丛
林丛 · 人丛 · “丛”这里开始
Re: growth, connection, sources
饮水思源
林丛
jungle, woods；
The island of Singapore was almost entirely covered in rain forests pre-urbanization – it was not long ago that we were a small fishing village, a coastal community whose relationship with food hinged on respect and continuity. The Singapore of today may lack the wilderness we associate with nature, but let us not wrongly pit progress and climate action against each other as mutually exclusive options. Even in today’s modern world, we can restore this relationship of understanding and sustainability by learning about and reconnecting with our food.
丛 is an effort to plant that seed.
人丛
a crowd, a community；
Food, at its core, is something that connects – across space, across time. Jiaozi, gyoza, ravioli. I fold dumplings the same way my great great grandmother did. Food is what brings us together at the table, but we have long lost touch with its giver.
丛 is an attempt to find that togetherness again. To, as a community, reconnect with our food.
“丛” 这里开始
start here;
Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly – we may not all have the capacity to make the overhauls we need to make, but we can make the effort to connect. To learn, to understand, to think about our food and food systems.
As the saying goes, we don’t need 1 person doing zero waste perfectly, we need millions doing it imperfectly. The same goes for any form of climate action, including solving the food disconnect. Let’s start here, on this page.
丛 is a journey – join us.
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