The conference brought together diverse voices to explore food through a humanities lens, fostering a collaborative spirit to tackle pressing food-related dilemmas and envision sustainable futures. The insights gained underscore the necessity for ongoing dialogue and community engagement in food systems.

Official Announcement: Update on 2022 The International Conference on Food Futures

We’ve all seen, and in many cases become used to, the novel behaviors driven by the coronavirus for the sake of safety and survival communities around the world.

Over the last three years, the APO has conducted field trips, walking workshops, and other scholarly activities that anticipate solidarity and affiliation with indigenous peoples across the Pacific and Pacific Rim.

The North American Observatory, African Observatory, and Australian Pacific Observatory are collaborating in an international project and grant awarded by the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI) to the Humanities Institute at the University of Texas at Austin and five partner universities.

Chefs, professors and everyday foodies were busy using their taste buds to delineate the finer notes of hibiscus, passion fruit and orange blossom. Their minds, however, were focused on whether they’d have access to such ingredients in the future.