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Five EU-Funded Projects Present Policy Recommendations for Sustaining Impact of Food System Living Labs Beyond Horizon 2020 Funding
November 2, 2023Brussels, 30 October – The Food2030 Project’s Family is thrilled to introduce its latest Policy Brief “Long-term Living Lab Support towards Food System Transformation”. This initiative was made possible with the assistance of the European Commission’s Horizon Result Booster Service....
Romainville Embraces the Flavorful Transition: Introducing the First Edition of “Romainville Comestible”
September 25, 2023The City of Romainville, along with all the regional actors dedicated to the transition towards more sustainable and resilient urban food systems, invites you to join the inaugural edition of “Romainville Comestible”, the festival of gastronomic transitions, taking place in...
Four diverse and impactful urban food initiatives crowned winners of the 2022 Edible Cities Network Awards
March 24, 2023Meet the grassroots organisations around the world that are driving positive social and environmental change in their cities Four prize winners have been announced for the Edible Cities Network Awards, a programme celebrating urban food initiatives around the world that...
The great beauty of Bologna’s urban gardens
February 23, 2023From 10 to 14 January 2023, another MyLocalFoodE festival took place in Bologna, Italy. For several days, many scientific and cultural events focused on sustainable food production systems, greenery, and urban gardens were organised in Bologna’s beautiful historical buildings and...
Where does our food come from?
February 9, 2023On 25 January 2023, this question has been answered during a MyLocalFoodE event in Lansingerland. Hosted by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the municipality of Lansingerland (the Netherlands), participating children (aged 6 to 12) learned about greenhouse horticulture. The...
FoodE goes to Tenerife for its General Assembly
December 6, 2022The latest General Assembly for FoodE was held on 27-28 October on the sunny island of Tenerife. On the first day, all partners came together to discuss the status of the project implementation, challenges faced along the way and solutions...
Minister of Justice attends diploma award ceremony at the prison beekeeping course
December 5, 2022On Friday, 18 November 2022, the Minister of Justice, Dr Dominika Švarc Pipan, together with the State Secretary, Dr Igor Šoltes, and her team visited the Ig Prison near the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana for the award ceremony of FoodE pilot...
FoodE at the New European Bauhaus Festival
June 29, 2022From 9 to 12 June, FoodE and its project partners participated in the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Festival and introduced European citizens into the world of local food initiatives and sustainable urban agriculture. During the Festival, FoodE directly engaged with...
Initiating sustainable urban agriculture practices across Germany
June 20, 2022MyLocalFoodE is the initiative of EU-Horizon2020 project FoodE to promote the dissemination of sustainable urban agriculture practices across the European continent. The objective is to raise awareness for local, sustainable and resilient citizen-led food system initiatives. To bring people closer...
MyLocalFoodE event in Tenerife – sustainable tuna production and consumption
May 16, 2022MyLocalFoodE is the initiative of FoodE to promote the dissemination of sustainable urban agriculture practices across the European continent. In the context of MyLocalFoodE initiative, from 23 to 26 May 2022, the Institute of Social Research and Tourism (ISTUR) at...
Urban beekeeping in Slovenia: moving forward, despite the pandemic
March 29, 20222021 was, despite the pandemic, a good year for the Urban Beekeepers' Association of Slovenia. The Association has been contributing to the development and promotion of urban beekeeping for more than eight years. In doing so, the association aims to contribute to the quality of life in the city and the development of the urban environment.
The international student challenge: Urban Farm 2022
March 23, 2022On 17 February 2022, FoodE moderated the grand finale of the international student challenge Urban Farm 2022. The yearly competition aims to find the most sustainable environmental strategy by integrating a wide range of disciplines: from agriculture to economics, engineering,...
Community supported beekeeping in Oslo
February 7, 2022In the early 2000s, beekeepers all around the world noticed a huge increase in the loss of honeybee colonies, with approximately 25-30% of them dying each year. The disappearance of honeybees entails more than just a lack of honey. They...
Urban Agriculture for Circular Cities: Are we ready to support commercial urban farming?
January 3, 2022The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Food and the Agriculture Organization (FAO) have been working on a technical cooperation package to support the agribusiness sector during the COVID-19 crisis, including a work area on Urban and Peri-Urban...
Molecular candies for a plastic free future
December 17, 2021On 18 December 2021, the FoodE partner the Urban Beekeepers Association of Slovenia (Društvo Urbani čebelar), in cooperation with the Rog Centre and platform ‘’Scientists Against Plastics’’, will organise a workshop for children about molecular candies. In line with the...
Artisanal fishing: a sustainable alternative for people and earth
December 13, 2021On 6 and 7 November, the Institute of Social Research and Tourism of the University of Laguna, part of theMacarofood project, organised seminars about small-scale fisheries and local markets in Tenerife, Spain. The seminar touched upon the valorisation of marine products in...
Research shows that urban sustainable strategies help cities to become healthier, greener and more equal
December 13, 2021Researcher Susana Toboso-Chavero from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB), in collaboration with the research group Sostenpira defended her thesis on “Integrating the food, energy and water nexus on urban rooftops”. The study is focused on sustainable urban...
Saturdays at Cité Maraîchère in Romainville
November 16, 2021Are you passionate about sustainable food, gardening, healthy eating or zero-waste lifestyle? If yes, we are happy to invite you to the “Les samedis à la Cité Maraîchère” (Saturdays at Cité Maraîchère) every Saturday until Christmas. Saturdays at Cité Maraîchère...
UrbanFarm2022 – Harnessing Creativity for Change
November 16, 2021For thousands of years humans have built cities in which they would work and live – integrated in a local community and protected against the unpredictabilities of the outside world. Each day, the urban environment surrounding us, enables and influences...
100% for humans, by humans, in collaboration with nature
September 10, 2021A project has been launched in France to tackle the inequality of opportunity caused by the economic and health crisis. The so-called Les 100 lieux nourriciers, or the hundred nutritious places, is a project commissioned by the French Association for Professional...
Fruits and veggies in the Romanian spotlight
July 5, 2021Fruits and vegetables represent a vital role in human nutrition and health, food security and environmental protection. In the context of MyLocalFoodE, Mai bine Association organised two events in the Romanian city of Iași to emphasise the importance of these products. On...
Barcelona assesses opportunities and barriers of green roofs in cities
July 5, 2021Green roofs do not only beautify urban environments, they also make cities healthier and sustainable. However, they do not come without obstacles. Through a case study in Barcelona, researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) analysed the barriers...
