Suffolk’s Food Museum in Stowmarket hosts a series of talks exploring what we eat

Acclaimed food writers and farming innovators are coming together for a new series of talks at The Food Museum in Stowmarket.

Foodies and environmentalists alike can get inspired at the Food Museum in 2024 with Food for Thought, a special talk series exploring what we eat. The museum is partnering with EA Sustain, an environment, culture, and entrepreneurship festival, to present thought-provoking talks about the sustainability of the food industry.

Food for Thought will feature acclaimed writers and innovators sharing their knowledge and expertise from January to April. In January, hear from leading regenerative farmer John Pawsey and Director of Conservation at Holkham Estate, Jake Fiennes, as they discuss farming and finding the balance between habitat restoration and agricultural productivity.

Award-winning author of The Ethical Carnivore, Louise Gray, will be the speaker in March to discuss her newest book Avocado Anxiety, tracking the stories of the most popular fruit and vegetables from farm to fruit bowl, along with their carbon footprints. In April, writer, campaigner and food policy expert Rob Percival will discuss his critically acclaimed book, The Meat Paradox, exploring meat-eating throughout human civilisation and how we can both love and eat animals.

The Food for Thought talks take place in conjunction with the Food Museum’s annual exhibition Meat the Future, which presents cutting-edge research on the environmental impacts of animal agriculture. Audiences will be able to take in the exhibition before and after the talks, as well as enjoy delicious tasters made with alternative proteins, edible insects and sustainable produce.

The hour-long talks take place on Saturday, January 27, Saturday, March 2 and Saturday, April 6, 2-4pm. Tickets are £18 per talk, or £45 for all three. A 10 per cent discount is available for under-25s and museum members on individual tickets.

For more information see:www.foodmuseum.org.uk/events/food-for-thought