What’s for dinner? Most of us think about this question every day—especially as we get hungry in the late afternoon. But we also might consider this question more broadly, from the viewpoint of our overall society. What decisions about food might we face as a people? This is a project discussion where we will look both ahead and perhaps far afield to explore and consider the many different questions we might face as a nation about our food, about what’s for dinner . . . or breakfast, snack, brunch or lunch.
This project discussion, which began panel discussions in April 2010, will likely address a number of different issues and concerns about food, including—
the quantity and quality of what we’re able to eat. Judging by the significant increase in obesity and adult-onset diabetes, it’s clear that many of us are eating too much or eating too much of the wrong things.
access and distribution issues: about those who are malnourished or underfed. What are the broader implications of poor nutrition for all of us as a society?
the safety of our food supply and how might this be monitored?
As we think about the future of food, this project might also consider concerns about where our food comes from and how it gets to our supermarkets, restaurants, and dinner tables. Will our food come to us from local farms and a nearby farmer’s market or from Wal-mart, Costco, and container ships from Chile? Who will be producing it and how? How will changing technology, global warming, energy policies and other changes affect how and what we eat in the future? And what will be the broader impacts on our environment, our economy, and our way(s) of life?
Food: What Might be for Dinner?
Project Manager – Pete Shively
What’s for dinner? Most of us think about this question every day—especially as we get hungry in the late afternoon. But we also might consider this question more broadly, from the viewpoint of our overall society. What decisions about food might we face as a people? This is a project discussion where we will look both ahead and perhaps far afield to explore and consider the many different questions we might face as a nation about our food, about what’s for dinner . . . or breakfast, snack, brunch or lunch.
This project discussion, which began panel discussions in April 2010, will likely address a number of different issues and concerns about food, including—
As we think about the future of food, this project might also consider concerns about where our food comes from and how it gets to our supermarkets, restaurants, and dinner tables. Will our food come to us from local farms and a nearby farmer’s market or from Wal-mart, Costco, and container ships from Chile? Who will be producing it and how? How will changing technology, global warming, energy policies and other changes affect how and what we eat in the future? And what will be the broader impacts on our environment, our economy, and our way(s) of life?