Prefigurative Workshop – Access, Governance and Product Choice in Food Coops (Living Utopia)

Edera | Emporio di comunità

Language: IT

Edera is a group of people who share common values: critical and responsible consumption, environmental, social, and economic sustainability, and participatory community processes. From these values, Edera, a community emporium, was born: a collaborative supermarket where members decide what to find on the shelves. Not just a store, but a space where shopping means supporting the local community and providing a concrete alternative to large-scale retail trade, accessible to all. But how can we actually do it? It's a challenge we face every day. The workshop puts this question in the hands of participants: three challenges regarding food accessibility, product choice, and internal governance. In small groups, they will have to make real decisions, with the tensions that entail, and share them in plenary. We're not looking for the right answer, but rather a shared way to reimagine food access in the city.