#foodsystem — Public Fediverse posts

Heatwaves & #drought put pressure on food production. Global conflicts threaten #supplychains. The need to diversify #protein production is clear. Plant-based #meat, cultivated meat & #fermentation can help build a more resilient #foodsystem. Alternative proteins use… gfieurope.org/blog/investm... +

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Viewed and recommend: “Food and Country.” https://www.foodandcountryfilm.com/

Ask for it at your local library, e.g., it’s at Monterey Public Library https://www.montereylibrary.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=460084&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20food%20and%20country.

#FoodAndCountry #USA #FoodSystem #IndustrialAgriculture #SmallFarmers #FamilyFarms #Ranchers #FoodProduction #agriculture #farming #chefs #WhiteOakPastures #KnuthFarms #OrganicFarming
#Greenwave #BrenSmith #RiseAndRootFarms #StratfordAngus

Here is another brilliant Japanese example: how you can better integrate #LocalFarmers into the #FoodSystem with very short and flexible supply chains by also optimising the amount of fresh produce in the shops.

Two key problems are tackled:
- the amount of #FreshProduce delivered to the stores
- #price optimisation

(the relevant part starts at 13:40)

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2074201/

#FoodSystems #agriculture #farming #SmallholdFarm

These insights can also be used for other instances of abrupt sunlight reduction scenarios, such as by #supervolcano or #asteroid impact.

This enhanced #resilience of our #FoodSystem after catastrophes is just one of the reasons we should use more seaweed. It can also be used to sequester carbon from the atmosphere and the #FAO regularly writes reports which advice us to grow more seaweed now to enhance our global #FoodSecurity.