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Contents
I. Foreword 4
II. Acknowledgements 6
III. Rural Europe - a journey through time 7
1. Meet the writing team in Mazerige

Istria - Slovenia
8
2. Crisis and the social solidarity economy

Karditsa - Greece
16
3. Finding a ‘sense of place’

Isle of Eigg - Scotland
28
4. Learning to listen

Pembrokeshire - Wales and Podlaskie - Poland
42
5. In Loco - here in this place

Algarve - Portugal
56
6. Herbs, health and politics

Transylvania - Romania
68
7. Local Food Matters!

Bitola - North Macedonia
80
8. Tasting independence

Beaufortain - France
92
9. Surviving below sea level

Hallig Süderoog and Pellworm island - Germany 102
Epilogue 158
10. The art of being different

Lesachtal - Austria
114
APPENDICES
11. Seeding and sharing: Forum Synergies

and PREPARE
124
The Netherlands and Latvia
136
Sicily - Italy
Acronyms 164
Index 165
13. Civil society against a hidden superpower

160
Glossary 163
12. The energy of youth

Links and notes
148
Photos’ credits
166