Episode summary
In the final episode of our first season, we share our main findings and reflections from the past 14 conversations we had about scale in food systems. We present our guests' different views on whether local or global food systems are more sustainable and resilient, and whether that is even the right question to ask. We discuss the need for a diversity of scales and why both small and large farms and long and short supply chains are important. Finally, we examine whether large-scale elements of food systems make it difficult for smaller scale systems to survive and thrive.
Previous Feed episodes
We drew from many of our previous conversations. Here's the episodes we referenced broken down by topics.
What is a smallholder?
Ep1: Ken Giller on the Food Security Conundrum
Ep11: Klara Fischer on why "technology is not scale-neutral"
What future for smallholders?
Ep4: Sahil Shah on Scaling Seaweed
Ep5: Jennifer Clapp on Commodifying Food
Ep10: Vincent Ricciardi on Challenging Assumptions
Global trade and regional self-sufficiency
Ep2: Rob Bailey on Chokepoints and Vulnerabilities
Ep8: Brent Loken on "It's not so simple"
Ep12: Sophia Murphy on "Getting the global rules right"
Rejecting the local-global binary
Ep3: Lauren Baker on "Connecting local and global scale to place"
Ep4: Sahil Shah on Scaling Seaweed
Ep7: Elena Lazos Chavero on Scale, Seeds and Sovereignty
Ep11: Klara Fischer on why "technology is not scale-neutral"
Calling for governments to step up
Ep8: Brent Loken on "It's not so simple"
Ep9: Jessica Duncan on "We eat, drink and breathe food policy"
Ep13: Felipe Roa-Clavijo on "Feeding the village, nation, or world"
Benefits of a diversity of scales
Ep2: Rob Bailey on Chokepoints and Vulnerabilities
Ep5: Jennifer Clapp on Commodifying Food
Ep10: Vincent Ricciardi on Challenging Assumptions
Ep12: Sophia Murphy on "Getting the global rules right"
How should we understand scale
Introducing Feed and our first theme: Scale in the food system
Ep6: Jamie Lorimer on the Probiotic Planet
We hope you enjoyed listening in and we'd be happy to hear what you thought of the season. Did you have a favourite episode? Were your views on scale changed or challenged by what the guests said? Which guests should we invite to discuss our next theme, "power in the food system"?
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