- An old episode from the Red to Green Podcast on Food Tech & Bio Tech. Listen if you are interested in the future of food, but this isn’t Scaling Nerds.Red to Green was a podcast that investigated how to transition the food industry from harmful to healthy, from polluting to sustainable, from Red to Green. Each season had a different topicSeason: Cultivated MeatSeason: Plastic AlternativesSeason: Food HistorySeason: Food WasteSeason: Biotech in FoodSeason: Book Reviews on the future of foodWe lack bees, we lack insects and it's a severe issue for biodiversity. Because flowers are dependent on insects and vice versa, right?So if you eat traditional honey, are you promoting bee health? No, large-scale monoculture is an issue in crop agriculture and beekeeping.Hear from Darko Madrich, the co-founder and CEO of Melibio. I got to try their plant-based honey in Switzerland last year. And it tasted so similar I wondered whether they had just poured some natural honey into the bottle.By the way, whenever I meet Darko, I feel his spirit animal would be a giant bumblebee. He has that vibe.Anyway, Instead of using something like rice syrup, Melibio uses the compounds found in honey. Re-building it from the ground up.In the future, they want to use precision fermentation to add a few compounds that are hard to replace. But is that necessary?LINKSCheck out our supporter of this season ProVeg Incubator and their 12-month incubator program:https://provegincubator.comConnect with Marina Schmidt https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/Check out our supporter of this season, FoodLabs, and their Climate Program:https://www.foodlabs.comFor sponsorships, collaborations or feedback write Marina at change@redtogreen.solutionsHashtags for this episodeproblems with honeyhoney productionhoney farmingpesticide impact on beeshoney alternativesvegan honeyanimal-free productsanimal-free honeyHashtags for this seasonBiotechnology in foodWhat is biotechnology foodFood biotechnology examplesFood biotechnology startupsBiotechnology food companiesBiotech food in usaFood biotechnology examplesEditor's note: on 17.02. a 1,5-minute partnership message was added at minute 7.