Wonderful Food Job Descriptions

Oh, the people you meet!

A few days ago, I came across a short film about some incredibly inspiring work that is being done by one of the delegates I met at the We Feed The Planet (WFTP) conference in Milan last month.

Two years ago, when I started writing this blog, my objective was to explore career possibilities and niches in the world of food. And while I learned of more food careers than I had ever imagined during my gap year, that was just a tiny fraction of the diverse ‘job descriptions’ so to speak, that I learned about at the WFTP conference.

So, here is a list of some of the food professionals I met and made friends with over those four days. I am still so amazed by the diversity of people who came together at that conference!

I fear I may have left out some professions... so if you are reading this and I have not added your work, I encourage you to give me a sound scolding in the comments so I won't forget you again! :)

Some wonderful food-related Job Descriptions:

1. Seed Saver
2. Potato Farmer
3. Fruit Farmer
4. Coffee Farmer
5. Rice Farmer
6. Guarana Farmer
7. Dairy Farmer
8. Biodynamic Farmer
9. Herb Farmer
10. Millet Farmer
11. Mushroom Farmer
12. Cacao Farmer & Chocolate Maker
13. Spinach Farmer & Spinach King of South Africa!
14. Social Entrepreneur
15. Fisher
16. Beekeeper
17. Entomophagist
18. Horticulturalist
19. Permaculturalist
20. Chef
21. Student of Law
22. Student of Biology & Nutrition
23. Student of Politics
24. Student of Gastronomy
25. Student of Agriculture
26. Philosopher of Food
27. Journalist of Agriculture
28. Food Educator
29. Food Consultant
30. Lawyer
31. Entrepreneur
32. Indigenous Food Activist
33. Urban Gardener
34. Agricultural Activist

Here are my pictures with some of them