Published: Thursday, 30th October, 2008 11:30
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One Planet Food aims to make our food system more sustainable and equitable and this series of lectures elaborates on these themes.
Food accounts for some 25% of our greenhouse gas emissions, so it will be impossible to reduce our country's carbon footprint without big changes in what we eat, and how we grow, market, process, package, preserve and distribute food.
The vision is a revitalised food culture, better animal welfare, a more diverse environment and a thriving local food economy. But changing our food system is more complex than generating more power from renewables or improving public transport, and requires an imaginative partnership between producers, consumers, caterers, retailers, communities, researchers and government.
The lectures below will be held in the Stables Workshop on Falkland Estate, Fife Diet Supper from 6. 00pm with lectures commencing at 7.00pm.
Thursday 27th November 2008
Helen Browning
Food Ethics Local and Global
Helen Browning OBE is food and farming director at the Soil Association and an organic farmer in North Wiltshire, where she is best known for sausages and bacon from her happy pigs. She also chairs the Food Ethics Council and the Animal Health and Welfare Implementation Group for England.
Thursday 22nd January 2009
Tim Lang
The Problem of Food Miles
Tim Lang is Professor of Food Policy at City University’s Centre for Food Policy which specialises in how public and private policy shapes the food supply chain, what people eat and the societal, health and environmental consequences. He is a member of the UK’s Sustainable Development Commission.
Thursday 26th February 2009
Jan Bebbington
Scottish Climate Change Policy
Jan Bebbington is the Sustainable Development Commission's Vice-Chair (Scotland). She is Professor of Accounting and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews, and also the Director of the St Andrews Sustainability Institute.
Thursday 26th March 2009
Carlo Leifert
Myths of Low Yield in Organic food
Carlo Leifert is Professor of Ecological Agriculture at the University of Newcastle where he researches the development of organic agricultural and horticultural systems.
Saturday 25th April 2009
Andrew Whitley
The History of Bread
Andrew Whitley is chair of the Soil Association’s Processing Standards Committee and a member of its Certification Scrutiny Committee. He is also the renowned author of ‘Bread Matters’ and founder of The Village Bakery.
Contact the Centre For Stewardship to find out more:
E. info@centreforstewardship.org.uk
T. 01337 858838
www.centreforstewardship.org.uk
The One Planet Food project is part of Falkland Centre for Stewardship and is supported by Carnegie UK Trust.
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