Tag: food
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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…
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Fieldwork in Valmiera with a baby
The sun greets us when getting off the plane from Stockholm to Riga on this beautiful October morning in 2024. We are not the usual picture of researchers on a fieldtrip, equipped with backpacks, voice recorders, pen and paper. Instead, we are carrying a tired toddler, push a stroller and have lost the first pair…
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A Decade of REKO
Congratulations to the first 10 years of REKO! Last month we could follow a celebration of REKO turning ten. The founder of REKO, Tomas Snellman, various producers, and a number of researchers gathered at Hanken School of Economics to celebrate, take stock and look forward. We were fortunate to have our very own Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen…