Megan Blake
@geofoodie.bsky.social
Researcher of #foodscapes, how to repair the effects of food insecurity and transition toward more healthy and just local food systems. Interested in creating impact. Developer of #FoodLadders. #Geography #foodstudies See more on http://geofoodie.org
I came to London for a meeting early this morning that got cancelled last minute! These things happen. I’ve filled the time with other meetings w/ folk who have made time for me. I visited @theguardian.com offices (cool!) and I’ve been sampling tempura crab #Tacos. #Taqueria pion #Clerkenwell win.
September 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I came to London for a meeting early this morning that got cancelled last minute! These things happen. I’ve filled the time with other meetings w/ folk who have made time for me. I visited @theguardian.com offices (cool!) and I’ve been sampling tempura crab #Tacos. #Taqueria pion #Clerkenwell win.
Today I am mostly exploring a box.
Actually, I am, but not in the same way my cat is. Data tables are what’s on the cards and some meetings about improving services for people who are struggling.
Actually, I am, but not in the same way my cat is. Data tables are what’s on the cards and some meetings about improving services for people who are struggling.
July 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today I am mostly exploring a box.
Actually, I am, but not in the same way my cat is. Data tables are what’s on the cards and some meetings about improving services for people who are struggling.
Actually, I am, but not in the same way my cat is. Data tables are what’s on the cards and some meetings about improving services for people who are struggling.
I love public #Art. It’s a gift to anyone passing by and demands nothing in return. Even better when you know the story behind it. #Sheffield
May 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I love public #Art. It’s a gift to anyone passing by and demands nothing in return. Even better when you know the story behind it. #Sheffield
@parcelforce.bsky.social hello I received this. A bit aggressive and not very helpful. No idea what was being delivered and no tracking number.
May 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
@parcelforce.bsky.social hello I received this. A bit aggressive and not very helpful. No idea what was being delivered and no tracking number.
If, like me you don’t know what a flesh-footed shearwater is. It’s one of these. It’s also sad what we’ve done to the planet.
January 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
If, like me you don’t know what a flesh-footed shearwater is. It’s one of these. It’s also sad what we’ve done to the planet.
Well this is kinda nice.
January 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Well this is kinda nice.
December 25, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Today’s Reading. Quite a bit on Speenhamland- an income top up that fluctuated with bread price. Book could have explained it when first introduced. Malthus critique was that it would promote having children and early marriage, but research does not bear out. Ended up acting as a wage suppressor.
December 18, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Today’s Reading. Quite a bit on Speenhamland- an income top up that fluctuated with bread price. Book could have explained it when first introduced. Malthus critique was that it would promote having children and early marriage, but research does not bear out. Ended up acting as a wage suppressor.
But our understanding of #hunger has changed from an inevitable consequence of the natural order, to a moral issue, to a social failing. Recognition that “their hunger threatens not just themselves but the health, wealth, and security of society as a whole” (p3)
December 10, 2024 at 6:55 PM
But our understanding of #hunger has changed from an inevitable consequence of the natural order, to a moral issue, to a social failing. Recognition that “their hunger threatens not just themselves but the health, wealth, and security of society as a whole” (p3)
Didn’t realise I was taking photos.. #Sheffield
December 8, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Didn’t realise I was taking photos.. #Sheffield
What if we had a universal basic diet? 🍽️ Let's imagine a world where everyone gets the nutrition they need! What would be on your plate? #FoodForThought #UniversalDiet
December 8, 2024 at 9:43 AM
What if we had a universal basic diet? 🍽️ Let's imagine a world where everyone gets the nutrition they need! What would be on your plate? #FoodForThought #UniversalDiet
Well I’ll take that!
December 2, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Well I’ll take that!
Yes me too. Here is my office at work. The left hand wall is painted in whiteboard paint. It’s one of my #Dyslexia adjustments. I’m sitting taking the photo from my desk. The floor behind me is stacked with papers so it’s not as neat and tidy as this photo conveys.
November 22, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Yes me too. Here is my office at work. The left hand wall is painted in whiteboard paint. It’s one of my #Dyslexia adjustments. I’m sitting taking the photo from my desk. The floor behind me is stacked with papers so it’s not as neat and tidy as this photo conveys.
I’m off to London (again!) tomorrow. This time meeting some new folk @designmuseum.bsky.social for a Land2040 roundtable. I’m looking forward to this as it’s a little different to the usual things I do. I’m a firm believer that we have designed our food system. This means we can redesign it.
November 20, 2024 at 10:48 AM
I’m off to London (again!) tomorrow. This time meeting some new folk @designmuseum.bsky.social for a Land2040 roundtable. I’m looking forward to this as it’s a little different to the usual things I do. I’m a firm believer that we have designed our food system. This means we can redesign it.
So I did a book review and got these in return. Wish me luck.
November 19, 2024 at 3:57 PM
So I did a book review and got these in return. Wish me luck.
The book referred to in this post is this one
November 16, 2024 at 6:25 PM
The book referred to in this post is this one
November 14, 2024 at 8:20 PM
She advocates for policies that are designed to benefit the majority, not just elites—In other words progressive policies. She calls for creating social capital and building social networks, and by expanding people’s capabilities to be food secure. We don’t do this by doing to people, we do with.
November 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM
She advocates for policies that are designed to benefit the majority, not just elites—In other words progressive policies. She calls for creating social capital and building social networks, and by expanding people’s capabilities to be food secure. We don’t do this by doing to people, we do with.
In the intro George talks about hunger as the result of injustice. Life expectancy, she writes, is important for judging inequalities. In England people living in the most deprived areas can expect, on average about a decade less and a greater period of time in poor health. Charity won’t fix this.
November 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM
In the intro George talks about hunger as the result of injustice. Life expectancy, she writes, is important for judging inequalities. In England people living in the most deprived areas can expect, on average about a decade less and a greater period of time in poor health. Charity won’t fix this.
I’m working on an Oxford bibliography on food poverty—not my choice of phrase—I don’t like it—but in that effort I picked up a book called the hunger machine, written by Jon Bennett with an intro and conclusion by Susan George. It was written in 1987.
November 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM
I’m working on an Oxford bibliography on food poverty—not my choice of phrase—I don’t like it—but in that effort I picked up a book called the hunger machine, written by Jon Bennett with an intro and conclusion by Susan George. It was written in 1987.