Resources that explain how food is produced, distributed and why food systems matter
| Resource | Type | Why it's interesting | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manifesto on the Future of Food | |||
| Youtube | A five minute primer on the food system and ways of fixing it from Farmacy, a biodynamic farm in East Sussex and restaurant in London. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K07CR-ftOPA | |
| Reimagining what this planet’s trajectory can look like. | |||
| Instagram video | Dr Zach Bush’s inspired take on reclaiming our food systems and health through radical responsibility and remembering to find presence in the human experience amidst the chaos. | https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVRxd8SCeBb/?igsh=MWQzMGhpcHk5ajE1eA%3D%3D | |
| Food & Farming’s role in tackling climate change | Instragram post | A succinct summation of how important food and farming are right now. | https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRg-tlHCLO_/?igsh=MTQ2cDRva2c1OHZrdA%3D%3D |
| Glyphosate - The Invisible Ingredient | Youtube podcast series of 12 episodes | An excellent series from the US NGO Farmers Footprint detailing the role of chemical inputs in the food system and shining a hopeful light on supporting farmers in restoring human and planetary health. | https://www.youtube.com/@FarmersFootprint/videos |
| Cereal - The story of Bread | Spotify podcast series of 6 episodes | A well-researched deep dive from the award-winning Farmerama podcast into the story of seeds, wheat and the profound impacts of industrialisation on our daily bread. | https://open.spotify.com/show/0rdZ1Sy6JrpWPxTIK3dE73 |
| On the Future of UK Farming | Podcast | An episode of the informative Farmgate podcast featuring economist Sir Dieter Helm and Patrick Holden, leading voice of the sustainable farming movement in the UK. | https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/helm-and-holden-the-future-of-british-farming/id1490590788?i=1000736219062 |
| The Future of Our Food | Podcast | An episode from the BBC’s The Food Programme exploring how food systems may evolve and the role of regenerative farming and sustainability. | https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-future-of-our-food/id342927791?i=1000748369832 |
| Food and the long-term risk to life | Full report | Proposes a means of measuring the impact of our food choices on life around the globe. | https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/food-LIFE-and-global-species-extinction-risk |
| What’s really going on in food and farming? | Podcast | A neat overview of the issues from two inspiring characters attempting to meet the challenges head-on. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYoPEVtp3UU |
Examples of organisations and initiatives that aim to shorten the distance between farms and consumers.
| Resource | Type | Why it's interesting | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeroGo | Website | A platform working with producers to redistribute surplus food and reduce waste in supply chains. | https://www.herogo.co.uk/ |
| Growing Communities | Website | A community-led organisation based in Hackney, north-east London, which has been helping Londoners feel good about their food choices since 1996. | https://growingcommunities.org/ |
Food waste is a major issue in modern food systems. These examples show ways people are trying to change that.
| Resource | Type | Why it's interesting | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeroGo grocery platform | Website | Works with producers and retailers to reduce surplus food waste. | https://www.herogo.co.uk/ |
Short videos and posts highlighting people working with food, farming and sustainable production.
| Resource | Type | Why it's interesting | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instagram post | Video | One of a series of excellent posts from Irish grower Green Earth Organics about the differences between organic and “conventional” farming. | https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI2--AMM1-r/?igsh=MWxqejZybzh1aGti |
| Instagram reel | Video | Dr Zach Bush on glyposate, and remembering to find presence in the human experience amidst all the chaos. | https://www.instagram.com/reels/DVRxd8SCeBb/ |
The impact of our food decisions on personal health.
| Resource | Type | Why it's interesting | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online interview | Interview with Zoe co-founder and Senior Investigator at the National Institute for Health Research, Tim Spector | One of the world’s leading gut microbiome scientists introduces the benefits of adding fermented foods, and ‘the four Ks’, to our diets. | https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/well-enough/tim-spector-gut-health-microbe-fermentation-podcast-b2928210.html | |
| Podcast | Patrick Holden of The Sustainable Food Trust in conversation with Dr Zach Bush | Two leading thinkers on modern food systems discuss the intricate intersections between the microbiome, nutrition and chronic diseases, highlighting the impact of chemical herbicides and pesticides on both soil and human health. | https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sustainable-food-trust-podcast/id1511133906?i=1000508665675 |