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In a piece originally published in Vittles, Jack Thompson traced the supply chain of his family farm's wheat to manufacturer.

TABLE has created a visualisation of this writing and the concentrations of power in the chain, as he describes.

Read the piece here: https://tabledebates.org/blog/deconstructing-weetabix-what-my-family-farms-supply-chain-taught-me-about-power

Does nature know best?

Our latest explainer deals with the slippery idea of 'naturalness' and the role it plays in debates around ultra-processed foods.

Read or listen to the piece here: https://tabledebates.org/building-blocks/nature-knows-best

Food is at the heart of interconnected crises, yet debate on how to take action are increasingly polarized.

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How can feminist perspectives illuminate our visions for meat?

Tamsin Blaxter's recent essay in the Feminist Food Journal uses a feminist lens to examine how gender shapes the ways in which we interpret & project certain futures for meat.

Read the essay here: https://tabledebates.org/blog/how-can-feminist-perspectives-illuminate-our-visions-meat

In keeping with our goal of sharing diverse perspectives on food systems worldwide, TABLE is delighted to announce that it is expanding the collaboration!

Learn more about our new collaborations & partnerships with IIS-UNAM, Universidad de los Andes, and Cornell University Food Systems & Global Change:
https://tabledebates.org/blog/more-people-table-encouraging-even-wider-global-dialogues

Our latest Letterbox series has launched!

Over the next couple of weeks, Rob Percival, Mike Rayner, & Anthony Warner will discuss the utility of the Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) concept.

The first round of letters are available here: https://tabledebates.org/letterbox/is-the-ultra-processed-food-concept-useful

Our latest explainer explores nitrogen as a building block for life, an environmental pollutant, and a policy sticking point.

Learn more & read the full piece here: https://tabledebates.org/building-blocks/nitrogen-food-system

TABLE is hosting an essay challenge w/ the prompt "should food systems be more natural?"

This is open to current students & young people aged 18-25 regardless of enrolment status in a degree programme.

Entry is free.

Closing date: 25 March

Details: https://tabledebates.org/opportunities/table-essay-challenge-2024

While global trends in livestock production are clearly unsustainable, at a local level, livestock can be crucial in supporting livelihoods, in nutrition, in maintaining certain ecosystems & as climate adaptation strategy.

🗓 28 March at 4pm GMT

Join TABLE and panelists Laura Cramer, Mario Herrero, Guyo Roba, & An Notenbaert for a discussion on the role of livestock in sub-Saharan Africa.

Register here: https://tabledebates.org/events/global-villain-local-saviour-whats-role-livestock-sub-saharan-africa

Food systems actors are increasingly turning to stakeholder participation to ‘co-produce’ solutions to challenges.

In a new blog, Hannah Gardiner & Soujanya Mantravadi consider the differences in understanding of participatory concepts across disciplines and highlight some key practices for working across disciplines.

Read here:
https://tabledebates.org/blog/when-worlds-collide

What words do you associate with regenerative agriculture?

Yesterday, we asked attendees of our "Regenerative and ultra-processed?" event & this word cloud includes their responses.

What words would you add? Put them in the comments!

And join us for part 2 of our discussion on 7 Feb:
https://www.tabledebates.org/events/regenerative-and-ultra-processed-part-2