Session 4: Food and the Environment
Chaired by Greg Williams
Rosie Boycott – Chair, London Food Board
Sophi Tranchell – Divine Chocolates
Olaf Garvey – Animal Rights Advocate
Trina Lynskey – Deptford Folk
James Skinner – New Economics Foundation
Full audio recording: 59h 45m
See below for start times of individual speakers.
Trina Lynskey discusses the Evelyn200 campaign during Session 4: Food and the Environment
Introduction by the Chair of Session 4
Greg Williams
Starts at 0m 31s
The Future of Food
Rosie Boycott
Starts at 03m 30s
Rosie is the Mayor of London’s Food Advisor and runs the London Food Board.
Fair Trade vs. Corporate Food Production
Sophi Tranchell
Starts at 12m 20s
Sophie is Managing Director of Divine Chocolates, a pioneering multinational Fairtrade chocolate company working with producers in Ghana.
How Animal Agriculture is Destroying Our Planet
Olaf Garvey
Starts at 21m 55s
Olaf has a lifelong passion for respecting all sentient life. Being an animal rights advocate has given Olaf a platform to amplify a compassionate world view for animals and the environment. He also works with virtual reality to educate and inspire behaviour change towards a better world.
Evelyn200 Today
Trina Lynskey
Starts at 31m 19s
DeptfordFolk is the park user group for Deptford Park and Folkestone Gardens in North Deptford’s Evelyn Ward and we are planting 200 trees in the ward. This area has the lowest number of trees and worst air quality in Lewisham. The ward is named after 17th century writer, John Evelyn who wrote about both air pollution and trees; 2018 marks 200 years since the publication of John Evelyn’s famous diaries. Evelyn200 is an idea to reference our past and have a positive impact on our future by making changes today.
Agri Villages
James Skinner
Starts at 40m 45s
James Skinner has extensive business, economic and agricultural development experience overseas, particularly in Africa. As an economist, he is actively engaged in renewable energy, and sustainable transport and farming initiatives, both through his own companies and foundations, and as a Trustee of the New Economics Foundation.
Audience Questions and Discussion
Starts at 48m 50s
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Session 1: Battle of Lewisham: 40 years later
Session 2: Housing, Homelessness and Inequality
Session 3: Debt, Money and Exploitation
Session 5: From Ideas to Action
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