Presented by the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

Across the UK, one-third of all food is wasted. As climate change is beginning to threaten crop yields, reducing our food waste presents a potential way to help mitigate this threat to global food security. To determine if reducing food waste is a realistic solution we must understand where the burden of responsibility lies. With the food producers themselves, with packagers and sellers, or with consumers?

We have invited three panellists, each representing a different stage in the food production, consumption, and post-consumption process. Discussions will include where the responsibility of food waste lies, projects that aim to reduce food waste and how reduction in food waste could mitigate food insecurity.

Chair of event: Ollie Chesworth (Grantham Scholar, University of Sheffield)

Ollie Chesworth’s research at the University of Sheffield explores what role places like community kitchens and other alternative food spaces play in the local area in relation to healthy and affordable food.

Speakers:

Dr Eleanor Kent (Beanies Co-operative)

Sheffield based wholefood shop, greengrocers and organic veg box supplier selling produce since 1986. Beanies is also a worker co‑op with 11 members, two trainee members and 12 part‑time staff.

David Dixon (Future Greens)

David is the co-founder of Future Greens - an urban farming startup that is growing a range of produce grown in an innovative substrate of their own design, and supplying local retailers in Sheffield.

Rene Meijer (Food Works Sheffield)

Rene Meijer joined Food Works Sheffield when it was founded in 2015 as ‘The Real Junk Food Project Sheffield’ and is the current CEO. Food Works is a social enterprise that aspires to create a more sustainable and fair food system in Sheffield.

Please note that this is an online event and you will receive the link once you register here on Eventbrite. The event has been organised by Grantham Centre PhD students as their public engagement activity.

The event is open to everyone - TUoS staff, students and also the general public.

If you tweet about the event, please use the Grantham Centre handle @granthamcsf.

The event is a part of the Festival of Debate 2024.