Urban Lunch Talk: From Soil to City: Lessons on Urban Food Production

On 13th November, Cameron Kennett had the pleasure of participating in the Urban Lunch Talk Series. During the session, discussions revolved around how food production within cities can act as a lever for climate action, biodiversity, and circularity. The session highlighted how urban agriculture also strengthens community resilience by fostering inclusion, education, and social engagement.

The discussion addressed where urban food production is most viable, how practices and priorities have shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic, and what is required to replicate and scale innovation across European cities. Cameron Kennett had the pleasure of acting as ambassador for the FOCUSE project to reflect on and share the many experiments, educational activities, and results obtained so far.

You can find the full session recording available here:

Urban Lunch Talk #42: From Soil to City: Lessons on Urban Food Production External link, opens in new window.

Speaker List:

• Lia van Wesenbeeck (Associate Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Coordinator of the DUT Feed4Food Project)
• Cameron Kennett (Institutional PhD Candidate, Swedish Environmental Institute & Royal Institute of Technology; DUT FOCUSE Project)
• Paulien van de Vlasakker (Founder, Vegger; DUT HAT Project)
• Moderator: Jakob Schabus (Communications Officer, IQS and DUT)