In this 8th installment of our deep dive into Paul Hawken's New York Times Bestseller - Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis in One Generation, we dive into the subject of Food, the problems of big agriculture and big food, and how we can correct this global issue through wasting nothing, eating everything, localizing our food choices, the decommodification of foods, protection of pollinators, and eating mindfully from responsible, regenerative sources.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:27 Where Our Food Comes From

04:00 Smart Tips For Healthy Eating And Reducing Waste

06:15 Eat Everything (or more different things)

08:22 The Importance of Access to Healthy Foods - The Vitamin Angels + Vitamin A Example - see episode 20: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/ending-infant-mortality-worldwide-with-howard-schiffer/

09:40 Localization and The Benefit of Eating Whole Real Foods

13:44 Decommodification of Foods

15:15 Insect Extinction & The Importance of Pollinators

17:20 Eating Trees + Regenerative Farming

18:37 Reactions & Thoughts on Jonathan Safran Foer's Closing Essay to This Chapter (and a confession from Corinna)

19:52 We Are The Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer

23:00 The Changes I'm Committing To

25:00 Focusing On Mindful Consumption - An Optimistic Perspective On The Change We Can All Affect

References:

Introduction to Regeneration: One Billion Climate Activists Strong: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/one-billion-climate-activists-strong/

Regeneration Interview with Paul Hawken: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-ending-the-climate-crisis-in-one-generation/

Regeneration Part 1 Oceans: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-1-oceans/

Regeneration Part 2 Forests: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-2-forests/

Regeneration Part 3 Wilding: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-3-wilding/

Regeneration Part 4 Nexus: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-4-nexus-climate-activism-tool/

Regeneration Part 5 Regenerative Agriculture: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-5-land-regenerative-agriculture-and-soil-restoration-to-reverse-global-warming/

Regeneration Part 6 People: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-6-people-indigeneity-and-our-role-in-reversing-global-warming/

Regeneration Part 7 Cities: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part7-cities-green-architecture-living-building-challenge/

Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation was published on September 21, 2021 and is available at all your favorite booksellers. Visit the Regeneration website for details, resources, and valuable tools for anyone interested in becoming a climate activist.

Regeneration + Nexus: https://www.regeneration.org

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regenerationorg

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