An online event for the ESRC Festival of Social Science.
Discussing the future of food & the values that should be encapsulated in how we produce & consume food.
16/11/2021
In our final video, co-organiser of Citizen Food Futures, Jo Mylan, sums up the 10 food future visions presented by past and present Manchester academics and offers some collective lessons for moving forward.
https://vimeo.com/646137953
What do you think. What future do you want?
Dr Adrian Morley makes the case for a Corporate Led Food Future.
"Can we rely on the food industry to make the required changes, strong enough and quick enough to tackle the major challenges on issues such as dietary related ill health and climate change?"
PREVIEW: Coming up from 2pm Dr Adrian Morley makes the case for a Corporate Led Food Future.
12/11/2021
Society will only become more unequal if we don't prepare for the effects of water scarcity on our food systems
Dr Claire Hoolohan makes the case for a Water Scarcity Food Future
"We’ve also learned during Covid that substantial unplanned disruptions to food systems have highly unequal outcomes causing great harm for some while others remain relatively unaffected. This means it’s imperative that immediate action is taken to improve the sustainability of our food systems if we are to avoid things like water scarcity causing dramatic shocks and further deepening the inequalities in our society."
PREVIEW: Coming up from 9am Dr Claire Hoolohan makes the case for a Water Scarcity Food Future
11/11/2021
What do you imagine the greening of Manchester city centre would look like? Where would you start?
Dr Rebecca St Clair makes the case for an Urban Farming Food Future
"It’s possible that an urban farming future in Manchester could be part of a wider greening of the city, that includes changes to public transport infrastructure and a re-imagining of the high street. We could see a variety of different types of growing integrated into the cityscape such as rooftop gardens, allotments, community gardens and urban agroforestry even."
PREVIEW: Coming up from 3pm Dr Rebecca St Clair makes the case for an Urban Farming Food Future
11/11/2021
Would you be willing to live in a kitchen-less house?
Prof Alan Warde makes the case for an Eating Out Food Future
"I’ve long been intrigued by a late 19th Century feminist solution to domestic drudgery...the kitchen-less house..."
PREVIEW: Coming up from 10am Prof Alan Warde makes the case for an Eating Out Food Future
