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Sustainable Food Systems

We are deeply concerned with the crisis in our food systems. Climate change, population growth, world health crises, armed conflicts, and other challenges all put our food infrastructure at risk. How can we apply systems thinking, international collaboration and entrepreneurship to create a resilient food future?

REIMAGINING THE FUTURE OF FOOD

Dunefield and D+FA (Design+Food Atelier) have formed a partnership to reimagine the future of food. Together, we support communities in growing sustainable and equitable food economies. Our teams are uniquely positioned to forge a new type of collaboration between food leaders, innovators, researchers and businesses to bring feasible solutions to complex challenges.

DESIGN STUDIO: CIRCULAR FOOD PACKAGING

We organize design studios where stakeholders prototype new concepts for a sustainable, circular and healthy food economy. Our current focus is on innovative food packaging that has positive environmental, social and cultural impact. Packaging is essential to our food systems, but also presents problems related to waste, costs, pollution and policies. In our design studio, we analyze such challenges through a business lens, and prototype solutions that have real-world value for the local food economy.

FOOD LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD

Join our provocative series of conversations about the need for a better food future. In this dialogue, we discover how ‘frontrunners’ across the world are challenging outdated paradigms and behaviours. The objective is to find inspiration for radically new approaches, and to demonstrate how small teams of people can make a big difference. Stay engaged as the dialogue unfolds!

KOTA-SAN | THE CRAFT FARM | JAPAN

Kota Kajiwara works at The Craft Farm, a small-scale enterprise dedicated to producing unrefined tea products essential to Japan’s culture. Although he didn’t grow up immersed in tea culture, Kota-san quickly discovered its significance in daily life, a realization that forever changed his perspective.

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MAURICIO | FACULTY BREWING | CANADA

Mauricio Lozano is – together with his wife Alicia – the co-founder of Faculty Brewing. Seeing a need to make craft beer more accessible, he started Vancouver’s first ‘open-source’ brewery, sharing his recipes and methods with anyone who wants to learn about the craft.

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CARLA | FOOD STASH | CANADA

After pursuing a career in international development, Carla Pellegrini decided she wanted to make a difference in her own community. As the executive director of Food Stash, she and her team help rescue good, surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, to combat climate change and address food inequities.

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KALIDAS | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | USA

Kalidas Shetty is professor in plant sciences and director of the Global Institute of Food Science at North Dakota State University. With his innovative projects across the globe, he brings science and local culture together to achieve more diverse and healthier food systems.

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HIRO & SORA | VEGAN PUDDING & CO | CANADA – JAPAN

Hiro Takayama and her husband Sora are the owners of Vegan Pudding & Co. After a fascinating journey that connects East and West, poetry and veganism, they pursued their dreams and successfully launched what is possibly the world’s only all-vegan custard pudding store.

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MAHAN | FOOD OF CULTURES | NETHERLANDS

At a young age, Mahan Eslami came as a refugee from Iran to the Netherlands together with her sister and parents. Raised in a family that values social responsibility and entrepreneurship, she co-founded a cultural kitchen led and driven by migrant women. (photo: Studio Pothoff)

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AUSTIN | DOSSIER | CANADA

Austin Chisholm is a creative copywriter at branding agency Dossier Creative. When a client asked him to write a book about the past, present and future of fermentation – a topic he was already passionate about – it started a journey of discovery that changed his perspectives on food, health and nature.

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LEAH | TURQUOISE GOAT | CANADA

Leah Katz and her partner Joey Kudish are the co-founders of Turquoise Goat, a queer-owned and welcoming board game cafe. Inspired by an extended road trip through North America in their converted van, they saw an exciting opportunity to fill a gap back home and do things differently.

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WANT TO GET INVOLVED?

Are you interested in re-envisioning the future of food with us? Join the conversation and gain access to a global network of innovative food leaders and collaborators.

Reach out to learn how you can participate: food@dunefield.ca