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Available Online: Biltekoff’s Book: Real Food, Real Facts
“In recent decades, many members of the public have come to see processed food as a problem that needs to be solved by eating “real” food and reforming the food system. But for many food industry professionals, the problem is not processed food or...
Guthman’s The Problem with Solutions Available for Pre-Order!
” A concise and feisty takedown of the all-style, no-substance tech ventures that fail to solve our food crises. Why has Silicon Valley become the model for addressing today’s myriad social and ecological crises? With this book, Julie Guthman digs into the...
Fairbairn & Guthman Unpack the Spatial Imaginaries Guiding Agri-Food Tech
Beginning around 2013, an agri-food tech sector coalesced, proffering countless technologies that promise a more sustainable food future. Yet exactly what that future looks like varies dramatically within the sector. Based on an intensive study of this sector, we...
Featured: Julie Guthman Talks Strawberries and Solutionism with the Thriving Farmer Podcast
Aiming to support diversified, organic farming practices, the Thriving Farmer Podcast catches up with Julie Guthman for insights on the complexities agriculture – particularly the strawberry industry. Their conversation ranges from field the field level dynamics...
In The News: Can high-tech foods save nature? Julie Guthman shares her thoughts
British Environmentalist and Journalist George Monbiot’s latest book, Regenesis, makes an urgent appeal for innovative solutions to the climate’s most pressing problem – livestock production. Echoing a claim that underpins much of the agri-food tech...
In the News: The Guardian catches up with Emily Reisman on Specialty Crop Automation
California agriculture is in the hot seat as farm workers march to Sacramento, COVID exacerbates supply chain issues, and billions of dollars are poured into agricultural innovation. In a recent piece, the Guardian draws on Emily Reisman’s 2021 article...
Pitching In: Zenia Kish in Business Insider
Business Insider’s recent piece, “Science has figured out why Silicon Valley keeps forking over millions to charismatic screw-ups like WeWork founder Adam Neumann’ features Zenia Kish. Drawing on her recent paper, Pitching Agri-Food Tech , she...
In The News: Julie Guthman weighs in on ‘bio-designed’ collagen
‘Bio-Designed’ or Cell Cultured collagen has been a point of interest for start-ups and investors alike. Read all about it in this New York Times feature exploring the possibilities and potential limits facing Geltor and others. ...
On Air! Julie Guthman on the Heartland Stories Podcast
Dr. Julie Guthman talks about her work on strawberries and innovation in the food sector with Theresa Marquez of the Heartland Stories Podcast. Listen in for how Dr. Guthman is thinking about the way entrepreneurs bring technology to address grand challenges....