The Harvest
When we think of food, we rarely stop to consider its full implications for ourselves, or for others.
C.J Lim’s provocative vision of a sovereign city, entirely organised around the harmonious cultivation of food, can be easily overlooked on the basis of its obviously imaginative and artistic presentation. Seven years on from its publication in 2013, we have made little change to improve our food consumption in cities. Our systems continue to permit obesity alongside food waste; they fail to address food supply inequality; and they support rising CO2 emissions from increased food miles.
If we are going to change the way we consume food as a city we need to re-engage with and question all aspects of food cultivation and consumption. Cities must dare to think beyond the current structures that regulate and control how food is valued, consumed and thrown in the bin.