NRE 2014 - workshop on New Ruralism experiments

Agriculture is more than a way of production. It is a lifestyle. Urban dwellers also seek for the possibility of alternative urban-agri lifestyles. “Farming under sunrise, resting after dark” (日出而作，日末而息) is an agri-life paradigm shared by people with Chinese agricultural heritages before the rapid industrialization and massive urbanization in the mid twenty century. Working in a particular type of jobs without nurturing one’s own food is a new lifestyle evolving with the birth of urban growth for only about half century long. Confronting the serious climate changes, how to sustainable urban life has been one of the single most critical issue for everyone in the world. We advocate one could cultivate one’s food for one’s family or self. Growing food, eating and drinking are our default lifestyle for the majority urban residents in our time.
In addition to “growing food”, our workshop brings you to explore how “eat” and “drink” could revitalize communities in the metropolitan area of around Taipei and Taoyuan.