For the Co-design and Public Policy module at NABA we were introduced to multiple initiatives and organisation based in Milan that worked on social issues. We were then given the opportunity to prepare a “co-design kit” that would address one of these social issues.

For this project I worked with Prasanna Malunjkar, and together we chose to further investigate C40’s mission to help save the planet. Their work covers many aspects of sustainability so we chose to narrow down our focus point to food. We chose to design a kit that would encourage people to adopt more sustainable eating habits.

The activity we proposed was a food tour around Milan, as the city is one of many others that have pledged to make efforts to improve sustainable food practices.

For the Full Circle Food Tour we created a total of four outcomes, two for the organisers and two for the participants. The organisers would receive a guidebook on how to plan the tour, with criteria for what they should be looking for when choosing sponsors and locations for the various activities. The guideline would be available online, the second outcome, making it accessible for anyone who wishes to run the tour.

The participants would also receive a booklet but instead inside there would be instructions and worksheets to complete that correspond to the activities they participate in.

A total of four activities were designed, they were as follows:

1. Guide to local cafes and restaurants that have sustainable practices

2. Sustainable cooking class

3. Visit to a local market

4. Visit to urban garden

When the listed activities are completed, the participants then apply what they have learnt in a brainstorming exercise in which they apply what they learnt in order to come up with new ideas related to food sustainability.

The participants would also have access to a website informing them about the tour and allowing them to sign up to participate.