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Meituan, producer of food-delivery plastic waste, is now funding plastic-reduction environmental organisations. Shanshui Nature Conservation Centre co-founder Sun Shan and environmental advocate Ma Tianjie trace the complex funding relationships and strategic manoeuvres between public interest organisations and businesses, from Jinguang Paper to the Nestlé infant formula scandal.
In this episode, Food Talk host Tianle joins Sijia from “100 Ways of Living” for a special crossover conversation. This marks the first time Tianle discusses her journey on the podcast—how she transitioned from a media professional with a degree in international journalism to a public interest worker dedicated to…
This year, whether in the city or the countryside, the rising cost of vegetables is on everyone’s lips. Yet, while we complain about inflation, the farmers in the fields are facing unprecedented challenges. Few stop to ask: why are prices rising like this, and are the farmers actually making…
Recently, “Food Talk” was delighted to receive the Annual Podcast Award in the Public Welfare and Environmental Protection category at the 3rd CPA Chinese Podcast Culture Festival. This award also sparked a chance encounter. On 23 November, “Food Talk” host Xiaojing met an old friend at the awards ceremony—Yu Jiangang,…
Rooted in Guangxi rural reconstruction for nearly 20 years, Lao Liu (Huang Guoliang) draws on years beside fellow ecological farmers to discuss bridging two knowledge systems, whether new-generation farmers have returned in heart as well as body, and how training can go beyond imitation to observing and thinking.
Five young people interned in succession at Green Me Farm in Jingyang, Shaanxi, learning to drive a tractor, make green manure and work the biscuit line. Through Foodthink’s Lianhe Programme, they experienced biodynamic farming and chatted about surprises and rewards of stepping from the city into the fields.
In this episode of “Food Talk”, host Xiaojing and Foodthink’s Mei Ying interview two young people who have just completed their internships: An Tian and San Qi. Once nature educators and young teachers, they travelled to Yinlin Village in Guangdong to pursue their agricultural dreams—a place that boasts not only…
Director Liu Taifeng of Another Hopeful Day: riders in debt on day one, programmers locked into appraisals, restaurants forced to inflate reviews – algorithms strap different social strata into the same chariot, and two years on, the industry is still worsening.
In August 2024, two feature films about the food delivery industry were released. Simultaneously, Hangzhou saw two sudden incidents involving delivery riders: in August, a clash between a rider and a security guard sparked collective protests among nearby riders; in September, a “top-tier” rider died suddenly on his e-bike, triggering…
Yuyang, who worked as an Ele.me dedicated-delivery rider during his summer holiday in 2021, describes how order dispatch, complaints, attendance and algorithmic control affected his daily routine.
