MISSION STATEMENT

“To grow delicious, nourishing food using the world’s most abundant waste at its source. A productive building that is a zero waste ecosystem - an idea stolen from nature.

If embraced could radically reduce the land required for agriculture, enabling restoration and rewilding of the world’s damaged soils.

This concept has the potential to tackle food security, malnourishment and environmental degradation … all whilst turning our urban areas into the most biodiverse on earth.”

- Joost Bakker, futurefoodsystem creator

WHY?

The way we grow, harvest, transport, sell and eat our food is the most destructive human activity on the planet.

58% of the world’s carbon emissions are created by our current food system. Annually, food wastage costs the global economy $940 billion. Soil exploitation has stripped essential vitamins and minerals from the food we currently eat.

WHAT?

Reimagining the home as an ecosystem that provides shelter, energy and nourishment for its inhabitants.

After 5 years of planning (and 25 years testing the concept in various Greenhouse hospitality, events and residential projects), eco-innovator Joost Bakker brings you his latest vision. futurefoodsystem is an example of our potential to create positive impact by changing the way we build, live and eat.

The building

futurefoodsystem was inspired by the world’s first homes. The structure was built to withstand extreme loads, which allows for the home’s soil roof - a feature that creates habitat, provides insulation and facilitates food production. The building has organic certification and is the world’s most resilient building made from natural and recyclable materials.

The system

At the heart of the concept is a system that mimics nature by growing, nourishing and fertilising. futurefoodsystem up-cycles what we regard as ‘waste’ to power the house and grow nutrient-dense, delicious produce. Every one of us generates an abundant nutrient source, we just need to harness it.

The food

futurefoodsystem will cultivate over 250 different species of plants, fungus, insects, snails, fish, fresh water, mussels, crustaceans and even two chicken residents.

WHO?

Joost Bakker, creator

Joost Bakker has been called a visionary, disruptor, environmental activist and ahead of his time. Over the last 25 years Joost has highlighted the world’s wasteful ways using multiple platforms from art installations, floristry, design, architecture to bars and restaurants.

In 2012 Bakker opened the world’s first zero waste restaurant Silo by Joost. “He’s an artist as change maker”says Dan Barber, “Rarely I have met someone so preternaturally talented that he also changes the culture with his work.”