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LISTENBACK to Dr. Phillip Baker on 'unprocessing' your diet and tackling the rise of ultra-processed foods (UPF's). One of Nourishing Matters scene setting episodes from late 2020, our most popular  Ep to date, with good reason why as research into and understanding about the dangers of UPF's are better understood.  Phil recently co-led a major Lancet Series on Ultra-processed Foods and Human Health, published late 2025, and has appeared on numerous media [The 7:30 Report and SBS among others] to promote the research findings and implications for public health and policy. See https://www.thelancet.com/series-do/ultra-processed-food Phil is currently Associate Professor and an ARC Future Fellow and Horizon Fellow at Sydney University's School of Public Health.  I spoke again with Phil further on the surge of research into UPF's in 2022. Head to Nourishing Matters Series 3, Ep 10, July 14 2022 to listen in to that great conversation. 2026: Some nourishing, nice news - Nourishing Matters has been selected by Feedspot panellists as one of the Top 30 Australian Sustainability Podcasts on the web.  Thanks [email protected] Anuj and team - we value your feedback!https://podcast.feedspot.com/australian_sustainability_podcasts/ SHOWNOTES FROM 2020:  Phil is Research Fellow at the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, talks to Anthea Fawcett about the rise of ultra processed foods and their environmental and other impacts "The ABCs war on waste has been incredibly successful in raising awareness about waste. But what about a war on the waste of what's inside the packaging? are we throwing good food after bad junk foods? We know they're not great for us, for our waistlines, our physical health, and even for our mental health...it makes absolutely no sense to junk the planet for junk food."  Foodswell Instagram: @nourishing_matters   E: [email protected] Dr Phillip Baker  Web: https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/phil-baker Twitter: @PhilBakerNZ IMPORTANT LINKS: Baker, Phillip, Priscila Machado, Thiago Santos, Katherine Sievert, Kathryn Backholer, Michalis Hadjikakou, Cherie Russell et al. "Ultra‐processed foods and the nutrition transition: Global, regional and national trends, food systems transformations and political economy drivers." Obesity Reviews (2020), pp. 1-22. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343478299_Ultra-processed_foods_and_the_nutrition_transition_Global_regional_and_national_trends_food_systems_transformations_and_political_economy_drivers Narrative Review Paper: Elizabeth, L., Machado, P., Zinöcker, M., Baker, P., & Lawrence, M. (2020). Ultra-processed foods and health outcomes: a narrative review. Nutrients, 12(7), 1955. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32630022/ Conversation article: The Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods and why they’re really bad for our health https://theconversation.com/the-rise-of-ultra-processed-foods-and-why-theyre-really-bad-for-our-health-140537 Rise of Commercial Milk Formulas, the first ultra-processed foods; Baker, P., Melo, T., Augusto Neves, P., Machado, P., Smith, J., Piwoz, E., ... & McCoy, D. (2020). First‐food systems transformations and the ultra‐processing of infant and young child diets: The determinants, dynamics and consequences of the global rise in commercial milk formula consumption. Maternal & Child Nutrition, e13097. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mcn.13097 https://theconversation.com/sweet-power-the-politics-of-sugar-sugary-drinks-and-poor-nutrition-in-australia-95873 https://theconversation.com/fat-nation-the-rise-and-fall-of-obesity-on-the-political-agenda-72875 https://theconversation.com/fat-nation-why-so-many-australians-are-obese-and-how-to-fix-it-23783  Credit to @Fredji for the theme music "Happy Life"    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nourishing Matters LISTENBACK 26 feature 10 of the best, most popular eps from 2020-23 This episode is from December 2022 - a great one to reshare ands celebrate in Reconciliation Week '26. Since Gerry and I spoke, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and environmental histories and futures that Gerry contributes to as a research partner is well underway Gerry Turpin is the Senior Ethnobotanist at the Tropical Indigenous Ethnobotany Centre (TIEC) at James Cook University in Cairns. Characteristically modest, he is however rightly recognised nationally and internationally for what his ground breaking, important two-ways work. He is a Mbabaram Traditional Owner who is 'as far as he knows' the first fully trained Indigenous Ethnobotanist in Australia who has helped seed and lead groundbreaking, research that bridges two worlds and empowers Elders and communities to research, record, protect and derive value from their plant and cultural knowledge and to share it in ways they want. This was the final deep dive, long lens conversation for Nourishing Matters 2022. It's a great bookend for Series 3 - as Gerry and his work were key inspirations to kick-start Nourishing Matters - I and others were blown away by Gerry's keynote presentation at PULiiMA 2019 and the power of his work for culture, community, environmental and food sovereignty.  