「foodloop」Create a cycle, not a fashion. Platform connected by food .

foodloop

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  • Regional Economy Prize

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Willemijn de Iongh

Landscape Facilitator at Commonland

Regional Economy Prize

We are in desperate need of more local/regional food production approaches and this FoodLoop initiative is a great concept for that. It is also timely now that more and more people have become aware of their local consumption during the pandemic and are ordering food more. I appreciate how it can close production-consumption-waste recyling loops combined with connecting people in networks. I would recommend adding composting as a waste stream recycling option. Then you make it full circle: growing food in healthy soil > production > platform > consumer > food waste = compost. A great development in regenerative food space is that products can be aggregated on regional landscape-level platforms and get promoted to consumers without certification through strong and transparent storytelling combined with how it can contribute to the health of the consumers (healthy soil = healthy food). Your project could focus more on the short stories behind the food (transparency), the story of how the platform can positively benefit the Miura Peninsula as an ecosystem and the healthy food component. It might be worthwhile to connect with similar platforms that try to connect the production landscape with local communities: https://4returns.commonland.com/stories/direct-landscape-to-consumer-platforms-gaining-traction/

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