Portrait: Finnbjørn Vang on the Faroe Islands
Photo: Elizabeth Olsen “My name is Finnbjørn Vang. I’m 38 years old and I help my dad run a small fishing business in Klaksvík on ...
Category: In practice
All over Europe, groundbreaking initiatives are sprouting in which citizens self-organise and take back control over food production, processing and consumption. Taken together, these creative practices show the emergence of a new paradigm in food and farming. We asked the people behind some of the most promising initiatives to document their experiences. What is the secret to their success and what is needed for it to spread further?
Food versus the big city of Istanbul
By Sevgi Ortaç Istanbul, like many other cities, is under heavy pressure from urban development projects. In the face of this threat, the DÜRTÜK collective...
Linking food with biodiversity in Germany
By Jens Herbold Berlin is the German city with the largest number of organic food stores, but dominant distributers and organic supermarkets exclude small scale farmers...