Terroir Talk: Food as a commodity

Trading our futures for financial gain...

Corn, soybeans, wheat, tea, rice, chocolate, coffee, sugar, milk, orange juice - these are just a few of the food items currently traded on the global agricultural market.

The challenge we face when we contract the products we like to a financial machine is that we create a dependency on large scale monoculture production. This keeps producers handcuffed to a model that's globally driven and full of fragile trade agreements. Leading to little concern for environmental or social impacts - leading to corruption, fraud and the mistreatment of workers.

But there are companies stepping outside this market to offer traditional commodity products based on ethical models of production. As our Autumn Berlin Terroir Talks pick back up, we’ll be kicking off our events with a discussion about exactly this, uniting a panel of experts to discuss the importance of preserving internationally-traded products such a wine, coffee, chocolate and tea and whilst building a better model for our future.

PANELLISTS:

• Christopher O'Connor & Daniel Budde, Candide Schokoladen, Berlin
• Roberto Bava, Aperitivo Cocchi Americano, Piedmonte
• Henrietta Lovell, Rare Tea Company, London
• Richard Hart, Hart Bageri, Copenhagen
• Dominic Ottlinger, Röststätte, Berlin

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Snacks will be provided by HERMANN'S. As ever, our monthly Terroir Talks are totally free as we inspire conversation and build community in Berlin's hospitality industry. Please register for a ticket to give us an idea on numbers though.