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Why do people disagree so strongly on alternative proteins?

TABLE's new report unpacks the alternative proteins debate, drawing on the 3-part summer webseries we hosted over the summer. Supported by @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social.

Check out the report here: buff.ly/Ia4V9hd
Is simplification the key to transforming the food system?

In this week's Feed podcast episode, food sustainability consultant & retail expert @planamikebarry.bsky.social of @planeatryalliance.bsky.social
makes the case for simplification.

Listen here: buff.ly/lanrEmu
December 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Is agroecology the "solution" to our food systems crises?

Episode 86 of the Feed podcast discusses the traps of "solutionism" and simple fixes in the food system with @garrettbroad.bsky.social‬ and @envirofood.bsky.social‬.

Listen to the discussion here: buff.ly/c1ETrHS
December 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
👢 Stick your wellies on! 👢

Jennifer Dodsworth of @oxfordgeography.bsky.social makes the case that taking a walk in someone else's shoes (or wellies!) can help us understand other perspectives and build a better food system w/ @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video: buff.ly/J82FIVV
December 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
What's the connection between coca, asparagus & water scarcity in Peru?

Check out this essay from earlier this year by researcher @azamlashkari.bsky.social who explores this unlikely connection, weaving together history, international pressure & an overburdened aquifer.

Read here: buff.ly/tQ7LPYM
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🏖️ What do Yorkshire beaches, Sierra Leone’s farm budget, & NYC school lunches have in common?

🎙️ Corinna Hawkes (Director of @fao.org Division of Food Systems & Food Safety) spoke with the Feed Podcast about what it means to 'take a #systemsapproach' to food.

🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/ZaLgbV7
December 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
When we talk about reducing consumption of ultra-processed foods, we rarely discuss changes in time, labor & lifestyle needed to support that shift.

TABLE's @rebelwrit.bsky.social spoke w/ Feminist Food Journal co-founders Isabela Bonnevera & Zoë Johnson:
buff.ly/7ExUtq2
December 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We have to listen 🎧 to the soil 🪱

In Ep14 #FoodTakes 🥦 , Rye Hickman of Uni of Greenwich & @rothamsted.bsky.social describes the squelches, pops & clicks that come from the ground & how listening to the soil brings people together. Filmed: @britishecologicalsociety.org

Full video: buff.ly/17dLllc
December 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
How do we get more people connected with nature?

🥦 In #FoodTakes Ep 6, Richard Kipling of TABLE & @susfoodtrust.bsky.social has an unusual proposal: build more towerblocks 🏙

🎥 Filmed at ORFC, Food Takes is produced by TABLE's @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Full video: buff.ly/0U2YJgf
December 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Is 'sustainable food' a useful term?

🥦 In #FoodTakes Ep 7, Isabela Bonnevera of Feminist Food Journal & BCNUEJ makes the case that we should stop using the term 'sustainable food'.

🎥 Filmed at ORFC, Food Takes is produced by TABLE's @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Full video: buff.ly/bppLpYl
December 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Is simplification the key to transforming the food system?

In this week's Feed podcast episode, food sustainability consultant & retail expert @planamikebarry.bsky.social of @planeatryalliance.bsky.social
makes the case for simplification.

Listen here: buff.ly/lanrEmu
December 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Happy Holidays from TABLE!

As 2025 comes to a close, we're reflecting on our work over the last 365 days.

We've got a few thoughts to share and a round-up of our essays, publications & podcast episodes from the year in our latest newsletter.

Check it out here: mailchi.mp/tabledebates...
December 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🥦🎶 Does regenerative agriculture need a musical? 🎶 🥦

Kath Dalmeny of @sustainweb.org insists that all economics should all serve climate, nature & health ... and then breaks into song 🎶 in this #FoodTakes video with
@rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video here: buff.ly/SQ8LRwK
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
How can AI assist food system transformation?

In the latest episode of the Feed Podcast, @planamikebarry.bsky.social of @planeatryalliance.bsky.social lays out how AI, smarter data, & design can potentially speed up change in our food system.

Listen here: buff.ly/lanrEmu
December 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
What can serious games teach us about food systems, research, & collaboration?

In a TABLE essay, @federicoandreotti.bsky.social provides an overview of serious games around farming & food systems, and he introduces the new games library, now available on TABLE's website!

Read more: buff.ly/twzHol0
December 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🥦 Do we need more joy in food? 🥦

@slashnburnett.bsky.social declares that enjoying food more is central to building a better food system by way of human connection in #FoodTakes video w/
@rebelwrit.bsky.social at @britishecologicalsociety.org

Watch the full video here: buff.ly/ZZE76uP
December 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Is the value of nature sufficiently considered in policy & economic decision-making?

Different economists disagree about how to express nature's value. This has consequences especially within our food systems.

Our latest explainer "Making Nature Count" explores this: buff.ly/mMh0i9X
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Got a food systems hot take?

Food Takes 🥦 will be at ORFC 2026!

Reach out if you'll be at ORFC and want a shot at the broccoli mic!

What’s *your* food take? 🥦

Watch the series so far: buff.ly/PXsgPYC
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Why a simple bag of potato chips isn’t so simple 🥔

Our #FueltoFork 🎙️ series uncovers the hidden ingredient in our food: fossil fuels.

All episodes now streaming 🎧

fueltofork.com

Produced with @ipes-food.org & @futureoffood.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚫 🏆 We need to talk about losers. 🚫 🏆

In the #FoodTakes 🥦 Episode 12 , Rob Booth says focusing on win-win-wins keeps us from discussing the very real losses that are necessary in a just food transition w/ @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video: buff.ly/2yISkSz

@britishecologicalsociety.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🤖 Is the future of farming automated? 🤖

🥦 In #FoodTakes Episode 16, Tom McVeigh (Kenton Hall Estate & 2025 Nuffield Farming Scholar) makes the case for automating farming.

🎥 Filmed at @britishecologicalsociety.org 2025 Symposium by @rebelwrit.bsky.social

➡️ Full video: buff.ly/KJZPe68
December 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Who are 'we'?

In #FoodTakes 🥦 Episode 17 , @kengiller.bsky.social lays out an essential question plaguing food systems transformation discussions. Filmed at @britishecologicalsociety.org symposium w/ @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video here: buff.ly/8Bz1DnL
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Recently posted to our opportunities board:

💼 Job: Communications Officer

📔 Based at the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN)

🗓️ Apply by 10 Dec 2025

🌍 Remote, UK

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Job: Digital Communications Officer, Nature Friendly Farming Network, Remote, United Kingdom | TableDebates
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December 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Why do people disagree so strongly on alternative proteins?

TABLE's new report unpacks the alternative proteins debate, drawing on the 3-part summer webseries we hosted over the summer. Supported by @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social.

Check out the report here: buff.ly/Ia4V9hd
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Recently posted to our opportunities board:

🙋 Student research request: Examining the impact of dietary choices on health outcomes among UK farmers

💻 Are you a farmer in the UK? Please consider filling out a short online questionnaire about diet, lifestyle & health.

➡️ More info: buff.ly/TBmxPB3
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🥦 Is eating more plants in the future actually a choice? 🥦

@paulbehrens.bsky.social breaks down how the plant-based future will arrive in this #FoodTakes video with @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video here: buff.ly/SJ1L1EY

@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM