The Farmacy

Episode 15: Rachel and Charlie speak to Hannah Brinsden, Head of policy and advocacy of The Food Foundation; Home (foodfoundation.org.uk), @food.foundation. Their vision is "A sustainable food system which delivers health and wellbeing for all." They discuss, Nourishing the Nation, their manifesto for the next government term, asking for policy change around food and hea

Episode 14: Childhood Obesity with Dr Shamila Wanninayake, @DrShamilaW. Charlie and Rachel speak to Shamila, an NHS GP who has been interested in obesity her entire career. She currently represents Primary Care on the Oxfordshire County Council ‘Healthy weight in childhood’ multidisciplinary group and she also sits on the National Child Measurement Programme Board (NCMP). She

Episode 13: Claire Thomson @5oclockapron, chef, food writer and author chat to Rachel and Charlie about her passion for family cooking and food. She talks about her own new podcast "The 5 o'clock apron podcast" and upcoming Veggie family cookbook. The mainstay of her cooking is vegetables and believes that meat should, be an occasional treat. We discuss the importanc

Episode 12: Love British Food. Rachel and Charlie speak to Alexia Robinson, Director of Love British Food. https://www.lovebritishfood.co.uk/. Love British Food is a grassroots organisation which promotes British food and also forges links between suppliers and the public sector to improve access to nutritious local food for everyone. In the episode we focus on the work that Alex

Episode 11: Charlie and Rachel speak to GP, author and Bowel Cancer expert and campaigner, Dr Anisha Patel. They review Anisha's personal story of being diagnosed with bowel cancer and how this has led her to writing an invaluable bowel cancer "manual" and becoming a media GP and campaigner. They revisit the discussion about meat and bowel cancer risk and discuss eve

Charlie and Rachel recap on what they learnt from their guests in 2023 and how they have changed their own food habits and as a result. They look forward to 2024 and the questions that they seek to answer with more expert guests from the world of food and health. 1:05 Introduction 2:00 New Year's resolutions, food waste and meat. 6:30 Veganuary. 9:10 Obesity in UK. 13:30 Revi

The Farmacy Podcast Christmas special has everything you need to know, just before Christmas, about food! We interview Paul Kelly, farmer of the ultimate Christmas turkey, @kellybronze turkeys, https://www.kellybronze.co.uk/ and Brussel sprout farmer, Richard Peace from Poplars Farm Shop, Nuneaton: https://www.poplarsfarm.co.uk/We also crown the King of Christmas dinner after our

Episode 8 - Honey with Matthew Ingram from Holt Hall Apiary in Staffordshire. Charlie and Rachel talk to Matthew, award winning bee farmer, about the health, environmental, farming and economical benefits of bees and honey. They dispel some old wives' tales about honey and get Matt's opinion on the controversy surrounding neonicotinoidshttps://holthallapiary.co.uk/; @holth

Episode 7: Charlie and Rachel speak to Rosa Holt @foodandfarmingdietician, an NHS critical care dietician who is also passionate about organic farming and sustainable food and farming. She sits on the Sustainable diets committee for the British Dietetics Association and is also an advisor for the Soil Association. Charlie and Rachel dig deep into the potential of organic produce w

Episode 6 - VenisonCharlie and Rachel interview Tom Cackett, deer stalker and founder of Oxondeer. They review the heath and environmental benefits of eating venison and consider why this super healthy, environmentally friendly product is not as popular as other farmed red meats.www.oxondeer.co.uk, @oxondeerltd, @the_deercast 1:15 Introduction and catch up 1:45 Mental health strai