Learning how to love, see and better care for country and our unique plants and biodiversity by working with First People's, and their knowledge, in dialogue with Western science is all part of a growing movement and way of working together,  as the urgent need to protect biodiversity and ecosystems with First Nations leadership and protocols grows. Gerry and his team are leaders in this critical space: they build and record Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge (IBK) with Elders and their communities and enact protocols, research methods and pathways that enable and ensure that plant research is guided by Traditional Knowledge holders with their full, informed and prior consent.   TIEC is a partnership between Traditional Owners, the Queensland Government (including the Queensland Herbarium), CSIRO, James Cook University's Cairns Institute and the Australian Tropical Herbarium joint venture.   Listen in and hear from Gerry about how his work has evolved and what his big dreams for the future are that include:  to hold an International Indigenous Ethnobotanical Conference in Cairns - huge benefits for Northern Queensland and communities to see the Nagoya Protocol ratified by the current Commonwealth Government, to enable stronger protection of Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge rights across all States and Territories  to secure more funds to assist him and the TIEC to engage and employ more people to do the urgent work that needs to be done with more Elders before they and their knowledge pass I first met Gerry in or around 2010 through my Remote Indigenous Gardens Network work.  At that time TIEC was newly established. Since then Gerry and his work have gone from strength to strength. The Tropical Indigenous Ethnobotany Centre, JCU Cairns    https://www.tiec.org.au/ The Australian Tropical Herbarium   https://www.ath.org.au/ Nourishing Matters 2020-2023 was a project initiative of Foodswell Limited [2013-2025]. If you'd like to get in touch, please email [email protected] and we're 'occasionally' still active on Instagram @nourishing_matters     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nourishing Matters LISTENBACK 26 feature 10 of the best, most popular eps from 2020-23 This conversation is from September 2021, recorded shortly after the publication of Matthew's book Soil - The incredible story you what keeps the earth, and us, healthy. Since then, Soil has enjoyed huge popular and international success. In 2024 Matthew established the GROUNDED Festival, "a cross between a roaming farming conference, field days and a food festival, with multiple talks, demonstrations, food vans, a bar and plenty of chance for social interactions". I'll be heading to GROUNDED in April 26 and can't wait to catch up with Matthew, Sadie and other fine folk I've interviewed for Nourishing Matters. Such a great reason to reshare and LISTENBACK - enjoy!!! Sept 21 show notes:  "Tilth, glomalin, exudates … luscious words from the world of soils and a great conversation with Matthew Evans and Sadie Chrestman about Matthew’s new book Soil – The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy.  Matthew and Sadie Chrestman are the well known and much loved co–creators and operators of Fat Pig Farm, collaborators in arms and life and both strong advocates for open, fair, accountable food and farming systems and delicious food. This episode dives into just how very precious and remarkable soil is and why we need to get to know and ‘look after’ it better – now. ‘Soil’ is a joyful, magical book. It’s packed with stacks of facts & curious tales to help us really ‘see’, smell, feel and taste soil in creative, more informed ways and it packs a loving but really powerful punch for pretty much anyone who grows food or eats  – and it offers an uplifting call to action to better care for soil, for our and planetary health and food futures in a changing climate.  A rollercoaster of a read – ‘Soil’ is a mix of Alice in Regenerationland; meets Dr Karl, & Costa; great scientists, quacks & visionary gardeners & farmers of the world – and Frenchman, Stephane Le Foll, who, at the Paris Climate Summit in 2015 touted the idea that an extra 0.4% organic carbon into soil each year might radically ‘garden’ us away from runaway global warming …. There’s a whole lot of love in this book – for soil and for the tiny trillions of bacteria, fungi and neglected critters in it and for people and the planet.  Listen in, enjoy and dig into Matthews latest book that is available from all good bookstores and online booksellers."  Image Acknowledgements: Sadie, Kitti Gould Photographer Matthew, Alan Benson Photographer  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello! so happy to be back with a very special episode...podcast of the Food Systems Transformations panel discussion at the Transformative Partnerships for a Better World Conference, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, 11-14 July 2023. A great transformations community event held and shared across Sydney, Prague, Portland Apologies! A 'long' drought between eps. But WHAT a fabulous opportunity to dig and dive back into nourishing topics and themes with Associate Professor Dana Cordell, Dr Federico Davila, Research Principal Fiona Berry and Anja Bless.  