Our oceans, rivers, and lakes cover 71% of the planet — yet we rarely think of them as the key to our food future. In this episode, blue food advocate Jennifer Bushman reveals how kelp farms, oysters, and sustainable aquaculture could fight climate change, restore ecosystems, and nourish billions. You’ll learn what “blue food” really means, why it matters, and the simple choices you can make to support healthier waters and a more sustainable plate.

What You’ll Hear:

• Why the “blue food” movement could redefine sustainability
• How seaweed can outproduce corn and help the climate
• The most ocean-friendly foods you can buy today
• Questions to ask your fishmonger for better, more sustainable seafood
• The surprising role of aquaculture in protecting wild fish stocks

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

• Fed by Blue
• Hope in the Water on PBS
• Seafood Scout
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch
• The Blue Food Cookbook

Seed detective Adam Alexander has spent decades collecting rare and nearly lost vegetable seeds from around the world. But what he’s really collecting are stories—of resilience, culture, flavor, and forgotten wisdom. In this episode, we explore why seeds matter so much more than we think, how small farms still feed most of the world, and what gets lost when we trade diversity for uniformity. If you’ve ever wondered what’s missing from your plate, this conversation will show you where to look.

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About our guest: Adam Alexander is a consummate storyteller thanks to forty years as an award-winning film and television producer, but his true passion is collecting rare, endangered, delicious vegetables from around the world. He lectures widely on his work, discovering and conserving rare, endangered garden crops. His knowledge and expertise on growing vegetables for seed are highly valued by the Heritage Seed Library, for which he is a seed guardian. Adam shares seeds with other growers and gene banks in the USA, Canada, and the EU, and he is currently growing out seeds of heritage Syrian vegetables to be returned to the Middle East as part of a program to revive traditional horticulture.

Find out more: TheSeedDetective.co.uk / Insta @theseeddetective

Check out Adam Alexander's new book here. And his first book here.

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Let's take a look at 10 pretty serious warning signs that, when added together, could lead us into a food crisis — one that has implications for what's available to you and what it costs.

From USDA funding cuts to ICE raids, rural hospital closures to climate shocks, these systemic cracks are adding up.

📉 USDA program cuts

🚨 ICE raids triggering farm labor shortages

🏥 Rural hospitals on the brink

📈 Tariffs and stubborn grocery inflation

📻 The unexpected loss of public broadcasting

🔥 Climate extremes hitting harvests

Don't ignore the warning signs. Get closer to a small farmer near you. Support them so they are there to support you.

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