How We Take Our Food System Back with The Bowler Hat Farmer

How We Take Our Food System Back with The Bowler Hat Farmer

June 16, 2026 · 1h 10m · Season 6 · Episode 94

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Mel and Mark discuss the current state of farming and food in the UK, emphasizing the need to reconnect farmers with the public for local, chemical-free food.

In this episode, Mel and Mark get real about the state of farming and food in the UK today — not from headlines or think tanks, but from lived experience, grassroots projects, and conversations on the ground with thousands of people.Mark shares what he learned after traveling 10,000 miles, visiting farmers, communities, and local projects — and what became clear is this:The public wants real, local, chemical-free food.Farmers want to grow it.We just need to reconnect the two.We talk about:How supermarkets and policy systems are pushing farmers into impossible cornersThe decline in soil health — and the solutions already workingThe launch of FoodFindersHub.org, a new platform to link farmers, growers and volunteersCommunity farms, land sharing, and rebuilding local food networksThe public support for farmers that most farmers don’t even know existsThis isn’t doom and collapse.This is the rebuilding — and it’s already happening.If you’ve felt something shifting… this episode confirms it. To start connecting with your local farmers go to :Website - https://foodfindershub.org/https://foodfindershub.org/local-food-contact/Insta - https://www.instagram.com/foodfindershub/Youtube…

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