Chewing on global food issues at BU

Global foodies take note: Boston University is hosting an all-day conference on Saturday with an array of notable speakers from Europe and the United States on how we grow our food and what we can do to make sure it's sustainable. The forum is free and open to the public (except for lunch). Details here.

The organizers of the "Future of Food" conference frame the goal this way:

"The conference takes the growing global food crisis as a starting point and asks key stakeholders to imagine a different future. Our working hypothesis is that the current food crisis is systemic in nature and solutions from the past (more market, more regulation, etc.) will not allow the global food system to evolve in a sustainable way. The situation calls for innovations in infrastructure and re-thinking how food is grown, shipped, and distributed locally, regionally, and globally. How can we foster a global food system that safeguards cultural and biodiversity while providing safe and nourishing food for all citizens?"

Here are just a few of the participants:
Helena Norberg-Hodge, founder and director of the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC)
Henrik Selin, Professor of International Relations, Boston University
Mark Winne, author of Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty
Participants:
Benedikt Haerlin, Foundation on Future Farming, Save Our Seeds
Helen Holder, GM Campaign Coordinator for Friends of the Earth Europe
Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director, Center for Food Safety