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Nov 30, 2009
"Half the food produced in the US is produced is thrown away while over a billion people starve." --Carolyn Steel
How Food Shapes Our Cities
Ten thousand years ago, humans began settling in cities, moving away from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Since then, food has shaped our cities. In her speech, Carolyn Steel discusses how food has dictated so much of human activity, and more specifically, city growth. Steel gives a realistic appraisal of our current consumption, and what our food patterns mean for the future of humanity. Learn more about society by understanding how it deals with feeding cities.
BE THE CHANGE
Asses your own food use. Figure out ways to waste food less, such as by recycling, composting, and re-using leftovers. As we use our own food better, we help reduce worldwide hunger. More ...
