Tomorrow's Bites with Andrés and Sjacco Food Is the Centre of Everything, but We Don't Value It - with Author, TEDx Speaker and Architect, Carolyn Steel #62
Nov 13, 2024
Carolyn Steel, an architect and author, dives deep into how food shapes our cities and societies. She explores her journey from architecture to food advocacy, introducing the concept of 'Sitopia'—where food influences our lifestyles. Carolyn highlights the disconnect between urban life and food sources, advocating for true cost accounting and land reforms. She emphasizes the societal impacts of food choices and shares insights on mapping foodways to better understand urban dynamics. Ultimately, she envisions a future where food reconnects communities and fosters resilience.
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Processing Drives Modern Diet Harm
- The rise of ultra-processed foods and manipulated science (e.g., sugar vs fat) triggered the obesity epidemic.
- Processing degree, not single nutrients, explains much of modern diet-related disease.
Progress Externalized Food Costs
- Each technological food advance (fossil fuels, railways, chemicals) solved scarcity but created hidden losses like biodiversity and soil health.
- Progress repeatedly externalized costs that now threaten food system resilience.
Price Food For Its True Cost
- Internalize food's true cost using true-cost accounting so prices reflect climate, biodiversity and health impacts.
- Pair that with tax and land reforms so everyone can still afford healthy food.
