The Food Secure Future Podcast brings together researchers and experts from the field to discuss how to feed the future in a way that is healthy, sustainable, and nutritious. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a changing climate will threaten the stability of food supply, increase food prices, and lower the nutritional value of certain foods. Our current food system is a major contributor to climate change, and is unsustainable unless changes can be made. New technologies have the ability to reduce our effect on our environment, but they can be costly and not accessible to everyone, leading to further inequalities in our food system. In this episode, we face the challenging question of how we can tackle the work of upgrading our food system, not only to feed a growing population, but to do so in ways that are equitable and socially sustainable.

Hosts

• Dr. Evan Fraser, Director, Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph
• Chelsea Major, MSc Geography, Environment & Geomatics, University of Guelph

Guests

• Dr. Sarah Rotz, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University

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The Food Secure Future Podcast brings together researchers and experts from the field to discuss how to feed the future in a way that is healthy, sustainable, and nutritious. The COVID-19 pandemic caused some major disruptions to the global food system, including restricting travel of seasonal labourers and transportation of food over long distances. Resultingly, alternative food systems like community gardens, farmers' markets, and traditional Indigenous methods of food production, have grown in popularity. But why did we move toward globalization in the first place? Can both of these strategies be used together to create a more resilient food system? 

Hosts:

• Dr. Evan Fraser, Director, Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph
• Alex Glaros, PhD candidate, Dept. of Geography, Environment & Geomatics, University of Guelph

Guests:

• Lisa Conroy, Community Garden Coordinator, Two Rivers Neighbourhood Group
• Dr. Pierre Desrochers, Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography, Geomatics & Environment, University of Toronto Mississauga

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The Food Secure Future Podcast brings together researchers and experts from the field to discuss how to feed the future in a way that is healthy, sustainable, and nutritious. Approximately 40% of food waste in Canada happens at the household level. According to the Guelph Food Waste Research Project, that amounts to around $18 per household per week, or almost $1000 per year! Taking small steps to change our day-to-day habits, like making a list before grocery shopping or learning how to store perishable foods so they will last longer, can help save money, improve nutrition, and reduce environmental stress.

Hosts:

• Dr. Evan Fraser, Director, Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph
• Kiana Gibson, BAS student, Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph / Co-Founder and Co-President of MealCare Guelph

Guest:

• Molly Gallant, Guelph Food Waste Research Project

Guelph Family Health Study Family Friendly Cookbooks (including the Rock What You've Got Cookbook for reducing food waste)

Visit our website, feeding9billion.com, for more food security educational resources and lesson plans.