🌾 When Food Connects People, Nature, and Sustainability 🌎✨
Relying on local resources isn’t just about survival — it’s about preserving the deep connection between people, nature, and the seasons. 🍃🥦 Eating local food allows marginalized communities to access essential resources and fosters respect for the environment. 🌱 Yet today, traditional food wisdom is being lost under the wave of industrialized food systems that disconnect people from nature. 🏭🚫
Suntorn Komkai, President of the Khao Mai Kaew Organic Agriculture Network, shared his story of fighting to protect food sovereignty in Kabin Buri District, Prachinburi Province — standing tall as a small-scale farmer who defends the land and environment. ✊🌾
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🛠️ Co-Creating Future Food Spaces for a Thriving Planet 🌍🔄
In the Food Space Design Workshop, participants explored how every development project — big or small — has an impact on the ecosystem. 🏔️➡️🌊
The key question: “How can we reduce our impact on this Earth, together?” 🤔💡
While the designs may have been drafted on paper, the planet is facing real consequences — and participation, along with awareness, is the foundation of sustainability. 🤝
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📚 Book Talk: Collective Care in Society
The final session of the workshop introduced ideas of community stewardship from “Think Like a Commoner” by David Bollier (Thai Edition published by INI Books).
The discussion featured insights from Wallapa Van Willenswaard, translator Pakorn Lertsethienchai, housing rights pioneer Somsook Boonyabancha, and Dr. Sira Nukulkij, Director of the Political Economy Center at Chulalongkorn University. Together, they offered deep reflections on the value of living together in mutual care. 🤲🏡
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All of this took place in the breakout session “Mother’s Food and Food as a commons” 💛🥘, part of the Soul Connect Fest — a festival of connection, learning, and co-creating a sustainable future.
Thank you to everyone who joined us. 💞🌍
