Conquest and Conflict reveals the challenges of provisioning in harsh and unfamiliar environments, whether natural or manmade through war, while offering some cause for optimism in applying the solutions discovered…

Rules for Picnics explore ways in which different cultures envision the ideal picnic, noting that rules can shift depending on exact time, place, and participants. Presenters: Aglaia Kremezi, Nader Mehravari, Tanushree…

What to munch on while hiking? In Trail Mixes, we dive into the practical—pemmican and other ‘incorruptible’ foods— as well as the poetic in the form of the food language…

Wikipedia “Surgeries” are an opportunity to bring your Wiki editing questions for guidance from Wikipedia expert Roberta Wedge. Whether you are an experienced editor looking to refine your skills or…

Congratulations! You’ve made it through two-plus weeks of thought-provoking and entertaining online events. Elisabeth Luard will set the stage for our final sessions together, likely with her ever-fetching flowers in…

Picnics proved a very popular avenue for the exploration of our theme of Portable Food. Join the OFS Young Chefs in a discussion of picnics and the inspiring example provided…

Visionary thinker Carolyn Steel will take stock of this year’s symposium in a concluding keynote that will weave together some of the highlights, lessons learned, and proposals for further work…

Now the fun begins: in a free-flowing social session, we will post the 2025 topic proposals and invite advocacy in favor of each possibility. Enthusiasm and civilized chaos are our…

Symposium tradition dictates that the final session be devoted to democratically selecting the theme for the symposium three years hence. Zoom polling is doing away with counting raised hands, but…

Drum roll, please. . . we will reveal the parameters of the 2023 topic, Rules & Rituals, preview OFS activities in the 2022-23 season, and come together in one last…

  Not long to the Online Conference now! Please join us for a Sneak Preview on Saturday July 15, 16:00 BST. We’d like to show you some of the interactive activities…