2. The need for an urban food revolution and the role of cities

Food can be seen both as a system in need of transformation and as a set of practices that empower cities to achieve sustainability. By leveraging food, cities can address the significant challenges they face. “Fixing our food system is a way to fix our cities,” says Nevin Cohen. In this second episode of "Food and the Cities," host Natasha Foote interviews Nevin Cohen, a member of the Food Trails Think Tank, Associate Professor at the City University of New York, and Director of the Urban Food Policy Institute, alongside Marta Messa, Secretary General of Slow Food and a Food Trails expert. Together, they discuss: What we mean by the sustainable transition of urban food systems.What the main challenges in urban areas are.Why cities are at the heart of the change. Moreover, this episode takes a closer look at two cities from the Food Trails project—Birmingham and Grenoble Alpes Métropole—to explore their specific initiatives and the outcomes they achieved. This podcast is brought to you by the Comune di Milano and Slow Food as part of the EU Horizon 2020 project, Food Trails. Food Trails is an EU Horizon 2020 project involving 11 cities, 3 universities, and 5 food organizations. Its goal is to promote more resilient, safe, fair, and diverse urban food systems through co-designed actions in Food 2030-led Living Labs, enabling the development of systemic urban food policies. Useful links: Food Trails’ Policy Brief The role of cities in shaping food environments, in the framework of the Eu Farm to Fork strategyFood 2030: Green and resilient food systems - conference outcome reportFood 2030 - Pathways for action 2.0 : R&I policy as a driver for sustainable, healthy, climate resilient and inclusive food systems Follow @Food_Trails on X and Linkedin!