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How can we transition towards more sustainable food and farming systems that nourish both people and planet?

The Sustainable Food Trust podcast questions current food production methods and sheds light on the future of farming. Chief Executive Patrick Holden hears from a range of voices, including policymakers, business leaders, food producers and campaigners, about some of the issues facing farming systems across the world.

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Listen: 42 minutes

SFT Podcast: Storm Goretti impact on farmers, SFI updates & ‘nutrient dense’ food ranges

For our first episode of 2026, Patrick and Stuart talk about the disruption that Storm Goretti caused, updates to Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Marks & Spencer’s new range of nutrient dense food and the importance of measuring farming system outcomes and the challenges that come with this.

Listen: 48 minutes

SFT Podcast: Christmas special

In this week’s episode, Patrick and Stuart talk about Christmas veg pricing, celebrating the holidays with food, nose-to-tail eating and New Year’s resolutions.

Listen: 62 minutes

Tim Smit on forever chemicals and rethinking the meaning of ‘farms’

Bringing our fifth series of the SFT Podcast to a close, our CEO, Patrick Holden, recently sat down for a conversation with Sir Tim Smit, former archeologist and founder of the Eden Project and Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall.

Listen: 41 minutes

SFT Podcast: The rise of forever chemicals and UPFs, multi-purpose willow on farms & camel farming

In this week’s episode, Patrick and Stuart talk about forever chemicals and the increasing awareness of their impact on human health – as recently investigated in an episode of the BBC’s Panorama.

Listen: 65 minutes

SFT Podcast: Supporting small abattoirs, the demise of small dairy farms & developments in agri-tech

What’s really going on in food and farming? In this episode, Patrick and Stuart reflect on some events they’ve recently attended including COP30 and AGRITECHNICA. On abattoirs, Stuart shares what he learnt from his first visit to a slaughterhouse, Patrick talks about mobile abattoirs, and the two discuss the ‘demonisation’ of the consumption of animal fats.

Listen: 25 minutes

SFT Podcast: Live from COP30 and Agritechnica

What’s really going on in food and farming? Patrick Holden and Stuart Oates report live from two big events in the food and farming calendar – COP30 in Brazil and Agritechnica in Germany – covering everything from the power of showing up and building connections to the rights of agricultural workers and indigenous peoples.

Listen: 49 minutes

SFT Podcast: Patrick Holden & Stuart Oates

What’s really going on in food and farming? Two farmers – Patrick Holden, founder of the Sustainable Food Trust, and Stuart Oates, founder of the Fossil Free Farm project – get behind the headlines to unpack the biggest stories shaping what we eat, how we farm and the future of the planet. Expect lively debate, real-world experience, and unique insights from some of food and farming’s top voices.

Listen: 40 minutes

India Hamilton on Jersey’s food and farming culture and the impact of events like the Regen Gathering

At this year’s Regen Gathering on the island of Jersey, our CEO, Patrick Holden, had the chance to meet with the event’s co-founder, India Hamilton, for the latest episode of the SFT Podcast.

Listen: 39 minutes

Molly Biddell on rewilding at Knepp estate and measuring social impacts

After both appearing on the Grazing for Good: Livestock and Biodiversity in the UK panel at ORFC earlier this year, SFT CEO, Patrick Holden, sat down once again with Molly Biddell, Head of Natural Capital at Knepp Estate – a 3,500-acre rewilding project in West Sussex – for an episode of the SFT Podcast.

Listen: 82 minutes

Dr Federica Amati on the link between environmental health and nutrition and the importance of improved public food education

SFT CEO, Patrick Holden, is joined by Dr Federica Amati, Head Nutritionist at ZOE, with a special guest appearance from Professor Tim Spector, Founder of ZOE, for the first half of the episode.

Listen: 43 minutes

Max Jones on the importance of preserving traditional food practices and knowing the story behind our food

Last year, SFT CEO, Patrick Holden, caught up with transhumance guide and founder of Up There The Last, Max Jones, for the SFT Podcast – this month we bring you that conversation.

Listen: 39 minutes

Nic Renison on her approach to regenerative grazing

To coincide with the release of our new report, Grazing Livestock: It’s not the cow but the how, the latest guest on the SFT Podcast this month is Nic Renison.

Listen: 34 minutes

Richard Higgins on the influence of Sir Albert Howard and why we should be using human manure as fertiliser

Richard Higgins, chairman and CEO of Good Gardeners International, is our guest on the latest episode of the SFT Podcast. Alongside being CEO of Good Gardeners International (GGI), Richard is also a…

Listen: 30 minutes

Jamie Feilden on the transformational power of farm visits for young people and the value of an educated public

Jamie shares with Patrick how his experience of being a history teacher in Croydon led to the inception of Jamie’s Farm, discusses his involvement in the SFT’s Beacon Farms Network, and the value of an educated public for a successful regenerative agricultural transition.

Listen: 43 minutes

Danielle Nierenberg on US agricultural policy shifts and the future of sustainable farming

Kicking off series five of the Sustainable Food Trust podcast, Patrick Holden, SFT CEO and organic dairy farmer, catches up with Danielle Nierenberg, President of Food Tank. Danielle Nierenberg, is a world-renowned…

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