Humus, for the Earth! Forum in Bologna

Combining resources, contents and different capacities to face the economic, climate, energy and sense crisis.

A forum arrives in Bologna on December 17, 2022, which aims to present the work and share the results of the participatory monitoring of about 100 organic farms owned by Rete Humus throughout Italy, involving farmers, technicians and interested citizens: the work carried out is the basis of the “participatory agroecologies” of Rete Humus, the first national guarantee system that sees direct protagonists interested, that is, farmers and citizens.

But above all, the forum wants to be a moment of positive and proactive interaction of the protagonists of Italian organic agriculture, those directly engaged in the cultivation of the land, in the breeding of animals, in the transformation and enhancement of raw materials and in the distribution and use of organic food products. Only together can we face and overcome this moment of environmental, energy, economic and social crisis.

Strengthened by the values of biogriculture and with new synergies and interactions.
The forum is promoted by Rete Humus, in collaboration with RIES Rete Italiana di Economia Solidale and involves organic agricultural cooperatives, civil associations, research institutions, individual farmers and researchers. In collaboration with Good Land, DamsLab, Mercato Ritrovato and the Biological District of the Bolognese Apennines

Organizations:

Cooperativa La Terra e il Cielo, ReteBio, Cooperativa El Tamiso, Centro Antartide Bologna, Useful Good and Organic Network, Con.Pro.Bio Lucano, Carpe Naturam scarl, ABC Association, Cooperativa Nuovo Cilento, Santa Rita Bio Social Dairy 1964, Foundation for Ethical Responsibility, ISDE Italia Medical Association for the Environment, Ces.Co.Com. , Semi Rural Network, DEAFAL NGO, Casacommune-School and Actions (Abele Group), Mercato Ritrovato, DES Oltreconfin, Terra Nuova, Fairwatch Care Society, Biological District of the Bolognese Apennines, Mercato Ritrovato di Bologna, AltraAgricolturaBio, Consorzio Nuova, Monte Amiata Bodistrict, Vitaly AgriBio, World Biodiversity Association ONLUS, Great Italian Food Trade, Arcoiris, Cooperativa Arvaia, Distretto Biological Valli del Panaro,

Media partner: Terra Nuova Edizioni.

“Cruditér...” program

The earth is alive and can be recognized by sight, touch, smell and taste!! (just like that).

Citizens recognize and taste 5 lands from different organic farms in the Biological District of the Bolognese Apennines.

9:00 — 13:00 at the Mercato Ritrovato (Piazzale Cinema Lumiere).

Forum: necessary synergies between us, from economies of scale to participatory agroecologies.

11:00 a.m. — 2 p.m., DamsLab Auditorium (Piazzetta P. P. Pasolini, 5/b)

Opening of the works: Daniele Ara (Councillor for Agriculture of the City of Bologna) and Prof. Roberta Paltrinieri (Department of Arts University of Bologna).

The reference scenarios.

Coordinated by Franco Zecchinato (President of the El Tamiso Cooperative).

Reports on the following topics:

Agricultural and conflict scenarios, between climate, markets and territory. Monica Di Sisto (Fairwatch Care Society)
From networks to bonds: becoming a team, reducing distances, working for skills. Defend our environmental and social projects. Lucio Cavazzoni (Good Land)
The 'participatory agroecologies' of Rete Humus, from the production chain to the community of producers and consumers. Curated by Maurizio Agostino (Rete Humus)

13:00 — 14:00 lunch break.

2:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m.

Focus group curated by Centro Antartide.

Agroecology and sustainability.
Coordinated by Francesco Basile (University of Bologna) and Andrea Zani (Deafal

Let's take it to the countryside... the city. New relationships between farmers and citizens.
Coordinated by Jason Nardi (RIES) and Gabriella D'Amico (Botteghe del Mondo

16:00 Plenary discussion.
Speakers:
Mariagrazia Mammuccini (Federbio), Stefano Bocchi (Ass. Italian of Agroecology), Gianni Fabbris (Other Agriculture), Bruno Sebastianelli (Cooperative The Earth and the Sky), Giuseppe Cilento (Coop. Nuovo Cilento), Patrizia Gentilini (ISDE Italy), Salvatore Ceccarelli (Geneticist), Paolo Vincenzi (Organic Network), Nino Paparella (Good and Organic Useful Network), Michele Monetta (Con.Pro.Bio Lucano

17:00 Conclusions.