Edi Hidayat
Biography
Edi Hidayat is a beekeeper, history educator, and the founder of ROEM Institute, a collective of mountain youths who gather, share, and care for wild and honey bees as well as natural honey. The ROEM Institute focuses on the discourse about food security and emphasizes how important hunting and gathering is for sustaining local environments. Edi Hidayat believes that successful hunting and gathering requires strong connections not only among humans but also between different species.