Thursday, August 15, 2013

City2.0 and Food


Cities have experienced an explosion of interest in food justice all over the world in the last few years alone. We're thinking more urgently and more intentionally about how our food is grown, shipped, prepared, and shared than ever before.


The Farming Technique That Could Revolutionize the Way We Eat
 Aquaponics is a method of combined fish and vegetable farming that requires no soil. The farmer cultivates freshwater fish (aquaculture) and plants (hydroponics) in a recirculating water system that exchanges nutrients between the two.

 
Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities
Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient food routes shaped the modern world. 




Cities have experienced an explosion of interest in food justice all over the world in the last few years alone. We're thinking more urgently and more intentionally about how our food is grown, shipped, prepared, and shared than ever before - See more at: http://www.thecity2.org/themes/food#sthash.19BzD87g.dpuf
Cities have experienced an explosion of interest in food justice all over the world in the last few years alone. We're thinking more urgently and more intentionally about how our food is grown, shipped, prepared, and shared than ever before - See more at: http://www.thecity2.org/themes/food#sthash.19BzD87g.dpuf

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