‘We're at the mercy of the food industry about what we put into our mouths’
Michiel KorthalsMichiel Korthals is emeritus professor of applied philosophy at Wageningen University. In his book “Good Eten,” (Good Food) a philosophy of food and agriculture, Korthals addresses the major issues of today: exploitation, extreme obesity, hunger, and the enormous environmental damage all resulting from what we put in our mouths every day.
What exactly do we put in our mouths, and where does it come from?
He developed a model to bridge the gap between production and consumption. Michiel explores direct connections between food and daily life, the preference for regional connections over the global market, the promotion of food skills, and a fairer distribution.
‘The question is what role consumers, governments, and market players can play in the production of tastier and ethically responsible food.’
We visited him in Laren, where he grows a large portion of his own vegetables in his backyard and where he passionately talks about food and how we treat it.