Dr Federico Davila is a human geographer and Research Director at UTS-ISF specialising in the governance and transformation of food systems. He has conducted much of his work in the Pacific region, analysing the impacts of COVID-19 on food systems, labour markets and mobility Associate Professor Dana Cordell is a Research Director at the UTS-ISF where she leads the Food Systems research group. She leads and undertakes collaborative research projects on sustainable food and phosphorus futures in Australia, Vietnam, Malawi, Europe, Sri Lanka, and the USA Anja Bless is a PhD candidate with the UTS-ISF where she is researching the politics of regenerative agriculture. Her focus areas are environmental politics, food politics and policy, and sustainable food systems Fiona Berry is a Research Principal at UTS-ISF conducting research into Food Systems and project managing research across a variety of disciplines. Fiona is passionate about building communities through peri-urban and regional agriculture, local food systems and democratic community participation.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen in, be inspired by Gerry Turpin, a Mbabaram Traditional Owner who is 'as far as he knows' the first fully trained Indigenous Ethnobotanist in Australia who has helped seed and lead groundbreaking, research that bridges two worlds and empowers Elders and communities to research, record, protect and derive value from their plant and cultural knowledge and to share it in ways they want. This is the final deep dive, long lens conversation for Nourishing Matters 2022. It's one that book ends the series since its inception in late 2019 when I was blown away by Gerry's keynote presentation at PULiiMA 2019 and the power of his work for culture, community, environmental and food sovereignty.  Learning how to love, see and better care for country and our unique plants and biodiversity by drawing upon First People's knowledge in dialogue with Western science is something many of us yearn for in our changing climate, quest for Reconciliation and urgent desire to protect all 'plants, animals and ecosystems' that are precious. Gerry and his team are leaders in this critical space: they build and record Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge (IBK) with Elders and their communities and enact protocols, research methods and pathways that enable and ensure that plant research is guided by Traditional Knowledge holders with their full, informed and prior consent.   Gerry is the Senior Ethnobotanist at the Tropical Indigenous Ethnobotany Centre (TIEC) at James Cook University in Cairns. Characteristically modest, he is however  rightly recognised nationally and internationally for what he does, inculcates, and is enabling for a more sustainable, regenerative future.  TIEC is a partnership between Traditional Owners, the Queensland Government (including the Queensland Herbarium), CSIRO, James Cook University's Cairns Institute and the Australian Tropical Herbarium joint venture.   Listen in and hear from Gerry about how his work has evolved and what his big dreams for the future are that include:  to hold an International Indigenous Ethnobotanical Conference in Cairns - huge benefits for Northern Queensland and communities to see the Nagoya Protocol ratified by the current Commonwealth Government, to enable stronger protection of Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge rights across all Australian States and Territories  to secure more funds to assist him and the Tropical Indigenous Ethnobotany Centre to engage and employ more people to do the urgent work that needs to be done before more Elders and their plant and cultural knowledge passes .... I first met Gerry in or around 2010 through my Remote Indigenous Gardens Network work.  At that time TIEC was newly established. Since then Gerry and his work have gone from strength to strength. I am humbled and feel honoured to have watched the growth and impact of what Gerry does.  He is one of those quietly modest but amazing people who show and lead the way. Thank you Gerry, for what you do and for the quiet but steely spirit you share to guide how we might all change, add layers to the lens, and quietly support, act and do like you do to grow, protect and share good things .... The Tropical Indigenous Ethnobotany Centre, JCU Cairns    https://www.tiec.org.au/ The Australian Tropical Herbarium   https://www.ath.org.au/ Since this interview was recorded, it has been announced that James Cook University will host a new Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures (CIEHF) – aiming to bring Indigenous and environmental histories to the forefront of land and sea management and Gerry and TIEC will be integral to that.  https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2022/november/new-$89m-national-research-centre-at-jcu Nourishing Matters Instagram @nourishing_matters  Facebook: @nourishingmatterstochewon Web: Foodswell, Nourishing podcast Twitter: @foodswell1           See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is all about clever, heart-filled research to improve food options, pleasures and wellbeing for aged people.  Many older people experience swallowing difficulties and that means they have limited food choices and what's offered to them may often be unappealing 'food blobs'. Dr Aarti Tobin and Dr Janne Beelen from CSIRO are passionate to help change that through their research to develop more attractive, delicious and nutritious options for people who experience swallowing difficulties, a condition that's known as dysphagia. Listen in to hear from Aarti and Janne about their research to incorporate new high protein powders into new foods options, products and processes that incorporate 3D food printing, diagnostics and modelling - all to develop more attractive, nutritious and accessible options for the aged care sector and those they serve. This is a great story that offers a warm invitation to food businesses and for purpose  innovators to get in touch and join the cause to help produce, scale and make available more attractive, nutritious foods for older people.  