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. Vertical farming allows us to grow tightly packed crops in an artificial environment, giving us year round access to produce that we may not normally be able to grow at all. The technology has the potential to slow climate change by freeing up traditional cropland and reducing the need for long distance transportation of food. However, vertical farming and its products are costly, which could lead to issues of accessibility in communities that stand to benefit the most. This polarizing technology highlights the differences between food independence and food sovereignty in working toward the goal of worldwide food security.

Hosts: 

• Dr. Evan Fraser, Director, Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph
• Chantel Kozachenko, M.A., Dept. of Geography, Environment & Geomatics, University of Guelph

 Guests:

• Dr. Dickson Despommier, Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University (verticalfarm.com)
• Jackie Milne, Founder & President, Northern Farm Training Institute

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