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Eat the System · Nov 9, 2025 · 35 min

Elspeth Hay - Feed us with Trees

A month or so ago a US publisher emailed to ask if I'd like to interview Elspeth Hay, about her recently published book about harvesting nuts., called 'Feed us with Trees' Obviously I agreed, I love talking to anyone about food . But what I didn't expect was how profoundly reading the book would both change and clarify my outlook. From how traditional hunter-gathering societies managed the land, to how trees could and should play a major role in modern agriculture, prepare to discover a missing piece of the modern food system. You can download a copy of the book from here https://newsociety.com/book/feed-us-with-trees/?aff=65 For the full episode, go to: https://youtu.be/z6kIB9Vrl5I Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A month or so ago a US publisher emailed to ask if I'd like to interview Elspeth Hay, about her recently published book about harvesting nuts., called 'Feed us with Trees' Obviously I agreed, I love talking to anyone about food . But what I didn't expect was how profoundly reading the book would both change and clarify my outlook. From how traditional hunter-gathering societies managed the land, to how trees could and should play a major role in modern agriculture, prepare to discover a missing piece of the modern food system.

You can download a copy of the book from here

https://newsociety.com/book/feed-us-with-trees/?aff=65


For the full episode, go to:

https://youtu.be/z6kIB9Vrl5I

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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