Jon Foley, director of the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, recently published an article in Nature magazine explaining how we can feed the growing population without ruining the planet.
The solutions Foley proposes to meet such a massive goal include changing farming practices, shifting diets away from meat, and eliminating waste in food production and distribution. He explains it all in a TEDx talk here, and the Institute on the Environment has made an awesome 3 minutes overview of the challenges of population growth and modern agriculture.
Lucky for us Minnesotans, we can hear from Mr. Foley live at the U of M’s Headliner’s series Seven Billion and Counting this Thursday, December 1st, at 7:30 p.m. on the St. Paul campus. It costs $15 and ,be warned, the signup process feels like registering for classes at the U, but it is definitely worth it to hear from this thought leader.
Check out other local events on our EVENTS page. If anyone has any theories why all the environmental events are in December, we’d love to hear them.
