So TED Talk Thursdays on Campus are something I kind of enjoy. The atmosphere of facilitating a discussion of some new ideas is also something I enjoy. And today was no different. The talk was on a topic that I'm quite fond of, where our food comes from. I've posted the talk below so you can check it out. It's worth watching.
The synthesis of the talk was this: we need to incorporate an ecosystem approach to how we obtain the food we consume. For example, taking food from a larger incorporated ecosystem is by far better than intensively tilling and tolling and manipulating the environment to meet our needs. Now I'm not trying to set us back 10,000 years to the time when we were hunters and gatherers. I'm talking about re-thinking our relationship with the environment. Basically, we need to not measure the success of our efforts by how much we produce, but by how well we fit into the production. If you're a little fuzzy about my thesis, than watch the video.
One comment that was made was that, "it's not that easy to incorporate this kind of approach into our lives", essentially, it's not practical as there are little, if any opportunities to grow, produce, find....etc. this type of food.
I call nonsense.
At his very point in time my esteemed colleagues/friends and I are devising a way in which to incorporate this type of ecosystem based food production into our everyday lives. We live in a highly urban setting where food production is not common. However, we're going to make it work. Also, what we do, we will teach to those in our community in hopes of exporting habits. As Jaime Lerner says, "We teach our children, and those children teach their children." It's going to be a process, but a necessary one as the Next 40 years are crucial to determine if we get to keep our planet.
~B
Be sure to check back for updates on the food production. The video is below.
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