Edu Talks
Too Late to Be a Pessimist: A Radical Vision for Urban Food Systems
Edu Talk: Too Late to Be a Pessimist: A Radical Vision for Urban Food Systems is a lecture by Daniel Podmirseg, architect and founder of the vertical farm institute, Austria. In his talk, Daniel explains the rationale and urgency behind reintegrating food production into urban environments.
This Edu Talk, part of the 2025 Mikser Festival in Belgrade, is featured in the Next Gen Design Edu Talks series. Next Gen Design is a three-year initiative promoting green and sustainable design within the European design sector, especially among young designers, supporting the European Green Deal. The program involves collaborations between five key design platforms and festivals: Skopje Design Week (Public Room), Mikser Festival from Belgrade (Mikser), designaustria, What Design Can Do from Amsterdam, and Barcelona Design Week (Barcelona Creativity & Design Foundation), with support from the European Commission.