About this show:
A food system show with a difference today and I can’t wait to hear from our global audience how these issues play out where you live, too!
What if eating a particular type of red meat – even just a couple of times per year – made a huge amount of environmental, economic and nutritional sense?
Well, if you have an invasive species deer problem, like Australia does at the moment, then it makes a great deal of sense.
After this show, you will know:
- Why Invasive species are destructive to environments and farms
- How big the opportunity is if eaters increase their consumption of venison and if Australia markets it for export.
- Why real change is going to happen by first focusing on YUMMY FOOD and accessible messaging for people – meat pies, sausage rolls and dim sum!
- What different countries are doing to address invasive species
- How we can all be a part of the solution!
You’re left wondering: WHY have we let it get so bad without any serious investment – especially when we stand to gain economically as a country if we do, like Maui and NZ have?
AND WHY NOT *perhaps* (hi @albomp @chrisminnsmp @jacintaallanmp for eg!) send some serious investment dollars to the people setting up the processes and opportunities. Take 5 minutes to share this show and a note with your local MP/premier – I sure as heck have!
I’m so thrilled to have Tara Medina back on the show, who works in collaboration with wonderful chef and past guest also, Jo Barrett – I’m excited about the work they do at @discovered_foods
Enjoy the show,
Alexx Stuart
Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement
Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife
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About Tara Medina
Tara Medina is the co-founder of Discovered Wildfoods, a Victorian business on a mission to turn Australia’s feral deer problem into one of the world’s most sustainable protein sources. A former Bain strategy consultant, she has also co-founded Eureka Pet Co, one of the country’s fastest-growing premium pet food brands anchored in wild protein. At Discovered she leads alongside renowned chefs and hunters Jo Barrett—an award-winning voice in sustainable cooking—and Mark La Brooy, co-founder of Three Blue Ducks. Together, they’re building a movement to make wild-harvested food available to the masses, for the better of our planet.
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About Marca Suncare
This month’s podcast partner, Marca Suncare, has us covered (yep – I went there 😘 ) when it comes to protection for the family under a hot Australian sun!
We’ve finally started to see mainstream brands coming under fire for their ingredient lists and false claims in the land of sunscreen the past couple of years, from what protection they actually provide vs what they advertised, through to false ‘reef safe’ claims. 😒
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Title show track, by LIOR.
Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up” – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.
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