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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 3h

Recently posted to our opportunities board:

💼 Job: Creative Project Coordinator

📔 Based at @exeter.ac.uk

🗓️ Apply by 2 Nov 2025

🌍 Remote & Exeter, UK

➡️ buff.ly/NHmCTtQ

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 5h

TABLE is excited to welcome a new advisory board! We'll be sharing the new members one by one over the next two weeks.

Next up, a warm welcome to Alison Rose, senior program manager at the Food for Humanity Initiative.

Learn more about Alison and our other new board members here: buff.ly/w1FePFo

A flyer welcoming Alison Rose (Senior Program Manager at the Food for Humanity Initiative (Columbia Climate School)) to TABLE’s advisory board. There is a photo of Alison Rose alongside a quote: “Food shapes so much of our lives – our health, the planet, and our communities. I’m thrilled to join TABLE’s Advisory Board and be part of creating space for open, evidence-based conversations that support fairer, more sustainable food systems for everyone.”

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 1d

🌳 Think of the Oak Trees 🌳

In the latest #FoodTakes, Carina Millstone of @foodrise.bsky.social suggests that we think of the oak trees 🌳 and the other species in land use decision making.

Filmed at @britishecologicalsociety.org by @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Full video: buff.ly/TGwXVFd

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 2d

TABLE is excited to welcome a new advisory board! We'll be sharing the new members one by one over the next two weeks.

Next up, a warm welcome to Jacopo Goracci, a farmer and agroecology consultant.

Learn more about Jacopo and our other new board members here: buff.ly/w1FePFo

A flyer welcoming Jacopo Goracci (Farmer and Agroecology Consultant) to TABLE’s advisory board. There is a photo of Jacopo Goracci alongside a quote: “I’m excited to join TABLE’s Board to bring the perspective of those working on the ground to transform how we produce and relate to food. I want to help connect practical approaches like agroforestry and the One Welfare framework with public debate: linking food, landscape, and human–animal well-being to drive real-world solutions for food systems that are good, clean, fair, and more biodiverse.”

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 5d

TABLE is excited to welcome a new advisory board! We'll be sharing the new members one by one over the next two weeks.

First up, a warm welcome to Laura Picot, Visiting Policy Fellow at @epc-official.bsky.social!

Learn more about Laura and our other new board members here: buff.ly/w1FePFo

A flyer welcoming Laura Picot (Visiting Policy Fellow at the European Policy Centre) to TABLE’s advisory board. There is a photo of Laura Picot alongside a quote: “I’m delighted to support TABLE’s role as a guiding light on sustainable and equitable food systems. I look forward to helping bring TABLE’s knowledge to real-world decision-makers, connecting across diverse perspectives.”

TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 5d

"It's so easy to stand up on a stage and say things are urgent, it doesn't change anything." says Corinna Hawkes of @fao.org about how we need address many problems with our food systems in slower ways that invest in people who make connections.

Listen to the podcast episode here: buff.ly/ZaLgbV7

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Rach Headings @rachheadings.bsky.social · 7d

Had a fantastic time in Paris last week participating in a workshop for the FAO exploring how #ScienceCommunication can help facilitate transformation of agrifood systems. Looking forward to the upcoming issue paper!

TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 8d

TABLE's Rachel Headings participated in this workshop on agrifood systems transformation and we're very much looking forward to the paper coming out later this year!

Preet Lidder @lidderpr.bsky.social · 8d

Just wrapped up an insightful workshop we co-organized with the @sciencecouncil.bsky.social on science communication for agrifood systems transformation. Stay tuned for our upcoming joint issue paper later this year! @fao.org @carbonbrief.org @tabledebates.bsky.social @thinink.bsky.social

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 6d

📣 New report! 📣

Our latest report lays out an overview of food systems debates happening in Colombia, based on stakeholder workshops & careful study of the issues, authored by Camilo Ardila Galvis & @feliperoac.bsky.social.

Read here: buff.ly/k4tzk8c

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 7d

Who are 'we'?

In a new #FoodTakes 🥦 , @kengiller.bsky.social lays out an essential question plaguing food systems transformation discussions. Filmed at @britishecologicalsociety.org symposium w/ @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video here: buff.ly/8Bz1DnL

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 8d

TABLE's Rachel Headings participated in this workshop on agrifood systems transformation and we're very much looking forward to the paper coming out later this year!

Preet Lidder @lidderpr.bsky.social · 8d

Just wrapped up an insightful workshop we co-organized with the @sciencecouncil.bsky.social on science communication for agrifood systems transformation. Stay tuned for our upcoming joint issue paper later this year! @fao.org @carbonbrief.org @tabledebates.bsky.social @thinink.bsky.social

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 8d

"Trying to pitch: 'eat climate friendly meat' or 'reduce your meat consumption because of climate change,' it just doesn't work."

What if changing what we eat wasn’t about persuasion, but about reshaping everyday food choices?

How to change diets, with Sarah Lake: buff.ly/ADjM6VH

TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 9d

What factors fuel food systems debates in Colombia?

