Feeding the Future
Date & time
8 November - 9 November 2025
Event format
Attend event in person
Event type
Exhibition, Participatory interactive event
Event topic
Environment, Health and wellbeing
Audience
Children & families, Young People, Adults, All
Academic discipline
Environmental planning
Venue
Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI), High School Yards, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LZ
What's on offer?
Curious about the impacts of the food you eat? Wondering how we can build a future food system that nourishes people and protects the planet, while also supporting working conditions, access to affordable food, and animal welfare? Visit Feeding the Future, an interactive stall that explores the real-world trade-offs behind what ends up on our plates.
Take on our Whac-A-Mole-inspired game to tackle fast-emerging sustainability challenges! Try your hand at our food Top Trumps-style card game, explore how balanced and sustainable your diet is, and chat with researchers about how everyday choices connect to bigger questions about the future of food, from climate and health to welfare and livelihoods. Play, learn, and reflect on how we can shape more sustainable food systems together.
What's it about?
An interactive and fun insight into food system research.
Who's leading the event?
Kirsty Blair, researcher in Global Agriculture and Food Systems
Open to
suitable for all ages
Of particular interest to
anyone interested in food, and how it impacts our health and the environment
Scheduling information
10am - 4pm, Saturday and Sunday
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