FEBRUARY 2019 SEEDWORLD.COM / 49 Nutrition and food aid not only in a healthy lifestyle and speedy recovery from an injury or any procedure that needs to be done, but food is also an experience — one to be enjoyed with family and friends and good conversation and music. This is where “SmaakPark,” translated to taste park, and Food Inspiration come into the picture. SmaakPark is like a theme park for food lovers, explains an enthusiastic Christian Weij who got his start as a food designer with Puur-e but was sent searching for answers to the commonly asked question: “How is this produced?” Weij is in the process of transforming an old sports hall built more than 100 years ago for officers to hone their sword fighting skills into a fulltime culinary experience. When complete, SmaakPark will include a fermentation lab, a food studio, restaurant and bed and breakfast. During the past three years, the city of Ede, architects, landscape architects and an estate agent have put together an extensive plan for this location; some changes are still being made to create more of the theme park ideas. Food Inspiration is a digital magazine dedicated to the food and hospitality industry. Their team also organizes events like Food Unplugged and Food Inspiration Days. “We put the spotlight on the farmers, produc- ers, entrepreneurs and chefs that bring something unique to the table,” says Hans Steenbergen, Food Inspiration editor. The partnerships don’t stop there, they criss- cross and connect from one organization to another, from university to farm and from farm to SmaakPark and from SmaakPark to chefs and from chefs to nutritionists and nutritionists to healthcare. The city of Ede has put the wheels in motion for a mini-sized circular food and agricultural economy with international impact. Chris Weij offers up a platter to delight the taste buds. SmaakPark is set to be a culinary adventure.