John Vandermeer | Lecture 10 “Complex Systems 2”
This is the tenth of a series of lectures by Prof. John Vandermeer, Univeristy of Michigan, on Agroecology.
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Farming and Agroecology
Ashley Atkinson, Naim Edwards, Michelle Martinez | “The Hidden Plight of Modern Growers”
February 25, 2020 Detroit growers Ashley Atkinson and Naim Edwards and environmental justice advocate Michelle Martinez discussed how climate change directly impacts urban agriculture and environmental issues in Detroit.
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Tiny Talk by Brendan O’Neil | “What do Soil Microbes have to do with Sustainable Food?”
Brendan O’Neill (School for Environment and Sustainability) gives a tiny talk titled “What do Soil Microbes have to do with Sustainable Food?” at the 6th annual Fast Food for Thought at the University of Michigan on October 1, 2019. Introduction by Jeremy Moghtader, UM Campus Farm.
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Paul Greenberg | “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food”
April 23, 2019 100 years ago, nearly everything we ate from the sea was wild. Today more than half of our seafood is coming from farms. This epochal shift is something we haven’t seen since humans first turned from hunter/gathering to terrestrial farming more than 10,000 years ago. In this talk, bestselling author Paul Greenberg
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Anna Lappé | “Island Earth: Chemicals, Climate, and the Future of Eating”
March 12, 2019 In this engaging talk, author and activist Anna Lappé takes us down history lane, from the origins of our chemically dependent, petroleum-addicted agricultural system to the corporate conglomerates who dominate that system today. Lappé traces the many ripples of a way of farming that fights against nature and how communities around the
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Panel Discussion | “The Politics, Ecology, and Future of Seeds”
February 5, 2019 Eric Kampe, Krista Isaacs, Antonio Rafael What is the significance of seeds in our food system? Who owns our seeds and why does it matter? What are GMOs and how does gene editing technology relate to issues of biodiversity, human health, culture, and power? In this panel, we will explore these issues
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Fernando Funes Monzote | “The Metaphor of the Well: Dilemmas for Sustainable Agriculture”
March 6, 2018 While digging a well by hand for seven months a metaphor emerged —both for agriculture and for life in general. The grueling process of breaking up rocks in the search for water in the most precarious conditions showed us that we are willing to put forth extraordinary efforts when convinced of our
Panel Discussion | Local, Small Scale Farmers
January 30, 2018 In this panel session, Melvin Parsons, Stefanie Stauffer, Greg Willerer, and Olivia Hubert share their perspectives and experience with food production in Southeastern Michigan.
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Josh Slotnick | “Cheap Food Nation and the Countervailing Force of Community Agriculture”
January 23, 2018 This presentation will combine an interactive dive into our food system with a discussion of Community Agriculture. Our interaction will distill out the values inherent in our food system, then I will describe Community Agriculture as the source of a different set of values. The work of Community Agriculture, not the food
“Afterhouse Afterthoughts” Tiny Talk by Steven Mankouche
Steven Mankouche (Architecture) gave a talk titled “Afterhouse Afterthoughts: Learning from Transforming the Foundations of a Derelict Home into a Semi-subterranean Passive Solar Greenhouse” at the 4th Annual Fast Food for Thought. Introduction by Lesli Hoey, Urban and Regional Planning
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