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#tnofood Caroline Hutton: allotments are great fun but no the answer to...

There’s pleasure in working with scientists. Caroline Hutton runs Martineau Gardens in Edgbaston: Our mission is to inspire people about the natural environment. We also provide volunteering...

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Local energy – will it make our Birmingham in 2050 bigger and denser – or...

Two very different views tonight… if 50% of Birmingham’s energy is produced locally – in neighbourhoods, homes, inside the city… how will that change the size and nature of Birmingham? Dr Corrado Di...

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What will be quantitively different in our lives in Birmingham in 2050 – table 1

Catherine Burke Corrado di Maria Lynsey Melville Ian Forsyth New Optimist Forum - discussing numbers Thoughts from this table   More people in the city More immigrants? More things will rely on energy...

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#tnofood Will we need to change the law to get local energy working well for...

Catherine Burke is a partner and Head of Energy at Freeth Cartwright.  At the New Optimists Forum she shared some thoughts on the law – if it may need to change and what else might have to change to...

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The Horsemeat Scandal was “Manna from heaven” for local supplier Beckett’s...

Simon Beckett runs Beckett’s Farm, south of Birmingham.  The fears raised during the horsemeat scandal led to lots of new custom for him – but can local farms provide all of our food.  This video is...

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Kabir Ahmed – Birmingham Restauranteur – we need to make people aware that...

Kabir thinks it’s very clear that where food is cheap there is a chance that the ingredients are sub-standard.  As a restauranteur in Birmingham he thinks it’s time to widen the conversation about...

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Be “relentless” Sinead Edom: Purchasing Manager, Sargeant Partnerships (who...

Sinead Edom  is responsible for the supplies for the Handamade Burger Co restuarant chain – which has grown nationally from it’s start in Birmingham.  She has found that even apparently perfectly...

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Chris Elliott of the Elliott Review – why Birmingham can make a difference

Chris Elliot at the New optimists contribution to his review of food crime in the uk   “I’ve had 200 meetings so far – this has been the most interesting.”  was what Professor Chris Elliot told the...

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Carolyn Dawson New Optimist – cleaner hands means longer lasting antibiotics

Over the past few weeks we’ve been meeting young scientists new to the New Optimists, and asking them that simple question again: “What makes you optimistic….?”  Above you can see Carolyn Dawson of...

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Elly Vesty, New Optimist, on the advantages of understanding the historical...

Elly Vesty’s research makes her optimistic that we can improve food security.  Her work on how, historically, plants have germinated to ensure they grow is about having a core understanding of how...

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