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Margus Vain, a board member for the Estonian Village Association Kodukant explains how sharp declines in farmer numbers have required people to find alternative activities in order to survive economically in the countryside. He said young people were finding alternatives to farming, a process helped in the past by EU funds allocated under the current round of CAP spending. He said money was necessary in the next CAP round to support the work of largely volunteer-run rural networks.(Interviewee: Margus Vain, Interviewer: Marina Guedon, Camera operator: Simone Matouch)

Margus Vain, a board member for the Estonian Village Association Kodukant explains how the movement organises its members to make rural voices heard by national decision makers. He explains how the arrangement helps build better policies for those in rural areas, helping them live sustainable lives, to build networks and to look after the countryside.(Interviewee: Margus Vain ; Interviewer: Simone Matouch ; Camera operator: Anne Berthet)

Anne Berthet, an agronomist and householder in southern France near Aix-en-Provence explains why she joined a box scheme back in 2007 to get her weekly supply of organic vegetables. Anne wanted to know where her family’s food was coming from, to reassure herself about the quality of food and to join a group of like-minded people aiming to support local farmers. She explains how consumers elsewhere might benefit from similar schemes, by joining existing ones or setting them up. She calls on national and European decision makers to heed the huge potential to feed people with locally grown, high quality produce.(Interviewee: Anne Berthet ; Interviewer: Patrick Chalmers ; Camera operator: Marina Guedon)

Anneli Kana explains how an Estonian village association has helped to re-animate life in the village of Metsanurme south of the capital Tallinn. By marrying traditional decision-making structures with those of national and municipal authorities, Metsanurme maintains resilient rural village life. As part of the Kodukant association of village associations, Metsanurme is an vibrant example of rural possibilities for people and policy makers all over the European Union.(Interviewee: Anneli Kana ; Interviewer: Anne Berthet ; Camera operator: Simone Matouch)

Anne Berthet explique sa décision d’adhérer en 2007 à une AMAP située dans une petite ville près d’Aix-en-Provence dans le sud de la France. Anne s’est impliquée dans ce réseau afin d’approvisionner sa famille en légumes biologiques chaque semaine avec un panier de produits venant d’agriculteurs locaux. Elle encourage d’autres personnes à initier cette démarche et demande aux décideurs nationaux et européens de prendre en compte cette solution locale et soutenable dans leurs décisions politiques.(Sujet d’entretien: Anne Berthet ; Entretien fait par: Patrick Chalmers ; Opératrice de camera: Marina Guedon)