About the Seminar:
A sustainable agri-food system requires a sustainable distribution system. At this seminar, Mr. Kentaro Suzuki, one of the instigators of Kyoto Organic Action (hereinafter KOA), will talk about the situations of organic farming areas in Kyoto Prefecture and their characteristics, the activities and mission of KOA, which has initiated a new concept of Community Supported Transportation (or Trade), and challenges of this alternative, collective distribution system. Mr. Suzuki and FEAST Project hope to discuss and explore the future of agriculture and food from the perspective of distribution. You all are welcome to join!
| Date & Hours: |
Friday, May 11, 2018, 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Venue: |
Lecture Hall, RIHN( →Access) |
| Organizer: |
FEAST Project, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature |
| Speaker: |
Profile of Lecturer
Mr. Kentaro Suzuki (Miroku Store, Kyoto Organic Action)
He runs Miroku Store, a mobile vegetable shop on a deliver-to-order basis, in Nantan City, Kyoto. He has been long involved with distribution of organic vegetables in Kyoto Prefecture, and established a strong network with organic farmers in Kyoto’s mountainous areas. In 2016, he along with his like-minded comrades, who are now the core members of Kyoto Organic
Action, organized an event called Hyakusho-ikki（百姓一喜）or happy peasant revolution to understand and celebrate the transitioning phase of organic farming in Kyoto with a surge of new farmers. An unexpected number of participants determined him to undertake setting up a new and alternative distribution system of organic vegetables across Kyoto in 2017.
⇒ Miroku Store
⇒ Kyoto Organic Action
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| Language: |
English |
| Registration: |
Please send your (1) name, (2) affiliation (designation), and (3) contact information to the following contact by the 9th of May.
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| Contact: |
Ms. Yuko K., FEAST Project, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Email:  / FAX: (075)707-2508 |
