International Forum on Innovating Alternative Markets towards Food Security and 

Food Sovereignty

Bangkok, 21 May 2013

Dear all resource persons, participants and sponsors,

The International Forum on Innovating Alternative Markets was held, by now, more than a week ago in Bangkok, 7-12 May 2013. We still would like to thank you all sincerely for your determination to travel from far or break away from work nearby and join the process of exchanging experiences on “the alternative food movement” in Asia, and exploring collaboration towards the future...

Five days’ International Forum focusing on discussion of  “THE GROWING IMPACT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) AND PARTICIPATORY GUARANTEE SYSTEMS (PGS) ON THE EMERGENCE OF A NEW ECONOMY”. 

The forum is jointly organized by Towards Organic Asia (TOA), the Green Market Network, Suan Nguen Mee Ma social enterprise, Organic Agriculture Innovation Network and School for Wellbeing Studies & Research with: URGENCI, the global network of CSA initiatives and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), together with partner organizations, including the Asia Today initiative of Maejo University, the oldest agricultural institution in Thailand. In association with the 6^th annual Green Fair “community organic”, organized by Suan Nguen Mee Ma social enterprise; and the Organic and Natural Expo 2013 + Organic Symposium of the Ministry of Commerce, Thailand.

The First Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Lecture on Sustainable Development (2012)

Organizer: Indian Studies Center of Chulalongkorn University
Date: Friday 14th December 2012 (08.30 a.m. – 16.00 p.m.)
Venue: 9th Fl, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Building, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University

Towards Organic Asia is approaching its third year in 2013. We would like to invite you to Towards Organic Asia Annual Partners Meeting 2012 on 13 – 17 December in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This year the Programme for TOA Partners Meeting will consist of...

We are the Mekong Youth Alliance for Organic Agriculture and Agro-ecology. We write this manifesto in support of happiness in a system of agriculture, which includes healthy and abundant nature, healthy communities and a thriving economy.

Occupy Your Life follows the general principles of the Occupy Wall Street movement but focuses on the regaining of livelihoods of young farmers. Taking back responsibility and reclaiming our role in food production, instead of outsourcing to supermarkets grow our own food and get close to our food source. We should reclaim our health and consume healthy food rather than relying on hospitals and medicine.

On 12^th – 15^th OCT 2012, thirty-six young farmers and activists from 10 countries gathered together at Tha Tang Organic Farm, Sekong Province in Laos and raised their voices on occupied lives. During the 4-days workshop, young farmers, many of them first time out of their countries, had a chance to exchange their visions and worked together with other like-minded fellow...

School for Wellbeing Studies and Research is honored to have Helena Norberg-Hodge, the producer and director of the film ‘the Economics of Happiness’ for the Bangkok special screening on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 between 1:00-4:00 pm. at the 14 October 73 Memorial Conference Room, 14 October 73 Memorial Foundation, Rajadamnern Road, BKK.