Princeton Studies Food is an umbrella organization at the University for those who use food as a lens of academic exploration, of cultural connection, of connection to the environment and for those whose focus is on questions related to food and its related systems. Its founding members seek to connect and leverage the strengths of the University – humanities, science, engineering, architecture and policy – and the broader community to address the most urgent question facing humanity today: How do we ensure plenty of good, affordable food for everyone while restoring and preserving our earth, and retaining the joy that food in all its myriad roles brings to life?

The ultimate aim is a permanent food systems studies program, that is, in the words of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’76, “in the nation’s service, and in the service of all nations, and in the service of humanity, one person and one act at a time.”