Hungry EcoCities
Paths to Progress Experiments
Hungry EcoCities Paths to Progress Experiments (PPEs) is a 14-month support programme designed to explore and address challenges identified by agri-food SMEs, contributing to the development of a healthier, more sustainable, and responsible future food system. These experiments will take place in the selected SMEs concrete test sites.
The program adopts a multidisciplinary, art-driven innovation approach. Initially, the SME collaborates with a consortium and a selected Creative Studio, aligned with one of the Hungry EcoCities directions (Mega Scale, Local Conditions or City+Farming Synergies). Through a matchmaking process, the SME is paired with an Artist, that will experiment in collaboration with the SME on its test site.
(Be)etogether
SME + ARTIST
Beesage (NL) Data-driven Beekeeping
+ Maria Castellanos & Alberto Valverde (ES)
HUNGRY ECOCITIES TEAM
Traceartability and AI
SME + ARTIST
Capanna Prosciutti (IT) Traditional Parma ham producer
+ Alexandru Damian (RO)
HUNGRY ECOCITIES TEAM
Compostable altar: Offering to the Earth
SME + ARTIST
Le Terre di Zoè (IT) Organic Farm
+ Betiana Pavón (AR)
HUNGRY ECOCITIES TEAM
Harvesting Community
SME + ARTIST
Logiqs (NL) Mobile growing systems
+ Georg Kettele (AU)
HUNGRY ECOCITIES TEAM
In4Art / CRA -Carlo Ratti Associati / Brno University of Technology
Quiet Storm: Music for Insects
SME + ARTIST
Protiberia (ES) Insect farming
+ Samuel Van Ransbeeck (BE)
HUNGRY ECOCITIES TEAM
In4Art / Studio Other Spaces / Brno University of Technology
Phygital Seasoning
SME + ARTIST
Sensesbit (ES) Consumer analysis
+ Laila Snevele (NL)
HUNGRY ECOCITIES TEAM
Air & Sprouts: Growing the Invisible
SME + ARTIST
Sprout Dynamics (DK) Industrial sprouting
+ Haseeb Ahmed (BE)
HUNGRY ECOCITIES TEAM
In4Art / CRA -Carlo Ratti Associati / Brno University of Technology / KU Leuven
Straw Return
SME + ARTIST
Staramaky (GR) Biodegradable drinking straws
+ Isaac Montè (NL)
HUNGRY ECOCITIES TEAM
In4Art / CRA -Carlo Ratti Associati / Brno University of Technology / Mendel University in Brno
Updates & Articles
The HungryEcoCities project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement 101069990.