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Past Event

Future of food: burgers…or bugs?

18 May 2016 18:00–19:30

SILO Restaurant,
39 Upper Gardner Street,
Brighton,
East Sussex BN1 4AN
UK

How and what we eat, the journey it’s been through and how much is left is over has a huge impact on the world’s resources. With population growth, climate change, diet-related diseases and huge inequality in the food system, do we need to take a fresh look at what’s on our plate?

From eating edible insects, to algae or lab-cultured meat, to developing local, small-scale farming and tackling waste reduction, how can we adapt and what will be the future of food? Come discuss and taste some bugs! At Brighton’s zero-waste restaurant, SILO.

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Each of the discussants will the address the question ‘What could the future of food look like?’

The discussion will be opened up for wider audience participation and Q&A session. The event will finish with food tasting, including edible bugs!

This Brighton Fringe event is jointly organised by IDS and SPRU.

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