"This book explores the impact of artistic experiments in inspiring people to turn away from current food consumerism and take an active role in preserving, sustaining and protecting the environment. The authors measure the impact of experiments on local food consumption and production, focusing on education and youth, both in the surrounding community and culture at large. The book explores the reflections and motivations of case study practitioners in urban and rural areas and, through interviews, it engages with artists pioneering a new trend to create hubs of activity away from traditional art spaces in cities to follow a non-hierarchal practice that is de-centralized and communally based. This book will be of great interest to academic readers concerned with issues related to environmental aesthetics, eco-design, eco-criticism, culture, heritage, memory, identity, and those interested in the current debates on the place of aesthetics and culture in sustainability." (source éditeur)