ARUNA ANTONELLA HANDA, PhD

Aruna Antonella Handa, PhD, is a multimedia artist, writer, and the founder of Alimentary. Her work in the future of food is informed by her interests in social justice, in the future, her studies in philosophy and her amusement in those spaces in which theory and practice collide. Among the future food initiatives she has directed are:
•Toronto Office Markets, making local food convenient (2011-12);
•Hot Kitchens, linking commercial kitchens and food entrepreneurs (2012-present);
•Future Food Salons, in partnership with culture institutions, inviting artists, scientists, inventors, scholars, chefs and farmers to explore the future of food (Toronto, New York, Austin, Montreal 2011–present)

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Currently, Dr. Handa is preparing the Future Food Salon 3: Voyage to Anthropocene, connecting with artists, entrepreneurs, chefs and growers to create a truly spectacular salon.

Dr. Handa consults research bodies, corporations, and cultural institutions, primarily in the areas of knowledge transfer. She also consults food start-ups in the Good Food Sector. Aruna is a food and sustainability columnist for CBC radio and the producer and host of the Future Food Radio Hour, a national radio special that aired in December on CBC Radio One.

For more on her work in music, art and theatre, and to see some of her fungi work in progress, please visit aruna.ca

Photo: Jan Keck.