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Dinner reservations: how to eat sustainably (and does it even matter?)

Outside/In

NHPR

Society & Culture, Documentary, Natural Sciences, Nature, Science

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Some folks promote local food. Others swear by veganism. But what is the most environmentally-friendly diet? And does it really matter what we eat? Or are there bigger fish to fry when it comes to climate activism? Outside/In is trying out a new segment called This, That, Or The Other Thing. It’s all about the little decisions we make to try and build a more sustainable world—whether they have any effect, and what we can do instead if they don’t.  For our inaugural edition, we’re focusing on food. From Brazilian beef and tofu tacos to food waste and composting, host Nate Hegyi talks with experts to understand how our choices impact the planet… and how we can make a difference in our communities.  Featuring Umair Irfan, Tamar Haspel, and Ben Halpern.   SUPPORT Outside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In.  Subscribe to our FREE newsletter. Follow Outside/In on Instagram or Twitter, or join our private discussion group on Facebook   LINKS Give a listen to Tamar Haspel’s podcast, Climavores. Vox reporter Umair Irfan wrote about how individual action actually does matter in the fight against climate change.  Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara put together a big study on the cumulative environmental pressures of different foods.  Want to tackle food waste? The Environmental Protection Agency has a great, down-to-earth guide on what you can do.    CREDITS Hosted, reported, produced, and mixed by Nate Hegyi Edited by Taylor Quimby with help from Justine Paradis, Jessica Hunt, and Felix Poon. Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer Music by Blue Dot Sessions, Sven Lindvall, El Flaco Collective, Future Joust, Spring Gang, Eight Bits, and Awlee. Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, this is Outside In. I'm Nate Hegey here today with Taylor Quimby.

0:09.4

Hello.

0:09.9

Felix Poon.

0:10.8

Hello.

0:11.8

And Justine Paradise.

0:12.8

Bapapapa.

0:13.8

Alright, so I've gathered all of you here today because I have a quandary.

0:20.3

The other day, I was walking through my local grocery store, the aptly named Good Food

0:25.6

Store.

0:26.6

Wow, that's right to the point.

0:27.6

It's our rip-off Whole Foods.

0:28.9

Nice.

0:29.9

You know, I was grabbing my sweet potatoes, my jalapeno, onion, that one looks all gross.

0:38.3

And then I get to the meat section and I am faced with a choice.

0:42.6

On one side, we have the plant-based impossible burger, which has got like a bunch of different

0:49.7

ingredients in it.

0:51.9

And then on the other side of the aisle, we have some ground bison that was raised

0:57.6

just north of me on the flathead reservation.

1:00.7

I mean, the buffalo is definitely more expensive.

1:03.3

It's like 1561 versus 989, but it is local.

1:08.6

And I am faced with a dilemma.

1:11.2

I don't know.

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