What now?

What now? In a world where the need for convenience and the proximity of the next fast-food restaurant is shaping our eating practices, do you think people in your community would join a space to share their meal with their neighbours? Even though changing practices is hard, we think that with the benefits of social eating for well-being, community cohesion and environmental sustainability it´s worth a try.

The four SEIs exemplify how creating new meanings around social eating, teaching cooking competences and offering affordable meals can invite a heterogenous audience to eat together. Therefore, we invite you to think the food initiatives in your community further.

An urban gardening initiative already exists? What if you invite the neighbourhood for a meal to share the harvest? How can you make the experience inclusive for everyone? Your community has a food bank? What if you don´t just hand out the food but invite the costumers to a cooked meal?

We think that by connecting, food, sustainability and community we could bring the well-being of our communities to the next level. A thriving community with strong social ties, resilient, inclusive and environmentally sustainable.