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"Some initiatives...try to reduce barriers through...support, affordable prices, donations or flexible participation models. Still, inclusion does not happen automatically. Cost, time, ...childcare, transport...all shape who can participate. This is a key lesson for the...movement: alternatives are not enough if they remain socially narrow. Social justice must be built intentionally."

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-08-27/beyond-the-supermarket-what-greeces-alternative-food-networks-teach-us-about-degrowth/

#DeGrowth #Economy #FoodSecurity #Food #Community #Sustainability #Localization

Beyond the supermarket: What Greece’s alternative food networks teach us about degrowth
Eirini-Erifyli Tzekou, originally published by Degrowth.info
August 27, 2026

Thessaloniki's grassroots food networks offer a glimpse of what food systems organized around care and democracy, rather than profit and endless growth, can look like.

Featured Image by Thierry massonth (via Flickr). — Beyond the supermarket: What Greece’s alternative food networks teach us about degrowth Eirini-Erifyli Tzekou, originally published by Degrowth.info August 27, 2026 Thessaloniki's grassroots food networks offer a glimpse of what food systems organized around care and democracy, rather than profit and endless growth, can look like. Featured Image by Thierry massonth (via Flickr).

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Beyond the supermarket: What Greece's alternative food networks teach us about degrowth

Thessaloniki's grassroots food networks offer a glimpse of what food systems organized around care and democracy, rather than profit and endless growth, can look like.

#foodsecurity #degrowth #sustainability #community #food #localization #economy

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