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Paddock, Plate and Planet

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Paddock, Plate and Planet is a podcast about the journey of food — from the paddock to the plate — and the bigger task of caring for our planet in a time of climate change. We bring you conversations with the people shaping the future of food systems: First Nations voices caring for Country, farmers regenerating land and producing food, chefs and butchers rethinking how we eat, and market-makers building fairer ways to connect producers and eaters. Across paddocks, kitchens, and marketplaces, people are already testing new approaches to growing, preparing, and sharing food. Their work is build...

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The First Nations Farmers 19.11.2025 17:36

What does it mean to farm with Country rather than simply on it? And how can First Nations knowledge reshape the future of Australian agriculture? In this powerful episode of Paddock, Plate & Planet , host Imogen Corlette travels to Worimi Country on the Mid North Coast to sit down with two remarkable neighbours, thinkers and farmers: Jocelyn King , founder of Djanaba Farm , and Joshua Gilbert...

The Butchers - Tammi Jonas & Grant Hilliard 19.11.2025 44:58

What does “ethical meat” actually mean in a world of shrinking abattoirs, industrial consolidation and changing consumer expectations? And what does it take for small-scale farmers and butchers to keep integrity at the centre of the food chain? In this episode of Paddock, Plate & Planet , host Imogen Corlette speaks with two people who have spent years grappling with these question...

The Chefs 23.09.2025 46:37

In this episode of Paddock, Plate & Planet , we hear from two chefs who have each stepped away from the restaurant kitchen to work in a more close and considered way with food at its source. Matthew Evans is a chef turned farmer, writer and broadcaster - best known as the host of SBS Food’s Gourmet Farmer . At Fat Pig Farm in Tasmania, he and his partner Sadie Chrestman have transformed...

The Bush Foodies 23.09.2025 39:45

In this episode of Paddock, Plate & Planet , we speak with two passionate advocates for bush foods: Peter Cooley , a proud Bidjigal man and CEO of IndigiGrow , and Mindy Woods , Bundjalung woman, celebrated chef, restaurateur and 2022 MasterChef finalist. Peter & Mindy share how their own journeys with bush foods have been inseparable from learning about culture, community & Country. B...

The Farmers 21.09.2025 43:16

In this episode of Paddock, Plate & Planet , we sit down with two farmers on opposite sides of the world who share a common goal: to leave the land better than they found it. Michael Taylor is an ultra-fine merino sheep farmer from New South Wales, Australia, and Scott Laeser is an organic vegetable farmer from Wisconsin, USA. Both farm with a regenerative mindset. But as they explain, there&r...

Paddock, Plate and Planet- Trailer 15.09.2025 1:08

Welcome to Paddock, Plate and Planet — a podcast about food, from the ground up. In this series you’ll hear from the people who make food possible.  Each episode takes you inside real conversations — between farmers, growers, chefs, butchers, food entrepreneurs and market-makers.  They talk openly about the biggest challenges in their work and the ideas pushing them for...