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TABLE@tabledebates· 7d

Can crises bring about change in our food systems? Recently TABLE's Richard Kipling wrote about how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the UK food system's reliance on imported fertiliser & why a price shock alone is unlikely to transform it for @ox.ac.uk. Read here: buff.ly/5suTmr6

A flyer for the essay "We can't rely on crises to bring change: Hormuz exposes fragility but won't motivate transformation alone" by Richard Kipling, originally published by the University of Oxford. The background is a photo of a lone cargo ship in the distance with water in the foreground and misty mountainous landscape behind it. Photo by rbardy24 via Pixabay.

TABLE@tabledebates· 7d

China is currently the world's largest importer of agricultural products, buying 60% of globally traded soy. But a 2026 consultation paper by @systemiq.bsky.social argues China may be approaching a turning point. We dive into the analysis with the paper's authors in #Feeding1in6: buff.ly/3rfG9UQ

A flyer for the bonus episode of the TABLE podcast series "Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food"

TABLE@tabledebates· 10d

🥦 Is eating more plants in the future actually a choice? 🥦 @paulbehrens.bsky.social breaks down how the plant-based future will arrive in this #FoodTakes video with @rebelwrit.bsky.social 🎥 Filmed at @britishecologicalsociety.org @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social

TABLE@tabledebates· 13d

Protein. Is it a problem, an aspiration, a solution, or ... an obsession? We explored the fetishisation of protein in our LCAW 2026 event hosted by the Jeremy Coller Foundation. You can watch the recording of the event here: youtu.be/Wu9vFBqnrmc

A flyer for the recording of the TABLE event "The protein fetish: meat, money and micronutrients" which occurred on 22 June 2026 as part of Food Day at the Science Museum at London Climate Action Week, hosted by the Jeremy Coller Foundation.

TABLE@tabledebates· 14d

Have you listened to TABLE's latest podcast series #Feeding1in6 yet? The series has 4 core episodes, 3 bonus episodes, and is perfect for summer listening! Interested in food systems? Geopolitics? China? This series takes a long hard look at these facets of China's food future: buff.ly/o3Q5kQr

An infographic detailing facts associated with food production in China, presented in the TABLE podcast series "Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food".

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Li Zhang, an anthropologist at @umassamherst.bsky.social, explains the "generational sacrifice" in China: how the countryside is slowly emptying & farmers that remain are, on average, over 55. The 3rd episode of #Feeding1in6 asks how much longer this trend can continue: buff.ly/8hcecWL

TABLE@tabledebates· Jul 10

🏷️ And if you missed out on picking up a TABLE sticker—never fear! We will be bringing them to other events this year and we hope to see you there!

A box of stickers with TABLE branding at Groundswell 2026.

TABLE@tabledebates· Jul 10

🦋 TABLE’s Richard Kipling joined the panel for “Regenerative: Outcome, Practice or Philosophy?” and reflected on his experience working on TABLE’s year long “Reckoning with Regeneration” project.

Richard Kipling on the panel of “Regenerative: Outcome, Practice or Philosophy?” at Groundswell 2026

TABLE@tabledebates· Jul 10

💚 Special thanks to the AGRIIH Team for hosting us in their tent and answering some of these questions themselves! Especially Jennifer Dodsworth and Jing Zhang. 🤝 We also appreciated meeting with friends and colleagues and attending so many interesting talks across that big friendly dusty field.

TABLE@tabledebates· Jul 10

🌱 Last week, the TABLE team headed out to Groundswell 2026 to listen, connect and try to build our understanding around a term everyone is certain they already know! ➡️ What is a "farmer"??

The entry gates for the regenerative agriculture festival Groundswell. A banner above a white tent reads "Welcome to Groundswell"

A sheet of paper has several images of different forms of agriculture production including flower farms, meal worm bins and cell cultured meat--all taped under the headline "what is a farmer?" There are two stacks of cards on the sheet of paper too and various post-its with different farmer qualities.

TABLE@tabledebates· Jul 9

China produces roughly half the world's pork. Achieving this required swine genetics from multiple continents, feed from Brazil, & a disease outbreak that wiped out hundreds of millions of animals. The 2nd episode of #Feeding1in6 asks how they did it, & at what cost: buff.ly/oZxy2Ou

A flyer for the TABLE podcast series "Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food" Episode 2 “Vertical Pork” with a red background and white and black pig icons creating a tower on the left side of the card.

TABLE@tabledebates· Jul 8

How can alternative land ownership models support a sustainable food transition? This new TABLE essay explores how examples from the Netherlands could inspire agricultural property relations in Scotland. Read here: buff.ly/n8TYStD

TABLE@tabledebates· Jul 7

One-third of the world's rice is grown in China, on less than a fifth of the world's rice-growing area, by farmers whose average age is over 55, in a countryside that is slowly emptying. The 3rd episode of #Feeding1in6 asks how that's possible, and how much longer it can last: buff.ly/8hcecWL

A flyer for the TABLE podcast series "Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food" Episode 3 “Who grows the rice?” with a red background and white and black rice bowl icons creating a tower on the left side of the card.