It's a cause that resonates with previous Nourishing Matters conversations with:-  Emma Coath, Rocket Seeder's - start-up business incubation programs, supporting people with bright ideas to develop business to tackle food waste and loss  Dr Aarti Tobin & Dr Danyang Ying, research turn to vegetable and low value meat cuts into high value protein powders Professor Nick Hopwood, SUCCEED supporting children who tube feed ... Listen in to hear more ...and follow CSIRO below:   Dr Aarti Tobin - Linked In  Dr Janne Beelen  - Linked In  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csirogram/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/csiro Nourishing Matters Instagram @nourishing_matters  Facebook: @nourishingmatterstochewon Web: Foodswell, Nourishing podcast Twitter: @foodswell1         See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emma Coath share's Rocket Seeder's story and the great work they do to mentor and support passionate people with great business ideas that can make a difference and have an impact. In this episode we zoom in to talk about food waste and food loss, about Rocket Seeder and how their business challenge and accelerator programs are helping grow the ecosystem and support people with bright business ideas to tackle the 7.2 million tonnes of food currently wasted each year in Australia. Listen in and hear about exciting startups such as Forkful, Whole and Sea Weedery.  Australia has committed to halving food waste by 2030 - a target that aligns with the SDGs. As Emma shares there's a long way yet to go but also huge opportunities along the supply chain - for consumers and for innovators to tackle not only food waste, but also to turn food loss pre-farm gate into edible food: issues exacerbated by La Nina, COVID/workforce issues, damaged crops and more.  Emma is the Managing Director of Rocket Seeder that's a nimble, innovative Australian organisation that supports startups to develop solutions to the world's biggest problems in the food and agriculture sector, including (but not limited to): Innovation in on-farm efficiencies Supply chain automation Future food innovation Reducing food loss and waste along the agrifood value chain The solutions Rocket Seeder helps seed and support are aligned to United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — all done with passion and purpose, to build an ecosystem that will have a positive impact in Australia and beyond.   There are lots of ways to get involved. If you've got a great idea or a small business underway, apply for one of Rocket Seeder's programs or sign up to become a business mentor or programs sponsor in 2023. To learn more head to Rocket Seeders website @ www.rocketseeder.com Follow Rocket Seeder on:  Linked In  Twitter Facebook  Instagram  And follow Nourishing Matters Instagram @nourishing_matters  Facebook: @nourishingmatterstochewon Web: Foodswell, Nourishing podcast Twitter: @foodswell1   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Resharing this rich conversation with Paul Van Reyk (S2/Ep13) all about his excellent book True to the Land – A History of Food in Australia published in 2021. Great listening for a wet old weekend, our changing foodways & climate, & with so many fascinating insights about our rich, diverse food histories that include Chinese contributions since the gold rushes and more. Why now? topical & connecting with recent Eps - Grazing Down the Lachlan, a curated foodie event that in '22 celebrated Chinese cuisine & bush foods from the region; and great conversation with Michael Claessens, Food In The Capital /Canberra Region Food Collaborative (...and the sensational Victualis Dinner I was lucky to get to ... am still savouring the delicious slow cooked beef with lilly pilly....so good).  Paul is a food writer, a regular presenter at the Symposium of Australian Gastronomy, and is passionate about our food history and foodways. His wonderful book travels far and wide to tell the interwoven stories of the history of the food of Australia, spanning 65,000 years from its beginnings with the First Nations people and of the impacts of colonization on those foodways and people. It’s a fascinating story that shares tales and linkages to show how our foodways and change within them are closely interwoven with social, political, and immigration policies, twists and turns over time, as well as the influences of scientific and technological advances that together shaped and got us here to ‘Modern Australian’ food.   With Michael Symons and others, Paul contributed to the first Symposium of Australian Gastronomy that was held in the early 1980s, and Michael’s book, One Continuous Picnic: A History of Eating in Australia (published in 1982) was, until now, the most comprehensive food history of Australia. Paul pays tribute to and builds upon the work of Michael and many other great chefs, food writers, and researchers.  