The International Conference on Food Futures will take place August 31 - September 4, 2022.

What Should be on Our Dinner Plates in 2040?

The goal of Dinner 2040 is to develop a template for “future of food” workshops and dinners in communities across North America.
Historical, Cultural, and Place-Based Practices

Historical, Cultural, and Place-Based Practices

Sustaining Environmental Integrity
Sustaining Environmental Integrity
Food Justice and Social Justice
Food Justice and Social Justice
Health and Nutrition
Health and Nutrition
Food Sovereignity
Food Sovereignity

Humanities Scholars and Community Partners Envision the Future of Food

In October 2014, humanities scholars and their community partners utilized a “charrette” process to envision the future of food in Phoenix Arizona in 2040, asking: what should be on our plates for Dinner 2040?

The future of food in Maricopa County Workshop

On November 14, 2016 one hundred community leaders met for a layered conversation about what we should be eating in Phoenix in 2040 and how we get there.