TABLE@tabledebates· Jul 6

We've been examining the competing priorities driving this transformation, the distributed costs and benefits, and what it means for the rest of the world. Make sure you're subscribed to the Feed Podcast to catch upcoming bonus episodes in the series: buff.ly/7ZMHdvp

TABLE@tabledebates· Jul 3

In the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping's government decided not to regulate its fishing sector. What grew out of that space was extraordinary. Today China produces 76 million tonnes of seafood a year, & a mounting environmental cost. Learn more & listen to the latest episode of #Feeding1in6: buff.ly/ijqha6f

TABLE@tabledebates· Jun 26

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. Our recent Feed Podcast episode: buff.ly/VKCiSxy

TABLE@tabledebates· Jun 25

Don't just serve me dal 🥣 🥦 In #FoodTakes 🥦 Episode 26, Sumayyah Zannath of Land in Our Names calls in the ubiquitous use of dal at community food events, erasing the origins of the dish and avoiding the effort of identifying alternatives. 🎥 Filmed at ORFC 2026 by @rebelwrit.bsky.social

TABLE@tabledebates· Jun 24

What is it about food that can mobilise our disgust? And what does that feeling really mean? Researcher Laura Gagliardi explores how the feeling can be weaponised for good or ill, and where lines between taste and moral disgust begin to blur. Read TABLE's latest essay here: buff.ly/o3I1lsh

A flyer for the TABLE essay "Weaponising taste: disgust and diets in food decision-making" by Laura Gagliardi. The image has a newsprint collage in the background and an image of a pink halftone mouth graphic in hot pink with an exclamation point on the tongue.

TABLE@tabledebates· Jun 23

How should we value nature in our food systems? During #LCAW, as we reflect on the future of our planet, it's worth revisiting one of our recent explainers on the economics of nature and how we currently (and could) value nature in our food systems. Find the explainer here: buff.ly/MSJoLD7

A flyer for the TABLE Explainer "Making Nature Count: How should we value nature in our food systems?" by Henry Leveson-Gower

TABLE@tabledebates· Jun 23

We kicked off London Climate Action Week with a discussion on our protein obsession for Food Day at @sciencemuseum.org.uk. Many thanks to the Coller Foundation (@fairrinitiative.bsky.social) & our speakers Oliver Witard, Marcela Quintero (@bioversityciat.bsky.social), & Mark Breen (Hubbub). #LCAW

TABLE@tabledebates· Jun 22

You’re not a single field 🌅 🥦 In #FoodTakes 🥦 Episode 28, Brendan Conway makes the case for considering the landscape instead of thinking of everything in separate “fields”. Filmed at ORFC 2026 by @rebelwrit.bsky.social #orfc2026 #futureoffarming

TABLE@tabledebates· Jun 18

Make surplus distribution part of the food system! 🥕 🥦 In #FoodTakes Ep 21, Emma White of FareShare UK / @thefelixproject.bsky.social lays out how surplus distribution networks can help get food that would otherwise be wasted to people who need it. 🎥 Produced by @rebelwrit.bsky.social #orfc2026

TABLE@tabledebates· Jun 16

How do we break up with plastic?🥤 🥦 In #FoodTakes 🥦 Episode 27, Jo Banner of The Descendants Project says we should start with the plastic used in food packaging, the production of which has had detrimental effects on her community. 🎥 Filmed at ORFC 2026 by @rebelwrit.bsky.social

TABLE@tabledebates· Jun 14

Today China produces 76 million tonnes of seafood a year, at a mounting environmental cost. This episode follows the small farms & the global infrastructure that connects them, & asks what happens when a government tries to course correct a system it deliberately set loose. buff.ly/VSKxGoe

TABLE@tabledebates· Jun 10

Can crises bring about change in our food systems? Recently TABLE's Richard Kipling wrote about how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the UK food system's reliance on imported fertiliser for the @ox.ac.uk's expert comment news section. buff.ly/SI8OI7a

A quote card from a recent essay written by TABLE’s Richard Kipling for the University of Oxford and reposted to TABLE’s website: “The lesson of the recent crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, of the Covid pandemic and the Ukraine war, is that these external shocks are not sufficient to transform food systems towards more resilient states. This may be a relief to those who support a doubling down on the industrialisation of agriculture or who profit from it, but it should be a concern for those advocating transformation.”

TABLE@tabledebates· Jun 5

📢 Only a few days left to register! 📢 TABLE's director Tara Garnett will be delivering the opening keynote of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) Oxford Food Summit 2026. Sign up by 7 June: buff.ly/G2hkQl2

A flyer for the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) Oxford Food Summit: Driving Food System Change on 9 July 2026 at the University of Oxford. There is a photo of Dr Tara Garnett, Director of TABLE, University of Oxford on the right side. On the left: "Keynote: Routes to food system change - Policy, market and community routes" and "Tara is a researchers at the University of Oxford and Director of TABLE, a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on the future of food. Her work sits at the intersection of food, climate, healthy and sustainability, with a particular focus on livestock and how knowledge shapes stakeholder responses to food challenges.

TABLE@tabledebates· May 29

🐖 Pigs have been nearly indivisible from many Chinese households for generations, but now a new image towers over the landscape 🏙️ The latest episode of #Feeding1in6 is called "Vertical Pork" and you can listen wherever you get your podcasts or stream here: buff.ly/bMHLsUX

TABLE@tabledebates· May 22

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. Check out our new podcast series, "Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food": buff.ly/y59cegr

TABLE@tabledebates· May 21

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