<![CDATA[The Crunch: Re-food with Emily King ]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/s/re-food-with-emily-kinghttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ytcX!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51a84eb0-5fd7-490b-b7c1-63ab94cd6708_1080x1080.pngThe Crunch: Re-food with Emily King https://thecrunch.substack.com/s/re-food-with-emily-kingSubstackMon, 08 Jun 2026 10:17:18 GMT<![CDATA[Episode 18 - Make: Overpackaging - Processing Food]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-18-make-overpackaging-processinghttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-18-make-overpackaging-processingTue, 02 Jun 2026 20:01:36 GMTIn this episode Emily King explores the quagmire of packaging in the food system and both sides of it: those responsible for making it and those responsible for disposing of it.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 17 - Grow: Supporting Our Growers]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-17-grow-supporting-our-growershttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-17-grow-supporting-our-growersTue, 26 May 2026 20:01:08 GMTIn this episode Emily King explores the pressures our growers face including soils being paved for housing and what that means for our national food system. Emily unpacks a different way of understanding costs in the food system with True Cost Accounting.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 16 - Grow: What We Send Away]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-16-grow-what-we-send-awayhttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-16-grow-what-we-send-awayTue, 19 May 2026 20:00:55 GMTIn this episode Emily King explores how much food we produce, our curious nutrient balance of imports and exports, along with labeling, transparency, and traceability, including food fraud and how to detect it.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 15 - Grow: Feeding Ourselves ]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-15-grow-feeding-ourselveshttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-15-grow-feeding-ourselvesTue, 12 May 2026 20:01:15 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 14 - Grow: Returning to Regenerative Agriculture ]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-14-grow-returning-to-regenerativehttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-14-grow-returning-to-regenerativeTue, 05 May 2026 20:01:01 GMTIn this episode Emily King explores practical and bold solutions to the issues raised in the first part of the book, Grow. Solutions explored include regenerative agriculture and offsetting.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 13 - Grow: The Change We Need to Grow]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-13-grow-the-change-we-needhttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-13-grow-the-change-we-needTue, 28 Apr 2026 20:01:12 GMTIn this episode Emily King explores practical and bold solutions to the issues raised in the first part of the book, Grow.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 12 - Grow: Climate Change - Reining It In and Adapting]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-12-grow-climate-change-reininghttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-12-grow-climate-change-reiningTue, 21 Apr 2026 20:00:52 GMTIn this episode Emily King discusses how we adapt to climate change and what that means for our farmers, growers and communities.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 11- Grow: Climate Change - Aotearoa New Zealand’s Food and Climate Change]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-11-grow-climate-change-aotearoahttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-11-grow-climate-change-aotearoaTue, 14 Apr 2026 20:01:02 GMTIn this episode Emily King discusses different farming practices and their associated impact on climate change.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 10 - Grow: Climate Change - Emissions Across the Food Chain]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-10-grow-climate-change-emissionshttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-10-grow-climate-change-emissionsTue, 07 Apr 2026 20:00:50 GMTIn this episode Emily King looks at climate pollution across the food chain and explains different gases and their role in the food system.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 9 - Grow: Climate Change - The Issue of Our Time ]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-9-grow-climate-change-thehttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-9-grow-climate-change-theTue, 31 Mar 2026 19:01:07 GMT

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In this episode Emily King discusses the connections between climate change and our food system, looking at what we eat, and how our food is grown, along with solutions.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 8 - Grow: Water - Working out Water Impacts ]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-8-grow-water-working-outhttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-8-grow-water-working-outTue, 24 Mar 2026 19:00:55 GMT

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In this episode Emily King talks about how much water is in your food, exploring what makes up a water footprint and how much water you use when you grow, make and eat food.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 7 - Grow: Water - Lessons from Lake Taupō ]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-7-grow-water-lessons-fromhttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-7-grow-water-lessons-fromTue, 17 Mar 2026 19:00:37 GMT

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In this episode Emily King talks about water. Taupō catchment is an example of farmers who have to farm differently to improve impacts on freshwater, along with green water and blue water.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 6 - Grow: Te Ao Māori - The Māori World View]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-6-grow-te-ao-maori-the-maorihttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-6-grow-te-ao-maori-the-maoriTue, 10 Mar 2026 19:30:43 GMTIn this episode Emily King shares more about the food systems of Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Dr Jessica Hutchings explains the Māori food system and the Hua Parakore framework.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 5 - Grow: Farming and Growing]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-5-grow-farming-and-growinghttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-5-grow-farming-and-growingTue, 03 Mar 2026 19:30:26 GMTIn this episode Emily King looks at different approaches to farming, such as organic, biodynamic and regenerative and conventional farming. She discusses scale, traces the history of farming in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how we got to where we are today with our farming systems.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 4 - Grow: Everybody Fertilises]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-4-grow-everybody-fertiliseshttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-4-grow-everybody-fertilisesTue, 24 Feb 2026 22:33:12 GMTIn this episode Emily King traces the history of synthetic fertilisers and how we got to where we are today with large scale applications. She asks why we don’t just trust natural processes and production. Emily shares some tips you can do to Re-food based on this chapter of the book.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 1 - Introducing the food system]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-1-introducing-the-food-system-625https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-1-introducing-the-food-system-625Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTIn this episode Emily King introduces the food system, giving an overview of the book and what it means to take a food systems approach.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 2 - Grow: From the Soil to the Sky]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-2-grow-from-the-soil-to-the-a28https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-2-grow-from-the-soil-to-the-a28Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTIn this episode Emily King starts to unpack the food system, beginning with why we need a healthy environment for a healthy food system. Soil, water and air is needed for the longevity of food production.

]]><![CDATA[Episode 3 - Grow: Falling for Soil]]>https://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-3-grow-falling-for-soil-f6fhttps://thecrunch.substack.com/p/episode-3-grow-falling-for-soil-f6fMon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTIn this episode Emily King gives us good reasons to fall in love with soil, including microbes and why soil is crucial for plant growth and food production.

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