In addition to the effort to achieve the area goals, we believe it is essential to involve the social and economic domain in addition to the ecological system (area goals), in order to achieve a necessary transition of the food system. Our approach is based on the three pillars of nature-driven, socially connected and economically supported. This requires involving the entire food system; To achieve the area goals, we look for solutions where farmer, citizen and system meet again and work together. During the design phase, we investigate how Fieldlab Ruimte De Kleine Aarde can concretely contribute to the farmers' perspective plan.
By focusing on the soil, farmer and citizen, we at Herenboeren have experienced that we can realize real improvements to the ecosystem. Based on these experiences, we follow the approach below.

1. The Farmer's Journey: Producing Vital Food Kitchen table discussions with 10 local farmers, 1-2 workshops with a group of farmers. Defining opportunities for mutual cooperation, establishing frameworks and preconditions for the farmer. 2. Citizen's Journey: Consume vital food Conversations with (groups of) citizens, define opportunities and common needs, arrive at frameworks and preconditions for the citizen. Draw up a joint citizen manifesto. 3. Journey of the system: facilitating vital food accessible to everyone Involve stakeholders and research and develop conscious contracting as a method. A multi-day multi-stakeholder conference approach, which leads to strategies in which farmer, citizen and system work together to achieve the area goals. And also to a group of stakeholders who are intrinsically motivated to contribute to the development and realization of our Field Lab.