National Bitter Melon Council

The National Bitter Melon Council (NBMC) is an organization run by an artist collective that is devoted to the cultivation of a vibrant, diverse community through the promotion and distribution of Bitter Melon. Supporting the use of Bitter Melon for its myriad health benefits and culinary possibilities, the NBMC celebrates this underappreciated fruit through creative and stimulating food-focused projects instigating situations that, through bitterness, create an alternative basis for community. As an artist collective and social experiment, NBMC uses the form and concept of performance art as a research method and model for community development. The members are Hiroko Kikuchi, Jeremy Liu, and Andi Sutton, with the collaboration of Misa Saburi from 2008 to 2011.

Participation

2007