The food system causes about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. How can we, as individual citizens, reduce the environmental impact of our food?
Feed the Planet is the podcast that tries to tackle that question. Each episode Professor Sarah Bridle, Chair of Food, Climate and Society at the University of York, talks to experts about how we can change our diets to eat more sustainably. Drawing on science and data they discuss the positive changes we can make, the barriers that get in our way and how we can overcome them.
Does the way you cook your food matter? Which plant milk is best? Is it worth changing your diet or would other lifestyle tweaks have more impact?
Sarah is the author of a book called Food and Climate Change Without the Hot Air and is on a mission to get people thinking about the environmental impact of food we eat and how we can make a more resilient food system. Sarah is a Co-Lead of the AFN Network+ (UKRI Agri-food for Net Zero Network+) and one of the leaders of FixOurFood, a project which aims to transform the Yorkshire food system to one that is regenerative.
Find out more about Sarah Bridle.
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This podcast was produced by Molly Watson, funded by the University of York, working with FixOurFood.
Artwork by Laura Tordoff, University of York. Music by Vitalii Korol from Pixabay.
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The food system causes about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. How can we, as individual citizens, reduce the environmental impact of our food?
Feed the Planet is the podcast that tries to tackle that question. Each episode Professor Sarah Bridle, Chair of Food, Climate and Society at the University of York, talks to experts about how we can change our diets to eat more sustainably. Drawing on science and data they discuss the positive changes we can make, the barriers that get in our way and how we can overcome them.
Does the way you cook your food matter? Which plant milk is best? Is it worth changing your diet or would other lifestyle tweaks have more impact?
Sarah is the author of a book called Food and Climate Change Without the Hot Air and is on a mission to get people thinking about the environmental impact of food we eat and how we can make a more resilient food system. Sarah is a Co-Lead of the AFN Network+ (UKRI Agri-food for Net Zero Network+) and one of the leaders of FixOurFood, a project which aims to transform the Yorkshire food system to one that is regenerative.
Find out more about Sarah Bridle.
Follow Sarah on X.
This podcast was produced by Molly Watson, funded by the University of York, working with FixOurFood.
Artwork by Laura Tordoff, University of York. Music by Vitalii Korol from Pixabay.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
So far in the podcast we’ve talked about how one of the key ways you can reduce the environmental impact of your diet is to eat more plants. But encouraging those around us to eat more vegetables and pulses isn’t always easy, especially if we’re talking about children. Whether you’re a parent or not, we all have an interest in encouraging the next generation to adopt a planet friendly diet. Which is why I was really keen to talk to Kim Smith, who’s a Trustee at TastEd, a charity that uses a sensory approach to introduce children to new foods. In this episode we discuss:
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This podcast was produced by Molly Watson, funded by the University of York, working with FixOurFood.
More about Kim:
Kim has more than 20 years of experience in the food industry, and is currently studying for a PhD examining food education policy, at City University of London. Kim is also a Trustee at TastEd, a charity that helps children to love eating vegetables and fruit through using the 5 senses.
Useful links:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct1rfr
https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/my-first-conference-view-from-a-phd-student
Papers / data mentioned:
Effect of sensory education on willingness to taste novel food in children
Stats about vegetable consumption from Food Foundation
Kim’s own MSc research into primary school food education policy around the world
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