by Tasting the Future | Nov 21, 2022 | Climate Change
In 1833, an English economist, William Forster Lloyd, published an article which included an example of over-use of a common resource. He referred to livestock farmers sharing a common parcel of land on which they were each entitled to let their cows graze as was then...
by Tasting the Future | Sep 7, 2022 | Food Security, Forgotten Crops
The global agrifood system is wasteful and damaging but there are steps we can take to tackle it Supply chain disruptions, a pandemic, extreme weather and now a war in Ukraine have exposed faultlines in the global food system that we ignore at our peril. The crisis...
by Tasting the Future | Sep 1, 2022 | citizenship, Community
Food citizenship is a movement “which imagines and creates a different way that we can all meaningfully participate in a more just and resilient food system and food future”. This idea of a ‘citizen’, rather than a ‘consumer’ is championed by the Food Ethics Council,...
by Tasting the Future | Aug 18, 2022 | Case Study, Climate Change, Food Security
2022 has witnessed unprecedented levels of heat in the UK, with two official heat waves declared in the months of July and August. Temperatures soared so high on July 19th that the UK’s hottest temperature record was broken not once, but twice – at 39.1C...
by Tasting the Future | Jul 6, 2022 | One Health
It was Hippocrates, often cited as the father of medicine, who is credited with an aphorism equating food and medicine with the phrase ‘Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’. Our diet, health and lifestyles remain at the core of this quote about the...
by Tasting the Future | Feb 14, 2022 | Healthy, sustainable diets, Plant-based Foods
The plant-based market has exploded in the last few years. More citizens than ever are turning to plant-based products as alternatives to meat, dairy and other livestock derived foods. The segment is predicted to reach $37.9 billion in market value by 2027 as more...
