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:As designers, we are faced with three crises which we wish to address at our level, without urgency or “solutionism”. | :As designers, we are faced with three crises which we wish to address at our level, without urgency or “solutionism”. | ||
:— The first has been explained in the chapter dealing with the risks taken in the name of food security by the meat industry<ref>See:II.a and b.</ref> and, more generally, conventional agriculture; and which require an effort on the part of western countries: it is an ecological and environmental crisis.<br> | :— The first has been explained in the chapter dealing with the risks taken in the name of food security by the meat industry<ref>See:II.a and b.</ref> and, more generally, conventional agriculture; and which require an effort on the part of western countries: it is an ecological and environmental crisis.<br> | ||
: | :— The second, approached in the chapter describing how the violence of the intensive system is inflicted upon the consumer<ref>See: II.b and d.</ref>, is a crisis of information on every food-related matter. It deprives consumers of the critical tools needed to make the political choice of what to put in their bodies.<br> | ||
: | :— Next comes the cultural crisis: a devaluation of the act of eating, in which quantity and rapidity are advocated to the detriment of quality and the time spent in the kitchen and commensality<ref>See: II.c and d.</ref>: in the name of “convenience” beneficial traditions are degraded in favor of homogenized diets built around a few ingredients. | ||
:It is within this logic that we founded a research group called <i>The Soft Protest Digest</i>. Until now, under the name, “Adel Cersaque”, we have applied ourselves to exploring certain modes of the existence of politics through debate at the table in two fictional institutions: L.A.S.T. and Giant’s Yard. The broad range of political controversies these devices would cover overwhelmed us. Thanks to our encounter with danish farmer and artist Nickie Sigurdsson, we realized the controversies which surround food were actually the most meaningful and that they could be found before our eyes. As the name indicates, the Soft Protest Digest intends to organise “soft protests” in various culinary forms in favor of durable diets. Whether this is a village, a city or a State, we will use storytelling to direct culinary traditions towards a durable diet, respecting the cultural legacy and emotions which link people to their gastronomy. The commitment of the local community, through meals, workshops and conferences, will be essential to our understanding of the socio-culinary stakes, in order to best address the “made to measure” transition towards a resilient diet appreciated by all. | |||
:It is within this logic that we founded a research group called <i>The Soft Protest Digest</i>. Until now, under the name, “Adel Cersaque”, we have applied ourselves to exploring certain modes of the existence of politics through debate at the table in two fictional institutions: L.A.S.T. and Giant’s Yard. The broad range of political controversies these devices would cover overwhelmed us. Thanks to our encounter with danish farmer and artist Nickie Sigurdsson, we realized the controversies which surround food were actually the most meaningful and that they could be found before our eyes. As the name indicates, the Soft Protest Digest intends to organise “soft protests” in various culinary forms in favor of durable diets. Whether this is a village, a city or a State, we will use storytelling to direct culinary traditions towards a durable diet, respecting the cultural legacy and emotions which link people to their gastronomy. The commitment of the local community, through meals, workshops and conferences, will be essential to our understanding of the socio-culinary stakes, in order to best address the “made to measure” transition towards a resilient diet appreciated by all. | |||
===b. First context: the Netherlands=== | ===b. First context: the Netherlands=== | ||