1 million people hungry, 1 million people obese

Ellen Gustafson’s TED talk via CNN.com: “Solving the world’s hunger and obesity crises together” calls for thinking that addresses our current food system problems. 

I have hope that if we take a 30-year view of the future, we can create a food system that addresses the needs and health of the planet and its growing population.

Maybe we need to rethink regional food systems for every community, from Botswana to Boise to the South Bronx, so we can buy more fresh food in our local economies.

Maybe we need to change the way we value the food we eat, so that a “value meal” is something we are proud to feed our children.

Maybe we need to re-engage our smart, energetic youth around the world to be farmers and find fresh, green technologies that will feed the world more fresh greens.

Maybe we should commit to a goal that every child, in every country, will have access to nutritious food in school that will nourish their bodies and their minds.

To address our current food system problems, I propose a series of local, regional, national and global conversations — starting around the dinner table — to rethink the food we produce, buy and eat.

Gustafson has also founded the 30 Project, taking a 30 year look back at a time when US Agriculture changed for the worse, and looks towards the next 30 years, proposing that anti-hunger and anti-obesity organizations work together to create a sustainable global food system.