Evan Fraser

Journalist Andrew Rimas and agricultural researcher Evan Fraser discuss what food has meant to humanity throughout the centuries and how our food supply is at risk. Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations shows how cities, culture, government, and religion are founded on the production and exchange of food. It also looks at what happens when crops fail and soil erodes, leading to poverty, famine, and war.

What happens to civilizations when the food runs out? This happened in ancient Rome and to the Mayans, but can we take lessons from the past in order to have a more secure future?