Sophie Gregory on the future of organic farming and food education
The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
Release Date: 11/21/2023
SFT Podcast: Christmas special
The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
What's really going on in food and farming? Two farmers – Patrick Holden, founder of the Sustainable Food Trust, and Stuart Oates, founder of the Fossil Free Farm project – get behind the headlines to unpack the biggest stories shaping what we eat, how we farm and the future of the planet. Expect lively debate, real-world experience, and unique insights from some of food and farming's top voices. In this episode, Patrick and Stuart explore the current distortion of food pricing, with Christmas vegetables being used as loss leaders in supermarkets. They discuss nose-to-tail eating, share...
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Tim Smit on forever chemicals and rethinking the meaning of ‘farms’
The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
Our CEO, Patrick Holden, recently sat down for a conversation with Sir Tim Smit, former archaeologist, music producer and founder of the Eden Project and Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. In this episode, Patrick and Tim talk about the emerging dangers of forever chemicals for the environment and human health, reconceptualising what we mean when we talk about farms and their importance for mental health and wellbeing, and why the integration of food and farming into the national curriculum “shouldn’t be fringe, it should be right at the core”. To listen to more SFT podcasts, featuring...
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SFT Podcast: The rise of forever chemicals and UPFs, multi-purpose willow on farms & camel farming
The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
What's really going on in food and farming? Two farmers – Patrick Holden, founder of the Sustainable Food Trust, and Stuart Oates, founder of the Fossil Free Farm project – get behind the headlines to unpack the biggest stories shaping what we eat, how we farm and the future of the planet. Expect lively debate, real-world experience, and unique insights from some of food and farming's top voices. In this week’s episode, Patrick and Stuart talk about forever chemicals and the increasing awareness of their impact on human health – as recently investigated in an episode of the BBC’s...
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SFT Podcast: Supporting small abattoirs, the demise of small dairy farms and developments in agri-tech
The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
What’s really going on in food and farming? Two farmers – Patrick Holden, founder of the Sustainable Food Trust, and Stuart Oates, founder of the Fossil Free Farm project – get behind the headlines to unpack the biggest stories shaping what we eat, how we farm and the future of the planet. Expect lively debate, real-world experience, and unique insights from some of food and farming’s top voices. In this episode, Patrick and Stuart reflect on some events they’ve recently attended including COP30 in Brazil and AGRITECHNICA in Germany. Meanwhile, on abattoirs, Stuart shares what he...
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SFT Podcast: Live from COP30 and Agritechnica
The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
What’s really going on in food and farming? Two farmers – Patrick Holden, founder of the Sustainable Food Trust, and Stuart Oates, founder of the Fossil Free Farm project – get behind the headlines to unpack the biggest stories shaping what we eat, how we farm and the future of the planet. Expect lively debate, real-world experience, and unique insights from some of food and farming’s top voices. In this episode, Patrick and Stuart report live from two big events in the food and farming calendar - COP30 in Brazil and Agritechnica in Germany - covering everything from the power of...
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SFT Podcast: Patrick Holden & Stuart Oates
The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
What’s really going on in food and farming? Two farmers – Patrick Holden, founder of the Sustainable Food Trust, and Stuart Oates, founder of the Fossil Free Farm project – get behind the headlines to unpack the biggest stories shaping what we eat, how we farm and the future of the planet. Expect lively debate, real-world experience, and unique insights from some of food and farming’s top voices. Watch the SFT Podcast here: Find out more about Patrick and the Sustainable Food Trust: | Find out more about Stuart and the Fossil Free Farm project:...
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India Hamilton on Jersey’s food and farming culture and the impact of events like the Regen Gathering
The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
At this year’s Regen Gathering on the island of Jersey, our CEO, Patrick Holden, had the chance to meet with the event’s co-founder, India Hamilton, for the latest episode of the SFT Podcast. Alongside founding Jersey’s Regen Gathering – an annual event which brings together a diverse range of people and ideas to discuss the innovative food, farming and finance approaches that are taking place on Jersey – India is also a chef, food systems expert and heads up , a regenerative consultancy committed to pioneering sustainable futures within the rural economy and food system. In 2018,...
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Molly Biddell on rewilding at Knepp estate and measuring social impacts
The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
After both appearing on the Grazing for Good: Livestock and Biodiversity in the UK panel at ORFC earlier this year, SFT CEO, Patrick Holden, sat down once again with Molly Biddell, Head of Natural Capital at Knepp Estate – a 3,500-acre rewilding project in West Sussex – for an episode of the SFT Podcast. Her work involves leveraging nature markets and policy for Knepp, and the . She also works part-time at Hampton Estate, a family-run regenerative farming business, facilitates the and is a columnist for Farmers Weekly. In this episode, Patrick and Molly talk about the work going on at...
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Rupert Sheldrake on bridging science and spirituality
The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
Following their session together at this year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference – – SFT CEO, Patrick Holden, and renowned biologist and author, Rupert Sheldrake, reconnected to record an episode of the SFT Podcast. Rupert’s impressive career started at Cambridge University where he studied Natural Sciences, before receiving a scholarship to attend Harvard University, studying History and Philosophy of Science. Rupert later returned to Cambridge where he gained a PhD in Plant Development. This eventually led him to India, where he worked at The International Crops Research Institute for...
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Dr Federica on the link between environmental health and nutrition and the importance of improved public food education
The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
This month we bring you a special edition of the podcast, recorded at London Climate Action Week as part of Extreme Hangout’s live podcast series. Our CEO Patrick Holden is joined by Dr Federica Amati, Head Nutritionist at ZOE, with a special guest appearance from Professor Tim Spector, Founder of ZOE, for the first half of the episode. Dr. Federica Amati’s career boasts a plethora of academic achievements – alongside her position as Head Nutritionist at (the science and nutrition research company), Dr Federica also holds a PhD in Clinical Medicine Research, a masters in Public...
info_outlineIn this first episode, Patrick Holden meets Sophie Gregory – one of the UK’s most prominent first-generation dairy farmers. With a passion for connecting more people with the origins of their food, Sophie talks to Patrick about how she first got into farming, her plans for her Nuffield scholarship on the future of organic, and why she feels education on food and farming is so essential.
Want to find out more about Sophie and her farm? Find her on Instagram: @farmer_in_training
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