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Global platform for inclusive dialogue on the future of food. Collaboration between five universities. Get our newsletter: http://tabledebates.org/fodder 📧 Our podcast: https://www.tabledebates.org/podcasts

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Can you feed the people? In sixty years, China moved from catastrophic famine to feeding 1.4 billion people. This episode asks how that transformation happened - and what it set in motion. Listen to Episode 1 of our brand new series here: buff.ly/y59cegr

TABLE's director Tara Garnett will be delivering the keynote for this event, held on 1 Dec 2026 in London. Registration info below ⬇️

📢 Register Now: EB Offer ends 3 November! bit.ly/Sustainable_... This event will explore how data, modelling, and assessment frameworks are being used to support decision-making across livestock systems.

Two years ago, #FuelToFork explored just how dependent our food is on fossil fuels. Now, disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is putting that dependence back in the spotlight. 🎧 What’s changed – and are our food systems any better prepared for the next shock? 🔗 buff.ly/OeJ4jWq

Recently posted to our events board: 🐟 Floating Factories: Corporate Power, Communities, and Aquatic Food Systems 📔 Hosted by CRILS 🗓️ 2 Nov 2026 from 10:00-12:00 GMT 🌍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/l7pMwAW

Protein is having another moment in the sun. In this latest publication, Tara Garnett & Tamsin Blaxter unpack the current narratives around protein: that we need more protein, that we need different protein, or that we need to stop talking about protein altogether. Read here: buff.ly/VT4FEjo

On this World Food Day, we're asking "What *is* food?" Our latest mailing explores the contested term "processed"--does everyone draw the same lines around what is and isn't processed? What roles do shelf life, mimicry, affordability and profit margins play in this conversation? buff.ly/2xvqPO4

Two years ago, #FuelToFork explored just how dependent our food is on fossil fuels. Now, disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is putting that dependence back in the spotlight. 🎧 What’s changed – and are our food systems any better prepared for the next shock? 🔗 buff.ly/OeJ4jWq

🎧 What does the Strait of Hormuz have to do with the price of food? Our new podcast explores how fossil fuel & fertilizer disruptions ripple through food systems – and asks whether we’re ready for the next shock. 🎙️ Dire Straits: Hormuz, Fertilizers & Food 🔗 buff.ly/OeJ4jWq

What does it take to feed a city well? It is a question that sits at the intersection of public health, environmental sustainability, & social justice, & one that urban food governance has only recently begun to take seriously. The latest TABLE essay explores Food Policy Councils: buff.ly/Um6O8q9

Protein is having another moment in the sun. In this new piece, Tara Garnett & Tamsin Blaxter unpack the current narratives around protein: that we need more protein, that we need different protein, or that we need to stop talking about protein altogether. Read here: buff.ly/VT4FEjo

Recently posted to our events board & happening THIS WEEK: 🥘 Policies to reduce ultraprocessed foods: an operational definition and policy priorities 📔 Hosted by CRILS 🗓️ 8 Oct 2026 from 15:00-17:00 BST 🌍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/86Hl4MA

Recently posted to our events board: ♟️ Games for impact: research, learning and engagement 📔 Hosted by the Graduate School for Production Ecology & Resource Conservation (PE&RC), @w-u-r.bsky.social 🗓️ 30 Oct 2026 from 12:00 - 16:00 GMT 🌍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/vtLXEuo

buff.lyGames for impact: research, learning and engagement | TableDebatesThe symposium "Games for impact: research, learning and engagement" shows the potential and impact of designing and playing games as tools for system transformation. We will explore how games can be…

Protein is having another moment in the sun. In this new piece, Tara Garnett & Tamsin Blaxter unpack the current narratives around protein: that we need more protein, that we need different protein, or that we need to stop talking about protein altogether. Read here: buff.ly/VT4FEjo

What does it take to feed a city well? It is a question that sits at the intersection of public health, environmental sustainability, & social justice, & one that urban food governance has only recently begun to take seriously. The latest TABLE essay explores Food Policy Councils: buff.ly/Um6O8q9

Protein is having another moment in the sun. In this new piece, Tara Garnett & Tamsin Blaxter unpack the current narratives around protein: that we need more protein, that we need different protein, or that we need to stop talking about protein altogether. Read here: buff.ly/VT4FEjo

Recently posted to our events board: ♟️ Games for impact: research, learning and engagement 📔 Hosted by the Graduate School for Production Ecology & Resource Conservation (PE&RC), @w-u-r.bsky.social 🗓️ 30 Oct 2026 from 12:00 - 16:00 GMT 🌍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/vtLXEuo

buff.lyGames for impact: research, learning and engagement | TableDebatesThe symposium "Games for impact: research, learning and engagement" shows the potential and impact of designing and playing games as tools for system transformation. We will explore how games can be…

What does it take to feed a city well? It is a question that sits at the intersection of public health, environmental sustainability, & social justice, & one that urban food governance has only recently begun to take seriously. The latest TABLE essay explores Food Policy Councils: buff.ly/Um6O8q9

How do we get at honest & nature-inclusive policy measure for livestock farming in the Netherlands? Nitrogen has been at the centre of ongoing tensions in Dutch agricultural policy. Mirjam Schoonhoven-Speijer explores the history of the tensions & some proposed solutions. ➡️ buff.ly/xXHCrQI

What does it take to feed a city well? It is a question that sits at the intersection of public health, environmental sustainability, & social justice, & one that urban food governance has only recently begun to take seriously. The latest TABLE essay explores Food Policy Councils: buff.ly/Um6O8q9

Recently posted to our events board: ♟️ Games for impact: research, learning and engagement 📔 Hosted by the Graduate School for Production Ecology & Resource Conservation (PE&RC), @w-u-r.bsky.social 🗓️ 30 Oct 2026 from 12:00 - 16:00 GMT 🌍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/vtLXEuo

tabledebates.orgGames for impact: research, learning and engagement | TableDebatesThe symposium "Games for impact: research, learning and engagement" shows the potential and impact of designing and playing games as tools for system transformation. We will explore how games can be…

Soy looks different depending on where you sit. For Ryan Britt, who's farming 2,000 hectares in Missouri, it's the crop that reliably pays the bills. In 2025, the news cycle suddenly cared very much about a crop & a region it typically ignores. Check out this Feed Podcast episode: buff.ly/VKCiSxy