"The decision acknowledges gastronomy as a cultural expression related to the natural and cultural diversity of the world.

"Sustainable gastronomy can play a role due to its interlinkages with the three dimensions of sustainable development, in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by promoting:

• agricultural development;

• food security;

• nutrition;

• sustainable food production; and

• conservation of biodiversity." -- from United Nations

Episode from Dilemas with Dhavas – Food Security

Air date: May 15, 2020. 4 minutes. Web page for episode,

A brief introduction into food security and suggested plans into how food security can be addressed to the public, starting from her hometown of Indianapolis to all over The United States.

Episode from The Takeaway– Plant-Based Meat Alternatives are Beefing Up in Popularity

Air date: June 25, 2019. 12 minutes. Web page for episode.

Impossible Food and Beyond Meat are on rise in people's homes but what about fast food restaurants? Fake Meat "has people questioning whether these animal-free burgers are really the solution to our public health crisis and climate change or if this market is just a big, plant-based bubble. "

"Heather Haddon, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal covering food retail and policy, and Monica Burton, an associate restaurant editor at Eater, joined The Takeaway to talk about plant-based meat. "

Episode from Thrive - Trouble for tapioca: Cassava in Vietnam

Air date: 2018. 12 minutes. Web page for episode.

"Georgina Smith of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)explores cassava in Vietnam, which is an important staple crop in much of Southeast Asia, especially in some of the highland areas, and is a key export commodity. She speaks to specialists who are exploring some of the severe threats this important crop is facing, not least of which are some unwelcome pest invaders."

Episode from Getting Dirty in Your Garden - Brie Arthur: Foodscaping

Air date: November 2016. 25 minutes. Web page for episode with transcript.

"Brie Arthur describes "Foodscaping" in her beautiful garden which includes an incredible mixture of landscape and edible foods, as well as a diversity of pollinators and no pesticides. Harold Johnson, NC State Extension Master Gardener in Durham County, interviews Brie." [Audio transcript can be found online]

Questions for discussion

[1] Which episode on this list was your favorite episode? Explain.

[2] As Impossible and Beyond burgers are made for mainly meat eaters, do you believe fast food restaurants will be able to thrive through this option?

[3] How were you introduced to the ideas of veganism?

[4] Brie Arthur presents the audience with the word, "yardscaping" or "foodscaping", what are your thoughts on this concept?

[5] As Sustainable Gastronomy Day is international, of the three countries that were addressed in the podcasts; The U.S., Vietnam, and New Zealand, which intrigued you the most?