When we talk about the future of food, we usually picture what&apos;s growing in the fields or what&apos;s on our dinner plates. But maybe we should pay a little more attention to everything happening in between. Processing and packaging consumes the largest share of fossil fuels in our food system— more than 40%. Our growing reliance on ultra-processed foods, and plastics across the supply chain is making food production more energy-intensive than ever before. Visit the episode webpage for <a href='https://tabledebates.org/fueltofork/episode5'>more resources</a>.This series is powered by <a href='https://tabledebates.org/'>TABLE</a>, <a href='https://ipes-food.org/'>IPES-Food</a> and <a href='https://futureoffood.org/'>Global Alliance for the Future of Food</a>. Guests<ul><li>Emma Priestland, Break Free From Plastic</li><li>Errol Schweizer, IPES-Food</li><li>Rachel Muncrief, International Council on Clean Transportation</li><li>Georgina Catacora-Vargas, IPES Food</li></ul>Produced by Matthew Kessler, Anna Paskal and Nicole Pita. Edited by Matthew Kessler. Audio engineering by Adam Titmuss. Cover art by <a href='https://theethicalagency.co.za/'>The Ethical Agency</a>. Music by Blue dot sessions.

<description>&lt;p&gt;When we talk about the future of food, we usually picture what&amp;apos;s growing in the fields or what&amp;apos;s on our dinner plates. But maybe we should pay a little more attention to everything happening in between. Processing and packaging consumes the largest share of fossil fuels in our food system— more than 40%. Our growing reliance on ultra-processed foods, and plastics across the supply chain is making food production more energy-intensive than ever before. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Visit the episode webpage for &lt;a href='https://tabledebates.org/fueltofork/episode5'&gt;&lt;b&gt;more resources&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This series is powered by &lt;a href='https://tabledebates.org/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;TABLE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://ipes-food.org/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;IPES-Food&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://futureoffood.org/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Global Alliance for the Future of Food&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guests&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Emma Priestland, Break Free From Plastic&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Errol Schweizer, IPES-Food&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Rachel Muncrief, International Council on Clean Transportation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Georgina Catacora-Vargas, IPES Food&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Produced by Matthew Kessler, Anna Paskal and Nicole Pita. Edited by Matthew Kessler. Audio engineering by Adam Titmuss. Cover art by &lt;a href='https://theethicalagency.co.za/'&gt;The Ethical Agency&lt;/a&gt;. Music by Blue dot sessions.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

When we talk about the future of food, we usually picture what's growing in the fields or what's on our dinner plates. But maybe we should pay a little more attention to everything happening in between. Processing and packaging consumes the largest share of fossil fuels in our food system— more than 40%. Our growing reliance on ultra-processed foods, and plastics across the supply chain is making food production more energy-intensive than ever before. Visit the episode webpage for more resour...

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5. Ultra-processed foods, plastics, transport

5. Ultra-processed foods, plastics, transport

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