: Tackling Malnutrition with Smart Protein: A Glimpse of the Future 53:41

3+ y ago53:41

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Smart protein, if done right, can be a big win for the planet. By now, hopefully, it is clear that foods that replace animal-sourced meat, eggs, and dairy tend to use fewer resources, do not contribute to rising greenhouse gas emissions, and diminish the risk of zoonotic diseases and antibiotic resistance. But equally exciting is the sector’s poten…

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S02 E06: Building a Food Innovation Ecosystem 54:16

3+ y ago54:16

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The Beyond Meat IPO in 2019 marked an inflection point not just for the global alternative protein ecosystem but the fledgling Indian innovation ecosystem as well. Calls to offer capital, R&D and entrepreneurial talent started pouring in. But the best things take time, and building something entirely new takes much more. An innovation ecosystem tak…

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S02 E05: Beyond the Burger - Decoding what Consumers Want 52:23

4y ago52:23

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Understanding what consumers want has been the holy grail for innovators across industries for decades. In the U.S. and other countries, products like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods demonstrated that a huge and viable market exists for burgers made from plants for people who love their meat. In the U.S. consumers love their burgers and eat three …

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S02 E04: Paving the Way for Plant-Based Dairy in India 37:58

4y ago37:58

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In 2019, Dean Foods, America’s largest dairy producer filed for bankruptcy prompting analogies of the proverbial canary in the coal mine as the 94-year old company’s struggles narrowed down to one undeniable fact: conventional milk sales have declined for the last 4 years in the U.S. Alternatives like plant-based dairy products have meanwhile soare…

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S02 E03: Connecting the Dots for Catalytic Capital 50:19

4y ago50:19

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Agriculture forms a significant bulk of the Indian workforce, with over half of our workforce dependent on the sector. Relentless urbanization notwithstanding, low and middle-income countries like India will have to nurture their rural populations’ agricultural contribution in the coming years to feed all of us sustainably. The potential to leverag…

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S02 E02: Big Ideas, Big Investments 51:11

4y ago51:11

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Last year was groundbreaking for plant-based food, and we’re also on the cusp of making secure, sustainable, and cultivated meat a reality. Despite Covid-19, this year’s been no pushover either. The amount of money raised in Q1 2020 ($930 million) was more than what was invested in the smart protein sector in all of 2019 ($824 million). But much of…

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S02 E01: Building the Foundation of Alternative Protein 1:43

4y ago1:43

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Season 1 of Feeding 10 Billion launched in a banner year for alt-protein. In 2019, Beyond Meat had its record-setting IPO, Impossible Foods raised $300 million in its Series E and overall, more than $800 million was invested globally in companies making meat, eggs, and dairy from plants, cells and fermented ingredients. We witnessed the spark that …

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Season 2: Announcement 1:46

4y ago1:46

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By the year 2050 we will have 10 billion people on our planet - a sixth of whom will be in India. If we want to feed all 10 billion of us in a sustainable, healthy and just way, we need to reimagine how we source our food. Feeding ourselves cannot come at the cost of global health, worsening greenhouse gas emissions, excessive land, water and resou…

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Ep. 10: No Food to Good Food 46:19

4+ y ago46:19

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In the season finale of our 10 part series Feeding 10 Billion, we focus on one word that has come to dominate our discourse and perfectly captures our theory of change - leapfrog. The themes in our podcast this season have given you an inkling of the range of work happening in the new protein sector - from cultivated and sustainable seafood to plan…

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Ep. 09: Fishing for a Fix 35:13

4+ y ago35:13

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It’s no secret our oceans are in trouble. Climate change and bad policy continue to contribute to major shifts in one of the most complex ecosystems on the planet. Among the most pressing challenges are ocean acidification (the ocean today is, on average, 25% more acidic than in pre-industrial times), overfishing (a staggering 93% of all fisheries …

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Ep. 08: Dispatch from the Frontier of Food 54:39

4+ y ago54:39

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Through this season of Feeding 10 Billion, two names that have cropped up in nearly every episode are the pioneers of plant-based meats: Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. Beyond Meat had the biggest IPO in North America in the last two decades this year. Impossible Foods was first served in Michelin starred restaurants in 2016 and is now making wav…

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Ep. 07: Dining in the Age of Data Mining 39:53

4+ y ago39:53

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Food makes the world go round - with apologies to Shakespeare! And what makes food so irresistible are ingredients - which can be broken down into the flavour components that build the dish. A simple tempering of spices in our home kitchens inform the flavour bombs of a dish. This process is researched and replicated on an industrial scale by flavo…

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Ep. 06: A Brief History Our Future 1:03:05

4+ y ago1:03:05

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The famous writer and philosopher George Santayana’s quote says ‘those who cannot remember their past are condemned to repeat it’ but perhaps the more pertinent iteration of that question for our times would be “to know your future, you must know your past”. If you examine some of the biggest technology shifts that occurred in food systems in the h…

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Ep. 05: Serving up the Future 44:22

4+ y ago44:22

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If you want to make a fortune in food, forget about reading the future in coffee grounds and follow the big trends in the food service or the HoReCa (Hotels, Restaurants and Café) sector. This sector is traditionally the make or break point for any food innovation and it is often the first point of contact for exciting new products. We don’t just m…

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Ep. 16 The Future Is Rural 1:05:32

