VIDEO: Michael Pollan, Will Allen, and Marije Vogelzang on Edible Futures

Author: Kristen Taylor
Posted: 11/12/09 15:11 UTC
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Tags: Food, video, Health, Green, eating, Design, sustainable, Environment

We are delighted to post the delicious videos from the PopTech 2009: Edible Futures session today (you can see all the 2009 Social Innovation Fellow videos in last week’s post). We hope you will embed these videos and share them with your friends.

Michael Pollan spoke the gospel of sustainable food at PopTech and you can watch as he gives new statistics on the current state of our industrial food system and why we need to share meals around the same table (special thanks to Duarte Design who worked closely with Michael to bring this presentation to life):

For more, there’s a Serious Eats post on recent Pollan news, web video extras from the recent PBS program on Pollan’s book, The Botany of Desire, and his upcoming speaking schedule.

Will Allen showed new techniques in urban farming and how his organization, Growing Power, is using aquaponics and vermicomposting to grow new soil. Watch his video below to find out why worms are our friends:

For more, read Allen’s Good Food Manifesto for America, sign up for a Growing Power 2010 workshop, and follow Growing Power on their blog, Twitter (@growingpower), and Facebook fan page.

Marije Vogelzang demonstrated why eating design experiments from her food lab Proef create provocative, intimate food experiences. Watch her talk below to find out how you might play with your food:

For more, read her book Eat Love, and learn about her “Pasta Sauna” installation last week at the futurist Performa 09 festival and see our “Pasta Sauna” video below:

Look for another batch of videos soon from PopTech 2009, and let us know what you think about Michael, Will, and Marije’s presentations in the comments—