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Food MattersAuthor: GIY
Food Matters meets the people who are trying to reconnect us with real, healthy and sustainable food. With our food system causing huge problems for the health of people and planet, theres a quiet revolution happening driven by passionate people in communities and food businesses around the world who want to do things differently producing nutritious food in a way that doesnt cost the earth. Food Matters tells their story. Join Mick Kelly, founder of GIY as he dives in to proper conversations with the most fascinating food producers, chefs, farmers, scientists, activists and other stakeholders across the food system touching on everything from the pitfalls of ultra-processed foods, food waste and pollution; seasonality, eating more plants, regenerative farming and so much more.. Only by understanding the full panorama of our food's journey can we cultivate a healthier, more sustainable food-future. Join the GIY movement across all social channels and please follow or subscribe to this podcast to continue these important conversations about global food health and sustainability. Language: en Genres: Arts, Food, Home & Garden, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Lie of the Land: Ireland's Broken Food System
Tuesday, 15 September, 2026
John Gibbons is one of Ireland's best-known environmental commentators and a tireless voice on the big environmental issues of our time. John recently published a bestselling book called The Lie of the Land where he sets out in stark terms the effects that climate change will have on Ireland, while also putting forward a game plan for how we can avoid the worst of them, by reimagining the way we use the land.In this episode of Food Matters, John and Mick Kelly of GIY discuss some of the big food themes tackled in the book, including the farming sector in Ireland, why it's broken, and how it can be fixed; the fragility of Ireland's export-dependent food sector and the case for creating a government department for food security, and why oats might be the solution to our agricultural emissions. Mick and John also tackle the controversy around putting solar farms on agricultural land—and the claim that renewable energy threatens our ability to produce food.
