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Time to call it Quito! Food & The New Urban Agenda

‘Food denial is no longer more forgivable than climate change denial.’ —Wayne Roberts For this week’s dispatch from the field, I’d like to take you to Quito, where an exciting UN conference will take place in mid-October around a new urban agenda. I’d like to, but I can’t. So the next best thing is to introduce you to an excellent website that…

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Unused Capacity

‘Working on community gardens and community kitchens or similar projects promotes life skills and employment skills among many so-called “high needs people” (I prefer “highly-unmet-needs people”). Food’s many gifts in this respect, its full spectrum multi-functionality, are among the most grievous expressions of unused capacity.’ —Wayne Roberts THE SECRET STASH THAT CAN FUEL THE NEXT GENERATION OF CITY FOOD ENTREPRENEURS…

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The Big Picture versus Big Meme of Wasted Food

‘Food waste is very photogenic. Food scattered around a landfill site is an attention-grabbing, if repulsive, photo-op. Oddly shaped veggies and fruit can be re-imagined as cute and cuddly conversation pieces. A picture is worth a thousand words. But a meme that sticks in the brain is worth a thousand appeals to reason.’ —Wayne Roberts For our field trip in…

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