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

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  • Rethinking REKO Through Marketplace Mythologies

    Rethinking REKO Through Marketplace Mythologies

    In this blog post, I share some of my ideas about how the REKO local food network functions as a socio-material space shaped by powerful marketplace mythologies. My thinking is based on seeing these myths as the shared narratives and practices that influence what we see as “normal” or “good” in market life. REKO is…

  • Data is the new oil: The misalignment between Facebook’s values and the ethos of REKO

    In my previous blog post, I reflected on the uneasy relationship between REKO and Facebook, framing it as a dependency shaped by opaque algorithmic governance and platform power. That reflection ended with an open question: where do we go from here? Several months later, the answer remains unresolved, but it has become clearer that REKO’s…

  • Knowing the Food System Otherwise

    Knowing the Food System Otherwise

    We know what is broken in the food system. Recent research reports that we need ‘A great transformation’ (Rockström et al., 2025). However, it seems that we have landed in a continuation of a business-as-usualattitude, or, as some say, even come to a stop (Brunori et al., 2024). Thus, one may ask, are we no longer working in…

  • Alternative Food Worldings

    Alternative Food Worldings

    In a previous blog post, Hanna and Evianna position REKO as an alternative post-growth marketplace “characterized by unique production and consumption practices”. Inspired by this perspective and the broader discussion of local food systems (LFSs) as alternatives, I propose in this blog post that REKO can be understood as a specific form of worlding. It is well established that…

  • 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…

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