A dialogue with Tamar Haspel
A dialogue with Tamar Haspel – with Tamar Haspel, chair: Gabriella Morini
UNISG, AULA MIROGLIO
Our global population is projected to reach 10 billion within a few decades, and every single one of those people has to eat. How can we feed them in a way that expands agricultural land as little as possible (because land use change is a major emitter of greenhouse gases), but feeds people nutritiously and well? The meeting wants to be more a dialogue than a seminar, around these main questions. What are the crops best for people and planet? Can people’s dietary preferences be shaped to be more nutritious and/or climate-friendly? What role does food processing play? What do we do about meat, which people invariably eat more of as societies get richer? What’s the low-hanging fruit, the biggest opportunities for realistic change?
*** Tamar Haspel writes the James Beard Award-winning Washington Post column “Unearthed,” which looks at how our diet affects us and our planet.
She’s also written for The Atlantic, Discover, Vox, Slate, Fortune, Eater, and Edible Cape Cod.
Her book, To Boldly Grow, is about the good things that happen when you roll up your sleeves, go outside, and get dirty in service of dinner. Sure, it’s about food, but it’s also about the secret to successful self-improvement, and book reviewers call it “hilarious” and “delightful.”.
She’s also written for The Atlantic, Discover, Vox, Slate, Fortune, Eater, and Edible Cape Cod.
Her book, To Boldly Grow, is about the good things that happen when you roll up your sleeves, go outside, and get dirty in service of dinner. Sure, it’s about food, but it’s also about the secret to successful self-improvement, and book reviewers call it “hilarious” and “delightful.”.