Good Society Forum: Will the coronavirus change the future of food?

Event time: 
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Virtual event via Zoom See map
Event description: 

The current pandemic has had a dramatic effect on how we produce, distribute and consume food. Millions of people are suddenly going hungry. Restaurants around the world have shuttered - some of them, permanently. Some farmers have no way of selling their produce, and fishermen have given up going out to sea because no one is in the market for seafood. In developing countries, food markets have turned into major contagion hotspots. And yet, never before have we, as a society, thought as long and hard about how we eat, how to cook healthily, and how urban agriculture could, potentially, help more of us eat better.

We will hear from a diverse panel from across different sectors of food systems about the challenge and opportunities to improving how we produce and consume, and how the coronavirus pandemic may impact the future of food. Please register via Zoom at this link.

Our panelists are:

  • Soledad Barruti, an investigative journalist whose work includes the best-selling books about food systems in Latin America, Mala Leche and Malcomidos.
  • José Luis Chicoma, the Executive Director of Ethos Public Policy Lab who works at the intersection of food and politics (Yale World Fellow 2017).
  • Hallie Davison, a documentary producer whose work includes The Taco Chronicles, a James Beard Award-nominated Netflix series.
  • Avi Szapiro, chef and owner of Roia Restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut.

The Good Society Forum is a community of change-makers around the world with a common quest to build the good society. Launched in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Good Society Forum Webinars digitally connect change makers around the world, engage them on ideas, and inspire action to build the good society.

Open To: Undergraduate, Graduate & Professional, Yale Staff, Yale Spouses & Partners, Yale Postdoctoral Trainees, Yale Faculty, Yale Alumni, General Public, All Ages
Admission: Free but register in advance

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