tetatet # 11 The Soft Protest, Digest by fanfare

For the month of January the design and farming collective The Soft Protest, Digest have taking over fanfare and carried out their research within this context. For this episode of tetetat we spoke to its founders Nickie, Jeremie, and Robin.

The conversation move from meta topics on food industry, such as governmental and global impact, to unfold more specific dutch meals, the relevance of storytelling and specifically the Dutch surroundings in which fanfare is based and the research and residency of The soft protest took off.

This conversation took place in parallel with the first fanfare residency made in collaboration with the international artist residency M4 gastatelier. The residency is launched to support curiosity and urge for room for sharing thoughts, beliefs, and concerns through explorative visual communication.

List of farms visited by The Soft Protest, Digest:
— Boederij de boterbloem (Lutkemeerweg 262, 1067 TH Amsterdam), for small scale well produced vegetables

— Fruituin van west (Tom Schreursweg 48, 1067 MC Amsterdam), medium scale farm with large range of organic vegetables, dairy products and pantry essentials

— Boerderij de Groene Griffioen (Lange Muiderweg 18A, 1382 LA Weesp), dairy farm to visit for its unpasteurized milk, cheeses and cow meat

— Molen De Vriendschap (Utrechtseweg 11A, 1381 GR Weesp), active windmill to get organic freshly grounded wheat flour, oat, spelt and nuts

— Geitenboerderij Ridammerhoeve (Nieuwe Meerlaan 4, 1182 DB Amstelveen) for organic eggs, goat milk, yogurt, butter and goat yoga (!)

— Molen De VLIJT (Harnjesweg 54A, 6706 AT Wageningen) for dutch spelt whole grain flour