The current global food system is a “‘black box’ that no longer reveals where food was made or what values, possibilities, limitations and meanings were put inside it in the process” (Huub Dijstelbloem, Professor of Philosophy of Science and Politics).

Through ‘blackboxing’*, we have lost the power of food connecting us to nature and to each other, resulting in a food system that is anything but sustainable.

Hatching Networks seeks to expose the content of the black box by changing the way we relate to food and to each other;

By employing a decentralised approach, Hatching Networks promotes an active participation in the food production process.

By creating social collaboration over the production of food in cities, Hatching Networks strengthens local communities.

By giving urban populations the control over the production and re-production process, Hatching Networks aids a better understanding of what it takes for food to appear on the table.

From passive consumption to responsible citizenship, this deeper apprehension of food production will shift our urban life styles towards a more sustainable culture.

 

* ‘Blackboxing’ –
“a process that makes the joint productions of actors and artifacts entirely opaque” – Bruno Latour, (Anthropologist and Sociologist of Science) (1987)