Food, Technology, and the Stories We Tell with Fiona Delaney

<p><strong>What happens when we stop asking where our food comes from — and what we lose when we do?</strong></p><p>In this season-closing episode of the <a href="https://www.bitesandbytespodcast.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Bites and Bytes Podcast</strong></a>, your host, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/demoranvillekristin/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Kristin King</strong></a><strong>,</strong> sits down with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/fgdelaney/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Fiona Delaney</strong></a>, an award-winning agri-food technologist and founder of Origin Chain Network, for a reflective, story-driven conversation about food systems, agriculture, technology, and trust.</p><p>Recognized across Europe for her work at the intersection of agriculture and technology, Fiona brings a rare perspective shaped by lived experience, landscape, and community. Throughout the episode, she weaves technical insight with storytelling rooted in Irish culture and oral tradition, offering a thoughtful and grounding lens on modern food systems.</p><p>Together, Kristin and Fiona explore how food systems have become increasingly opaque, why context and trust matter more than tools alone, and how the stories we tell about food and technology influence the systems we build and accept — from digital infrastructure to cybersecurity parallels.</p><p><strong>This episode closes Season 2 by slowing down and inviting listeners to reflect on what we choose to remember, and what we quietly forget about the systems that feed us. Whether you’ve followed the season from the beginning or are just joining now, this conversation brings the year’s themes in food and agriculture into a single, thoughtful moment.  Enjoy. </strong></p><p>---------------</p><p><strong>Guest Contact Information &amp; Notes</strong></p><p><strong>Fiona Delaney</strong><br /><strong> </strong>Founder, Origin Chain Network</p><p><strong>🌐 Website:</strong> <a href="https://originchain.network/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://originchain.network/</a><br /><strong> 🔗 LinkedIn:</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/fgdelaney/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/fgdelaney/</a></p><p><strong>*Fiona references the Irish “Salmon of Knowledge” — </strong>a myth where wisdom comes not from power, but from care, chance, and connection to food and land.</p><p>---------------</p><p><strong>Episode Key Highlights</strong></p><p>00:01:41 — A First Food Memory: Fishing, Family, and the Meaning of Food<br />00:03:36 — The Salmon of Knowledge and Irish Storytelling Traditions<br />00:08:44 — From Software Engineer to Agri-Food Systems Builder<br />00:12:02 — Why the Food System Is a Giant, Fragmented Black Box<br />00:16:08 — Farming as Community, Not Just an Industry<br />00:19:04 — Trust Isn’t a Buzzword: How Farming Communities Read Risk<br />00:21:46 — The Demise of Local Food Systems and What Replaced Them<br />00:26:02 — “We Are Nurtured Into Not Looking at Where Our Food Comes From.”<br />00:27:08 — Why People Can’t Absorb the Full Complexity of Risk<br />00:43:46 — What We Choose to Remember, and What We Choose to Forget</p><p><strong>---------------</strong></p><p>📘 <strong>Sign up</strong> for early updates, exclusive previews, and launch news of <strong>Kristin’s book</strong>, “<em>Securing What Feeds Us:  Cybersecurity in Food and Agriculture,</em>” <a href="https://www.anzensage.com/publications" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><strong>---------------</strong></p><p><strong>🎤 Book Kristin Demoranville to Speak</strong></p><p>To invite Kristin to speak at your conference, corporate event, webinar, or workshop, visit the <a href="https://www.anzensage.com/speaking" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a> and submit a request.</p><p><strong>---------------</strong></p><p><