4+ y ago1:05:32

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"The Future is rural" was a 2-day event organized by Foodture, Friends of the Earth and the IEN which took part on the 4-5th of October in the Museum of Countrylife in Mayo. This is a recording of the panel discussion following the screening of "In our hands-seeding change" featuring Saoirse McHugh, Fergal Anderson, David O'Donnell and special gues…

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Ep. 04: The Business of Food 50:18

4+ y ago50:18

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Feeding a billion plus Indians is big business - the Indian food and grocery market is the sixth largest in the world. Food processing in the country is worth over $250 billion and contributes 14% of India's GDP through manufacturing. So what does this prophesize for the growth of alternatives to meat, eggs, and dairy? Pegging the sector accurately…

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Ep. 03: The Power of Plant-Protein 1:08:35

4+ y ago1:08:35

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The world agrees we need to eat less meat and eat more plants if we want to save the planet from disastrous climate crises. But that’s easier said than done. In fact, our meat consumption is only set to rise. It was the highest in the U.S. this past year at 100 kilos per capita and by 2030, continents like Africa and Asia Pacific will see tremendou…

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Ep. 02: Cultivating our Meat 44:42

4+ y ago44:42

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It may sound like science fiction, but it’s coming to your plate in the near future! Cultivating our meat using just a small sample of animal cells is now a reality. Companies like Memphis Meats and scientists like Dr. Mark Post have pioneered this technology to develop products spanning the gamut of chicken, fish, pork, and other meats. Closer to …

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Ep. 01: Inside the Revolution 38:30

4+ y ago38:30

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It is time for a major food revolution. The way we source animal protein has remained the same for thousands of years. We grow crops to feed to animals and rear those animals to eat their meat. But this system is broken - in terms of resource use and greenhouse gas emissions. Add to that antibiotic resistance and zoonotic diseases and it’s clear th…

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Ep. 15 Farming within our limits 1:07:02

4+ y ago1:07:02

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In this episode we met with Paul Price and John Gibbons from An Taisce's Climate Change Committee and talked with them about the issues in Irish agriculture and the implications for climate change and food security.By foodture

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Ep. 00: Introducing The Feeding 10 Billion Podcast 1:16

4+ y ago1:16

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By the year 2050, we will have 10 billion people on our planet. If we want to feed all 10 billion in a sustainable, healthy and just way, it’s time to re-imagine our food systems. Making food that’s better for the planet and for us, has to come without negative consequences like climate change, excessive land and water use, zoonotic diseases and an…

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Ep. 14 Building Resilience through Diversity 1:03:00

5y ago1:03:00

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We're living in times of change and building resilience has become a key to support healthy living on this planet. In this episode we explore how farms are building resilience through diversity; economically, environmentally and socially and how citizens can benefit from it by either supporting farmers by buying their products or by becoming part o…

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Ep. 13 Agroecology in action 39:23

5y ago39:23

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Agroecology is a social movement with the aim to promote a sustainable transition of our food system towards one that can help us feed the world, supports farmer livelihoods, protects the environment and builds strong communities.By foodture

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Ep. 12 Agroecology, Farming With Nature 29:55

5y ago29:55

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Agroecology describes how we can farm in harmony with nature. It’s about ecology, it’s about the interconnections between the natural world and the managed world. It’s about science and farmers traditional knowledge. Globally this approach has grown into a social movement whose goals it is to establish a new philosophy for farming that’s about work…

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Ep. 11 - Let's get wild with fermentation 50:03

5y ago50:03

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We dived into the beautiful world of fermentation, one of the oldest food preservation methods known to man. Fermentation is currently celebrating a revival and we wanted to explore why we should eat fermented food and how we can get started to learn this technique.By foodture

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Ep 10 - The future of Irish food 39:23

5y ago39:23

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We asked Darina Allen, the grand dame of Irish food to share with us her vision of the future of food and agriculture in Ireland.By foodture

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Ep. 9 Panel: regen' vs vegan @EP 42:27

5+ y ago42:27

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In September foodture was part of the Global Green Village at EP. In the Speak Eatsy tent Oliver Moore hosted a panel discussion around the hot topic of the place for meat production in the food system, featuring Sinead from foodture.By foodture

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Ep. 8 A Fair Food Christmas 22:50

5+ y ago22:50

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We asked our fair food farmers what's in season at this time of the year that you can use to cook your locally sourced, seasonal Christmas holiday feast.By foodture

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Ep. 7 Future Growers Internship 28:30

5+ y ago28:30

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The future growers internship is run by the OGI and helps new entrants into farming to get all the necessary experience and skills to set up their growing business to supply local communities with healthy food.By foodture

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Ep. 6 Ireland's vanishing nature 32:34

5+ y ago32:34

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Pádraic Fogarty's highly acclaimed book "Whittled away - Ireland's vanishing nature" gives a shocking overview of the decline of biodiversity in Ireland. In this episode we met him to discuss the reasons and also to shed light on what can be done.By foodture

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Ep. 5 Food education 33:27

5+ y ago33:27

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This week we spoke to Sean O'Farrell from Cloncannon Biofarm. He shared with us the story of his journey from conventional to organic farming and told us more about the educational programs for primary, transition year and senior cycle students that he runs on his farm in Tipperary.By foodture

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Ep. 4 Growing Food 45:43

5+ y ago45:43

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In this episode, we spoke to Liam from Moyleabbey organic farm in Co. Kildare about his journey into growing, farmers markets and how we can work together with farmers to be more sustainable.By foodture