As Paul shares in conversation, a driving passion was to include more of the story of the foods of First Australians (and impacts on them), of migrant Australians, and of everyday women – oft-neglected –  in how our diverse food cultures and love for them evolved and is shared. And the environment, the land – and how true to it – our foodways have been and could be in the future is very close to mind and hand throughout this great book.         “From millennia-old fish traps to television’s MasterChef Australia, by way of damper and mutton, lamingtons and Anzacs, True to the Land charts the evolution of Australian food and agriculture, acknowledging the contributions of the many cultures that make up contemporary Australia”  Barbara Santich, Professor Emeritus, The University of Adelaide True to the Land – A History of Food in Australia is available from Booktopia, Angus & Robertson, and Dymocks bookstores.  Website/links True to the Land:  https://www.booktopia.com.au/true-to-the-land-paul-van-reyk/book/9781789144062.html Nourishing Matters: nourishingmatterstochewon Foodswell: foodswellaustralia Twitter Nourishing Matters & Foodswell Instagram  @nourishing_matters @foodswellaustralia If you’d like to give Nourishing Matters a hand, you can support us by making a donation @ givenow.com.au/nourishing        Listen @ https://omny.fm/shows/nourishing Support the show: https://www.givenow.com.au/nourishing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen in to the second part of my great conversation with Daryn McKenny, CEO of Miromaa Aboriginal Language and Technology about the work he and Miromaa do with First People's language centres, individuals, rangers and communities to help preserve and conserve their languages in Australia and internationally. It's all about inspiring work Daryn has been doing for over twenty years, work that's set to grow and be amplified by the UN International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032. The Decade calls for urgent steps at national and international levels to revive and strengthen indigenous languages whose complex knowledges and the cultures they foster embed human rights and are key resources for good governance, peace building and sustainable development. Daryn is a Gamilaraay and Wiradjuri man born on Awabakal country, where he lives and Founded the Miromaa Aboriginal Language and Technology Centre in 2002, with an initial focus to revive the Awabakal language and culture in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Lower Hunter Valley. Miromaa is an Awabakal word, meaning "Saved, to stop from loss" and that's what Daryn, his team and the technologies they've developed and freely share powerfully enable and 'do'. Our conversation leads off with some of the highlights from the PULiiMA Indigenous Language and Technology Conference 2019, held during the International Year of Indigenous Languages in Darwin. We then dig in to talk about Miromaa's technologies and the free services they offer. Technologies developed by Aboriginal people for Aboriginal people - unique, practical can do options that provide culturally safe, secure and easy ways for people to take action to conserve and preserve their languages. Check out the Miromaa website for impressive  testimonials and the map of where Miromaa are creating change internationally. I love the stories Daryn shares in our chat: about working with Santa Fe youth to support their Young Ancestors language projects; about how a Turkish teenage grandson contacted Miromaa for help to record his grandmother's rare and endangered Turkish dialect.  Miromaa is a not for profit well worth supporting. Listen through to hear Daryn's three call outs for support to help Miromaa grow their reach and impact (and get in touch with Daryn to support Miromaa!). Technology and architecture upgrades to keep pace with growing needs and wants of communities; App Development Support - so more people can use their pocket 'computers' - their phones - to record their languages, and Team Capacity and Resources - to help meet the huge and growing community demand for Miromaa's support (time is of the essence to preserve and conserve languages 'now'!).  As Daryn shares, protecting, knowing and using language is not just for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - it's for all of us, wherever we're from, so that together we can better hear, see and care for country and this beautiful place we call home.  Bravo Daryn. Thanks so much for sharing your passion and the Miromaa story.  Learn more about Miromaa, partners, supporters and where they work; to contact Daryn; or to get involved via their website @ https://www.miromaa.org.au/ And follow Nourishing Matters Instagram @nourishing_matters  Facebook: @nourishingmatterstochewon Web: Foodswell, Nourishing podcast Twitter: @foodswell1   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2022 marks the beginning of the UN International Decade of Indigenous Languages. First Nation's languages are precious and many are on the precipice of loss, so now, more than ever, it's critical to preserve and conserve them. Listen in to the first of two parts of my great conversation with Daryn McKenny who is one of those modest, but hugely inspiring 'can do' people who gets out there and does amazing work with individuals and communities to help preserve, protect and revitalise their languages - here and internationally.  