A research project on a Local food system in Finland, Sweden & Latvia

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  • Misalignments in consumption journeys within REKO

    Misalignments in consumption journeys within REKO

    In my master’s thesis, I examined consumption journeys within the alternative local food network REKO. The aim was to identify different types of consumption journeys and analyse factors that cause misalignment in these journeys. The study employs a qualitative approach, aiming to deepen the understanding of the reality experienced by REKO participants within their sociocultural…

  • Collaborative consumption in REKO

    I wrote my master’s thesis about collaborative consumption in a REKO local food system. In this blog writing, I briefly discuss the main findings of my thesis. The purpose of the study was to analyse and identify how collaborative consumption builds a local food system. The study used the data collected in the Organizing REKO…

  • REKO AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO … WHAT?

    REKO AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO … WHAT?

    REKO is an alternative local food network (Leipämaa-Leskinen, 2021). But what is REKO an alternative to? This is a question that has puzzled us since we started exploring REKO in 2013 and revisited it in 2023. In this blog text, we reflect on the question through our past and current ethnographic research. Hanna has been…

  • A reflection on the unexpected intersection of social media, alternative food markets, and the complexities of algorithmic governance

    In 2010, I began researching the impact of social media on the boundary between work and personal life. This was six years after Facebook’s inception and six years before the introduction of Facebook Marketplace and the formalization of platform-based buying and selling. At the time, I couldn’t have foreseen the emergence of alternative food markets…

  • Unusual Organization in Unusual Places: Where is REKO?

    Unusual Organization in Unusual Places: Where is REKO?

    I have long had a fascination with places. When I arrive somewhere, I like to walk the streets, the forests paths, or visit a supermarket. These all tell me something, albeit I am not always sure of what. And when returning to places previously visited, like Kraków, or more familiar places like my family´s country house,…

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