I argue for a total transformation of outlook in agriculture - a new narrative in which agriculture puts life, connections and relationships at the center. So that other paths become visible. Making those other paths visible is necessary to spark imagination and to see, explore and support more possibilities.

Barbara Van Dyck, Activist/Researcher
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2024

OCT

12

SAT

noon - 1 p.m.
(Action)
A Movement of Apples

A Movement of Apples

K1: Rue Picard / Havenlaan, Brussels, BE

  • Futurefarmers
  • Tijs Boelens/DeGroentelaar
  • ooooo.be
  • Gosie Vervloessem

A cloud of apples floats into the belly of Brussels upon a majestic wooden boat. Arriving from Pajottenland, these apples come with farmers and stories of strange weather.

A Movement of Apples invokes a chain of people to move a mountain of apples in a (short) chain of people. Passed from hand to hand these apples will move from K1 to Groot Eiland where they will be pressed into juice to flow through our bodies and into bottles to move further on...

This is a call to action to Brussels' inhabitants, Co-ops, Good Food Brussels, Good Move Regional Mobility Plan and policy makers to intensify and support agroecological production in Brussels and its surrounding areas. This requires a structural shift in mobility. Let our moving bodies cast a tranformative spell upon our food system towards a model that respects humans and other species, regenerates biodiversity and supports a just economy.

Music: Francesca Chiacchio & Mott flyf Mobile Apple Press: Fruitdas Bicycle Transport: Recyclo + Groot Eiland

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