Plants & Policies Podcast Canadians for Responsible Food Policy

In the latest podcast episode, we broke down the planetary boundaries -- a concept that presents a set of nine planetary boundaries within which humanity can continue to develop and thrive for generations to come, but once passed, signal a concern for the Earth's ability to cope with humanity's demand.This Earth Day, you can take action by changing what you do at home and also begin to lobby for change. We can start helping the planet right at home and collectively work to change the system for the future generations to have an easier time living on this planet.

Join us on the latest Plants & Policies podcast episode where we dive into the concerns around outbreaks -- scary times for wild and farmed animals AND humans!News of the Avian Flu, also known as HPAI, H5N1 or Bird Flu, spreading into cows' milk, goats, cats have us worried, but even more so as we hear of the spread inching towards the Canadian border.You can dive deeper into this subject by checking out our new blog on our website at www.responsiblefoodpolicy.ca

After almost a century of conditioning from the animal agriculture industry...we have an uphill battle to educate Canadians about the importance of eating plant-based and also decondition them from the propaganda that has been and continues to be fed to the public.Many accounts in Canadians doctors' offices of cow's dairy advertisements and pamphlets, despite dairy being linked to breast and prostate cancers and more.. It's time we gave the public the resources to make a much needed change for the planet and all of its inhabitants.Listen in on this week's podcast episode: Animal Agriculture: Propaganda and Conditioning

On the latest episode, we talked about our experiences at events, including the latest PlantedExpo Toronto that we hosted a booth at, Maddie's student-led conference. We talked about our experiences with access to plant-based foods and what it's like going to events that are supposed to be honouring sustainability!

In the latest Plants & Policies podcast episode, we dove into Animal Agriculture's interaction with water -- use, pollution and more.
We explored how much water it takes to produce animal protein versus plant protein.We also dove into how Indigenous communities are affected by lack of access to clean water and water pollution, overall.
References quoted:
https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/indigenous-safe-drinking-water-crisis-in-canada-overview 
https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food
https://madrebrava.org/
https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultural-production/water/livestock-watering
https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/environment/managing-water-sustainably/agriculture-and-water-quality
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212371713000024?_ga=2.31064639.1849623447.1709775195-400701479.1709312278
https://foodpolicyforcanada.info.yorku.ca/water-and-the-food-system/
Music used: Johannes Grote x Fachhochschule Dortmund - Hammon Pop Rock courtesy of the FMA (Free Music Archive)

In honour of International Women's Day, we dedicated this Plants & Policies Podcast episode to the women of the world, many of which will be affected by climate change. Works cited: “THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER AND CLIMATE(five facts ABOUT GENDER EQUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE ” by GABRIELA CARBÓ ZACKhttps://unfoundation.org/blog/post/five-facts-about-gender-equality-and-climate-change/Five Reasons Why Climate Action Needs Women: https://unfccc.int/news/five-reasons-why-climate-action-needs-women Groundswell report:https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/09/13/climate-change-could-force-216-million-people-to-migrate-within-their-own-countries-by-2050 Climate Justice, Gender, and Intersectionality by Patricia Perkins https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/288470904.pdf