Michelle Darmody: How to help the planet through food

Today’s Weekend magazine is focusing its attention on environmental sustainability. This is a hugely important subject in relation to food, the emissions and damage that the current food industry inflict on the environment is unparalleled.

We now have a huge variety of food at our fingertips, no matter the season or where it was grown. Much of today’s food is ultra-processed in factories that resemble futuristic science labs rather than kitchens. Our modern food system has undoubtedly created some huge benefits for humankind, but it has also damaged our rivers, soil, seas, and skies. The recent global pandemic has caused cracks in our normality and I hope we emerge from the sadness with a cleaner world and a food system that is more in harmony with the natural world.