The Blue Plate: How Our Meals Can Combat Climate Chaos | Mark J. Easter

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Science, Self-improvement, Documentary, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Education

5.0 • 22 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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What if your next meal could be a tool for climate action?In this episode of Nutrition Without Compromise, shared here with the permission of ORLO Nutrition, Corinna Bellizzi welcomes ecologist and greenhouse gas accountant Mark J. Easter to explore the connection between the foods we eat and the fight against climate chaos. Mark shares insights from his new book, The Blue Plate: A Food Lover’s Guide to Climate Chaos (Patagonia Press), offering a hopeful path forward through regenerative agriculture, plant-forward diets, and nature-based solutions like shellfish farming and soil restoration.Together, they examine:The personal legacy of farming on the Great Plains and carbon lossWhy shrimp farming is far worse for the environment than you might thinkHow regenerative practices restore soil health and human nutritionThe surprising role of mussels and oysters in carbon drawdownWhat we can learn from indigenous practices and planetary perspective🌱 Tune in and learn how your daily choices at the dinner table can help build a healthier, more resilient planet.Resources & Mentions:The Blue Plate: A Food Lover's Guide to Climate Chaos by Mark J. EasterPatagonia Books: https://www.patagonia.com/shop/books Learn more about Orlo Nutrition: https://OrloNutrition.com (Use code NWC for 10% off)JOIN OUR CIRCLE. BUILD A GREENER FUTURE:🌴 Subscribe to our newsletter, and we'll plant a tree in your honor! https://caremorebebetter.com🌲 Subscribe and rate us wherever you listen, and we'll plant another tree Follow us on social media:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caremorebebetter TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@caremorebebetterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/CareMoreBeBetter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/caremorebebetter

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0:00.0	Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes.
0:09.1	Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain.
0:14.4	You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today.
0:19.3	Here's your host, Karina Belize.
0:24.5	Now, if you're a foodie who cares about the environment, you are in for a treat today.
0:30.0	I'm joined by Mark Easter, an ecologist and researcher in academia and private industry since
0:35.7	1988. As a greenhouse gas accountant, his mission is to understand how greenhouse gases move
0:42.3	into and out of soils and plants on farms and ranches.
0:46.6	He's traveled globally to collaborate with farmers, ranchers, researchers, and foresters
0:51.9	to learn how people grow food and fiber to make agriculture healthier
0:56.2	and less damaging to our climate. He's here today to connect these many dots as we explore
1:01.7	his new book, which is The Blue Plate, a food lover's guide to climate chaos, published by
1:07.5	Patagonia Press. It is out as of September 18th. With that, Mark Easter. Welcome to the show.
1:14.8	Hey, Corinna. It's great to be here. Thank you. It's so good to see you again. Now, I had the pleasure
1:19.5	of interviewing you once already on my other podcast, Care More Be Better. So today we're going to
1:24.8	dive in a little deeper. And because you're on, Nutrition Without Compromise, I decided to resurrect one of my earliest
1:30.7	questions as I launched this show.
1:33.2	I used to ask every guest, what does nutrition without compromise mean to you?
1:37.9	So with that.
1:39.7	Yeah, that's a great question.
1:42.0	For me, you know, food is just so personal to all of us and to me,
1:47.6	and it's hard to think about compromising when it comes to good taste, what we want to,
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