Food NetworksFeeding Zurich from the Millenial's Perspective: Let's Democratise Food Networks!Rémi Jourdan, Andres Ruiz Andrade, and Yannick Wettstein

How could Zurich and its surroundings look like when food production would adapt to local climate and soil, when the city has space to produce fresh products and when fair networks between producers, all intermediaries, and consumers are being respected?

This article aims to show the problematic behaviour of the supermarkets who are dictating the food production and distribution networks and finally deciding how we have to eat. Taking Zurich as a case study we want to emphasise alternative initiatives which tackle different problems in this almost monopolised market. Therefore, we have created a manifesto inspired on the ideals and ethics that are being tested by food market pioneers towards a more sustainable future of food networks; against the establishment of capitalist conditions that have been dominating until today.

Contents
1 Monopoly or Diversity?
2 The Rise of Migros and Coop
3 Pros and Cons of Big Retailers
4 A Search For More Fair and Sustainable Models
5 Designing the Spaces For Democratic Food Networks