Name: A menu of foods we might lose forever
Uploaded: 2024-11-14T15:48:10Z
Duration: 11 min 50 s
Description: What does a warming planet mean for the foods you love? Hosting a dinner party that features a menu of foods that could disappear within our lifetimes, culinary entrepreneur Sam Kass invites us to chew on the reality of climate change by exploring the things — like chocolate and coffee — it puts at risk.

What does a warming planet mean for the foods you love? Hosting a dinner party that features a menu of foods that could disappear within our lifetimes, culinary entrepreneur Sam Kass invites us to chew on the reality of climate change by exploring the things — like chocolate and coffee — it puts at risk.

A menu of foods we might lose forever

Rising global temperatures threaten to erase beloved foods like peaches, salmon, chocolate, and coffee from our plates. Extreme drought wiped out 95 percent of Georgia's peach crop last year, and chocolate prices have surged by 50 percent due to climate shocks. As staple crops and key ecosystems falter, food insecurity and political instability loom. Yet, innovative farming and nature-based solutions offer a path to restore balance and preserve a vibrant way of life.