Based on stakeholder workshops & careful distillation by our colleagues at Uniandes, this report draws attention to challenges of public policy coordination, information gaps, & actor diversity.

Read here: buff.ly/k4tzk8c

@feliperoac.bsky.social

A flyer for the new MESA report "An exploration of food systems debates in Colombia" by Camilo Ardila Galvis and Felipe Roa-Clavijo at Universidad de los Andes.

TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 10d

🏖️ What do Yorkshire beaches, Sierra Leone’s farm budget, & NYC school lunches have in common?

🎙️ Corinna Hawkes (Director of @fao.org Division of Food Systems & Food Safety) spoke with the Feed Podcast about what it means to 'take a #systemsapproach' to food.

🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/HWyb7JW

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 11d

🚫 🏆 We need to talk about losers. 🚫 🏆

In the latest #FoodTakes 🥦 , Rob Booth says focusing on win-win-wins keeps us from discussing the very real losses that are necessary in a just food transition w/ @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video: buff.ly/2yISkSz

@britishecologicalsociety.org

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 12d

"So much of what we want as a consumer is shaped by what's offered to us."

The latest Feed Podcast episode explores how meat & ultra-processed foods came to dominate U.S. diets – and how Tilt Collective is building a more sustainable food future.

Listen: buff.ly/VFXHRme

A quote card for Feed Podcast Episode 89 with Sarah Lake, CEO of Tilt Collective: "So companies are really important, in particular, retailers. When we talk about retailers, supermarkets, fast food companies, restaurants – these companies are the intersection between consumers and what food is produced. So much of what we want as a consumer is shaped by what's offered to us. You go to a restaurant and you have a whole array of options and how it's described, how much it costs, what ingredients are in it. We try new things because they appear on the menu, we haven't seen them before, and so these companies have an opportunity to shape what people eat without people actually choosing differently. So a key part of our theory of change is these companies can help nudge consumers towards these other options.”

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 13d

What factors fuel food systems debates in Colombia?

Based on stakeholder workshops & careful distillation by our colleagues at Uniandes, this report draws attention to challenges of public policy coordination, information gaps, & actor diversity.

Read here: buff.ly/k4tzk8c

@feliperoac.bsky.social

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 13d

📣 Out today! 📣

Our latest report lays out an overview of food systems debates happening in Colombia, based on stakeholder workshops & careful study of the issues, authored by Camilo Ardila Galvis & @feliperoac.bsky.social.

Read here: buff.ly/k4tzk8c

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 13d

This week in our newsletter Fodder:

🍏 How do you actually change what people eat?
⚖️ Rooted in Justice
📜 Analysis of food policymaking through a food systems lens
🌳 Nature and Biodiversity Cost of our Diets
🚮 The psychological drivers of household food waste

Read the issue here: buff.ly/4EXI30z

TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 14d

🥦 Do we need more joy in food? 🥦

Emma Burnett of Fielden Whisky & TABLE declares that enjoying food more is central to building a better food system by way of human connection in #FoodTakes video w/
@rebelwrit.bsky.social at @britishecologicalsociety.org

Watch the full video here: buff.ly/ZZE76uP

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Global Alliance for the Future of Food @futureoffood.bsky.social · 20d

Food is being used as a weapon of war in #Gaza and the #WestBank by Israel.

As #famine spreads, our #FoodJustice leader, Samar Awaad, reminds us that #food has always been central to #Palestinian survival and liberation.

📖 Read the op-ed in @commondreams.org:

www.commondreams.org/opinion/pale...

In Palestine, Food Is a Way to Survive, Resist, and Come Together | Common Dreams

For the past two years, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank have continued Indigenous practices in the face of deprivation and foreign occupation.

www.commondreams.org

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Global Alliance for the Future of Food @futureoffood.bsky.social · Sep 3

🧵What does #FoodJustice look like—from #Palestine to #Peru, #Ghana to #Myanmar?

Not from reports.

From the people living it.

These eight leaders came together to share stories of land, memory, resistance, and renewal.

Here’s what they want you to know 👇
🔗 bit.ly/rooted-in-ju...

#FoodSovereignty

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 16d

🥦 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

Watch the full video here: buff.ly/SJ1L1EY

@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 19d

🚫 🏆 We need to talk about losers. 🚫 🏆

In the latest #FoodTakes 🥦 , Rob Booth says focusing on win-win-wins keeps us from discussing the very real losses that are necessary in a just food transition w/ @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video: buff.ly/2yISkSz

@britishecologicalsociety.org

TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 20d

Who are 'we'?

In a new #FoodTakes 🥦 , @kengiller.bsky.social lays out an essential question plaguing food systems transformation discussions. Filmed at @britishecologicalsociety.org symposium w/ @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video here: buff.ly/8Bz1DnL

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 20d

"Trying to pitch: 'eat climate friendly meat' or 'reduce your meat consumption because of climate change,' it just doesn't work."

What if changing what we eat wasn’t about persuasion, but about reshaping everyday food choices?

How to change diets, with Sarah Lake: buff.ly/ADjM6VH

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