The Mick Clifford Podcast: How does our food system work?

How far now is the journey of our food from farm to fork?

Why is this country, which projects itself as a top class food producer, importing so much? File Picture: David Creedon

We have long since developed in a nation of foodies in this country in terms of the range of foodies that people enjoy and how it is consumed. But what of our food system? 

How far now is the journey from farm to fork? Why do we no longer, for the greater part, know the precise distance and route taken by the food we buy? And why is this country, which projects itself as a top class food producer, importing so much?

Irish Examiner Food Writer Joe McNamee answers these questions and much more in a fascinating tour of our current food system.