Nearly half of meat consumers said they planned to buy less meat in 2023, Ipsos polling shows. Food researchers are saying that after years of being told to eat our veggies, inflation could be the reason we actually do it.
The food on our plate might look and taste different thirty years from now, but new approaches promise to equitably and sustainably feed everyone on the planet.
Authors: Alicia Martin PhD Student, Geography, University of Guelph and Amberley T. Ruetz Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Arrell Food Scholar, University of Guelph T. Ruetz, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Arrell Food Scholar, University of Guelph
As some essential services like community gardens re-open and people start planting again, our connections to food are top of mind.
COVID-19 has shone light on many issues in our “just enough, just in time” food system. Stories about meat-packing workers and migrant labourers facing COVID-19 work hazards and other injustices have put a spotlight on the precarity of a globalized food system.
As some essential services like community gardens re-open and people start planting again, our connections to food are top of mind.
COVID-19 has shone light on many issues in our “just enough, just in time” food system. Stories about meat-packing workers and migrant labourers facing COVID-19 work hazards and other injustices have put a spotlight on the precarity of a globalized food system.
Some seed retailers have reported growing demand amid an apparent pandemic resurgence in gardening, while some local farms reported increased sales. Awareness of where our food comes from and all the issues this implies will be important for building a more resilient post-pandemic food system.