Daryn is a Gamilaraay and Wiradjuri man born on Awabakal country, where he lives and Founded the Miromaa Aboriginal Language and Technology Centre, an organisation that plays a vital role in language revitalisation and advocacy not only in Australia, but internationally as well. Listen in and hear the story of how things got underway in 2002, first with a focus to revive the Awabakal language and culture in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Lower Hunter Valley. Miromaa is an Awabakal word, meaning "Saved, to stop from loss" and that's what Daryn and his team and the technologies they've developed and freely share with First Nation's peoples here and around the world do in practical, creative and inspiring ways.  Daryn is the CEO of Miromaa and a key force behind many of the technologies, tools, resources and training pathways Miromaa shares with First Peoples to empower them to recover, record and use their languages. He and the Miromaa team are also the creators and enablers of the inspirational PULiiMA Indigenous Language and Technology Conference last held in 2019 during the International Year of Indigenous Languages The UN Decade calls upon the world to take urgent steps at national and international levels to revive and strengthen indigenous languages – recognising that the complex knowledges and cultures they foster are strategic resources for good governance, peace building and sustainable development.  The decade aims to draw global attention to the critical situation of many indigenous languages and to mobilise stakeholders and resources for their preservation, revitalization and promotion. And as Daryn shares, protecting, knowing and using language is not just for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - it's also for all of us, wherever we're from, so we can together better hear, see and care for country and this beautiful place we call home.  Bravo Daryn. Love what you do, so enjoyed speaking with you.  Learn more about Miromaa, their partners and supporters, where they work, testimonials and more....  and get involved via their website @ https://www.miromaa.org.au/ And follow Nourishing Matters Instagram @nourishing_matters  Facebook: @nourishingmatterstochewon Web: Foodswell, Nourishing podcast Twitter: @foodswell1   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen in to hear from Aarti and Danyang, two leading Australian researchers with CSIRO, who tackle the wicked problem of food waste, at the source, in our horticultural and meat sectors. Their valuable research is turning vegetable and animal food waste into high value, nutrient dense protein powders for young and old - it's inspiring!  With an expected two billion extra people on the planet to feed by 2050, coupled with changing tastes and dietary preferences, the world is going to need to produce more protein, more sustainably and from more diverse sources, plant and animal based – and to better value and transform undervalued food sources and ‘waste’ streams into new and novel nutritious foods. CSIRO are leaders in food systems research, food engineering and value adding and  CSIRO’s Future Protein Mission and Food and Agriculture business unit works on many fronts to enable Australia to capture a good chunk of the $13 billion market opportunity for all types of protein. Dr Aarti Tobin and Dr Danyang Ling, are both research leaders in this space, who each do incredible research, respectively, to transform lesser cuts or wasted cuts of meat and vegetable waste into high value, nutritious future protein foods and powders…and a whole lot more. Did you know that up to 30% of vegetables produced are 'wasted' 'pre' farm gate?! It's incredible really and the work that Danyang and his team do are helping turn that around - with pop-up on farm value adding technologies and more.... Love it!!! AND...stay tuned for my upcoming conversation with Aarti all about "dysphagia" and improving food pleasure, nutrition and health for people living in aged care facilities... more clever research that 'also' takes in the amazing protein powders discussed in this episode ... great stuff.  Listen in to hear more ...and follow CSIRO below:   CSIRO - Future Protein Mission  Dr Aarti Tobin - Linked In  Dr Danyang Ying - Linked In Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csirogram/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/CSIROnews/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/csiro Nourishing Matters Instagram @nourishing_matters  Facebook: @nourishingmatterstochewon Web: Foodswell, Nourishing podcast Twitter: @foodswell1   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grazing Down the Lachlan is an award winning curated foodie adventure held at Forbes and along the gorgeous Lachlan River, among ancient river red gums, sculpture and so much more.  Listen in, hear from Wendy Muffet, Chair, Grazing Down the Lachlan, what this weekend of food and fun events - clever art, community and environment connections - is all about. It is AMAZING as one of the great sculptures along the sculpture trail from Forbes to Condobolin (100km!) says. Love it! Thanks so much Wendy & team!  Visit Grazing Down the Lachlan's website (https://www.grazingdownthelachlan.com/) to learn more, get involved and get along to it this September. Tickets to the 'degustcacion trail' on Saturday 17th 'may' (now) be sold out but get along to other evening, breakfast free events over the weekend that the organisers warmly welcome you to.  "Retrace the steps of the Wiradjuri people and early settler's droving paths A sustainable and no-impact foodie event which highlights and respects our local environment"  Grazing Down The Lachlan  Facebook: GrazingDownTheLachlan Instagram: grazingdownthelachlan YouTube - numerous!  Nourishing Matters Instagram @nourishing_matters  Facebook: @nourishingmatterstochewon Web: Foodswell, Nourishing podcast Twitter: @foodswell1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine. Our nation's capital, Canberra becomes a great food, garden city, extended farmers market, food tourism destination and hub for local and regional food production, value adding, resilience and innovation. Why not? Why not indeed! Big ideas and conversations for food justice, sustainability and business innovation are all part of what my great conversation with Michael Claessens, CEO of Regional Development Australia (RDA) ACT, is all about in this episode.  Michael and his team are the force behind Food in The Capital and the Canberra Region Food Collaborative; all part of the effort towards the ACT Government's Food and Fibre Strategy that's currently being developed.   Food as an essential service, supply resilience, affordability, market demand for food provenance, sustainability and more along with the planning for climate, COVID and 'other' shocks are all part of what Michael's work is all about and it's inspiring stuff - building a sustainable agrifood hub.  Currently 95% of Canberra's food is shipped in from major markets in Sydney or Melbourne. That could (and should) all change over the coming decade as Michael suggests and is working toward (and what a cool idea, a healthy greens production path from Goulburn to Canberra!). Facilitating strategic conversations to grow business and community 'food' opportunities for stronger local and regional food resilience, jobs, value adding, better logistics, training and more is key to what Food in The Capital is all about. Every city needs more robust food buffers, storage, local production and better food logistics and collaboration. Listen in, be inspired by Michael and what RDA ACT have underway and how what they do amplifies other local and regional 'food' innovations. Hear about the innovators they collaborate with, learn from and relate to their place - Canberra and the greater region. Great initiatives, voices and projects out there that include: Alana Mann, Rachel Carey, Nick Rose/SUSTAIN, AFSA, Open Food Network, Community Gardens Australia, Oz Harvest and more.  Listen in, hear about upcoming events and conferences: ‘Victualis’ Sustainable Food dinner and RDA Expo featuring regional female food producers for policy makers and key stakeholder leaders on September 28 2022 Food in the Capital Conference (FIC3) during 2023, likely to coincide with a major regenerative farming conference  Register to receive our newsletter for news of upcoming events Home – RDA (rdaact.org.au) Food in the Capital Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/foodinthecapitalACTLinkedIn:- https://www.linkedin.com/company/rda-act- https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/food-in-the-capitalInstagram:@foodinthecapitalHashtags:#foodinthecapital #rda #rdaact #regionaldevelopment #regionaldevelopmentaustralia #canberraregionfoodcollaborative Nourishing Matters Instagram @nourishing_matters  Facebook: @nourishingmatterstochewon Web: https://www.foodswell.org.au Twitter: @foodswell1   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A warm, wideranging conversation with the wonderful Laura Dalrymple who, with partner Grant Hilliard, established the Feather and Bone Butchery in 2006 and co-authored The Ethical Omnivore published in 2020.  Laura and Grant recently opened their new store in Charing Cross, Sydney, a great reason to catch up with Laura to learn more about their inspirational journey, the change making work they do and the communities they are part of, support and foster through producer talks, community events, close supplier relationships and fun, whole butchery courses they run for every day people and eaters.  When asked to share thoughts on The Ethical Omnivore and how it's been received, Laura paints the picture of how interest in regenerative production, knowing your food's provenance and in the artistry of 'whole of animal' fine butchery and eating nose-to-tail has grown enormously in recent years and about how COVID (strangely) has further demonstrated the viability of business built around shorter, known supply chains and close producer relationships. And as Laura shares, there's a host of authors and new books on the topic she's been digging into that include Jayne Buxton's The Great Plant-Based Con - Why eating a plants-only diet won't improve your health or save the planet and Carolyn Steel's Sitopia - How Food Can Save the World . What else has Laura enjoyed reading lately? not so tangentially, Switched and Kate Holden's powerfulThe Winter Road.  