Kelly Reed

Programme Manager and Researcher in Archaeobotany, University of Oxford

Reconstructed Neolithic house

A Global Movement for Localised Food and Farming: The beginning of agriculture in Europe

By looking back, we can see how things have developed and use our knowledge to think in different ways and open up new possibilities for the future of our food system.

December 2, 2020

rice fields

Feeding the World: Archaeology can Help us Learn from History to Build a Sustainable Future for Food

The enduring success of these ancient methods remind us that we could reimagine our entire food system to feed ten billion people while rejuvenating wildlife and locking carbon away. Instead of reinventing the wheel, we should look to what worked in the past and adapt it for the future.

August 12, 2019