Food, Fermentation and Philosophy: Experiments in Ecological Health

“Food, Fermentation and Philosophy: Experiments in Ecological Health” establishes an agroecological “living laboratory” in Tempe, Arizona, linked to ongoing collaborations with practitioners in Bangkok and Khon Kaen,Thailand. Combining cultivation, fermentation, shared meals and collaborative workshops, the project investigates philosophical questions about ecological environments, food systems and health. Crops grown at the Tempe site will serve as the basis for fermentation experiments and research workshops organized around guiding philosophical questions concerning microbial ecologies, environmental design and ecological health. The project will generate experimental publications documenting these practices while supporting reciprocal exchanges about food production and consumption between researchers in Southeast Asia and Arizona.