Laura and Grant are 'elders, leaders and modern day pioneers' in ethical omnivory and butchery. They are rightly much loved by producers, restaurateurs and everyday consumers alike. Since 2006 they have walked the talk through their business and with the communities they connect with to value and care for the whole animal and for the people and the places who produce them sustainably, with love and care for the environment and our collective futures. Humbling and such a pleasure to speak with you Laura - thank you! If you missed it, also listen in to my conversation with Grant and Kate Wingett in previous episodes of Nourishing Matters on the Joys & Benefits of Eating Nose to Tail Learn more about Feather and Bone Butchery, The Ethical Omnivore and sign up for their newsletters to hear about and sign up for upcoming courses and fun community/producer events and talks they host by heading to their website at Feather and Bone Butchery Image acknowledgement: Petrina Tinslay Feather and Bone Instagram https://www.instagram.com/featherandboneprovidore/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/featherandboneprovidore/ Twitter @https://twitter.com/featherandbone1 Nourishing Matters Instagram @nourishing_matters  Facebook: @nourishingmatterstochewon Web: https://www.foodswell.org.au Twitter: @foodswell1       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Dr Phil Baker, a great discussion about and update on the surge of research into ultra-processed foods (UPF's), the growing evidence and case for urgent action to address these globalised foods (and systems) that are so damaging to human health and planetary wellbeing.  Phil and I spoke in 2020 for one of Nourishing Matters scene setting episodes. Since then, COP26 in late '21 has shone the light on the need to urgently redress agricultural land clearing that UPF's help drive, an event subsequent to the UN Food Systems Summit '21, that 'could and should' have also provided opportunity for more direct, discussion and action on UPF's. But were not, so why not? Listen in, the case for change and action is growing...  And as a consumer, listen through to hear four great tips from Phil to help you better recognise and avoid UPF's: Yup! if products are highly processed, packaged and claim to be healthy, have multiple ingredients you and your grandmother would never recognise and are covered in marketing, watch out!  Dr. Phillip Baker, is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University. He leads national and international research teams and supervises PhD students, to investigate healthy and sustainable food system issues. UPF's are a hot, growing research topic that Phil and many of the PhD students he supervises focus upon. Recently, Phillip and colleagues edited a special journal issue on the political economy of healthy and sustainable food systems, including many papers relating to ultra-processed foods and the power of the food industry. Phillip also led several recent papers investigating the rise of ultra-processed foods in infant and young child diets, and the strategies used by the baby food industry to undermine breastfeeding, grow their markets and protect against regulation. Forthcoming research investigates the environmental impacts of ultra-processed foods, and how we can use policy, law and regulation to minimise the harms these foods are causing to human and planetary health. One of the Phil's current PhD students, mentioned in our conversation, is Kim Anastasiou who, with Phil and other colleagues, recently published an excellent article in The Conversation - all about how UPF's are trashing human health and the planet. It provides a great snapshot of the issues: available @ Ultra processed foods are junking our health and the planet Dr Phillip Baker  Web: https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/phil-baker Twitter: @PhilBakerNZ Senior lecturer, food policy & international nutrition @DeakinIPAN #foodsystems #foodpolitics #IYCF #globalhealth #TedX talk: http://bit.ly/37ytfk6 Nourishing MattersInstagram: @nourishing_matters  Facebook: @nourishingmatterstochewon Web: https://www.foodswell.org.au Twitter: @foodswell1 Other important links... Baker, Phillip, Priscila Machado, Thiago Santos, Katherine Sievert, Kathryn Backholer, Michalis Hadjikakou, Cherie Russell et al. "Ultra‐processed foods and the nutrition transition: Global, regional and national trends, food systems transformations and political economy drivers." Obesity Reviews (2020), pp. 1-22. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343478299_Ultra-processed_foods_and_the_nutrition_transition_Global_regional_and_national_trends_food_systems_transformations_and_political_economy_drivers Narrative Review Paper: Elizabeth, L., Machado, P., Zinöcker, M., Baker, P., & Lawrence, M. (2020). Ultra-processed foods and health outcomes: a narrative review. Nutrients, 12(7), 1955 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32630022/ Conversation article: The Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods and why they’re really bad for our health https://theconversation.com/the-rise-of-ultra-processed-foods-and-why-theyre-really-bad-for-our-health-140537 Rise of Commercial Milk Formulas, the first ultra-processed foods; Baker, P., Melo, T., Augusto Neves, P., Machado, P., Smith, J., Piwoz, E., ... & McCoy, D. (2020). First‐food systems transformations and the ultra‐processing of infant and young child diets: The determinants, dynamics and consequences of the global rise in commercial milk formula consumption. Maternal & Child Nutrition, e13097. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mcn.13097 https://theconversation.com/sweet-power-the-politics-of-sugar-sugary-drinks-and-poor-nutrition-in-australia-95873 https://theconversation.com/fat-nation-the-rise-and-fall-of-obesity-on-the-political-agenda-72875   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.