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Futuro Mediterraneo: a project from Pollica to unite youth, culture, skills, and the Mediterranean Diet

The Paideia Campus in Pollica greeted 2022 by presenting an important project that will guide this 2023: Futuro Mediterraneo.  From the heart of Cilento, 200 students from various Cilento institutions gathered in Agropoli to begin outlining a multidisciplinary strategy to support 360-degree regenerative models of production, consumption, and living, starting with the crucial role of […]

First ever Food Congress held in Iceland

On November 22, 2022, Iceland’s first-ever Food Congress (Matvælaþing in Icelandic) was held in Harpa Conference Hall in Reykjavík. It was hosted by the newly formed Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and intended to bring together various stakeholders and professions working in food production, processing, and distribution as well as food-related innovation, entrepreneurship, research, […]

Let’s transform the food system TOGETHER – Become part of the solution – Food is not waste

There are a number of reasons to donate leftover food that is still safe to eat. One of the most important reasons is to help people who are in need, but you should definitely add economic savings and a positive ecological aspect, since large amounts of surplus food that end up as waste have a negative impact on the environment.

Paideia Campus Living Lab: empowering women in agriculture for prosperity building

Ci.r.c.e.: Cilento Resilient Conscious Empowerment – On the 8th of December, the Paideia Campus Living Lab welcomed a precious moment of conviviality to share stories of agricultural regeneration and innovation starting from the voices of the local female protagonists of the Mediterranean Community. With us during the snack moment in mid-afternoon, there were the Cilento’s […]

[Conference] Donating food – practice and obstacles – Agency VE-GO-RA

In order to increase the public’s awareness of the importance of this issue, and following the opening of the first social self-service in our city, we are organizing a conference where we gathered competent institutions and associations active in this area.

Velika Gorica LAB – Conference “I know what I eat – The perspective of domestic food production”

The start of November for Croatian partners in the CITIES2030 project was reserved for the conference “I know what I eat – The perspective of domestic food production”. The conference was organized by Croatian member of the European Parliament Ladislav Ilčić through two-panel discussions.

Vidzeme Living Lab: Food Innovation Hackathon will look for innovative solutions to challenges around sustainable food system

From 25 to 26 November, the Vidzeme Planning Region is organizing the Vidzeme Food Innovation Hackathon, which will last for 24 hours. It will take place in Valmiera, Latvia.

Scientific Synergies with the Symposium of Agricultural Economics and Rural Anthropology

Food for Iași Living Lab also has an essential research component. The results of research undertaken in Iași county and published as the first scientific paper written in the Cities2030 project by Food for Iasi Living Lab were presented within the Symposium of Agricultural Economics and Rural Anthropology.

Lahti Living Lab’s testbed for IoT-equipped food waste composter

Lahti Living Lab tests and assesses pioneering IoT-equipped food waste composter in a multi-actor environment.

The Wifi-connection and sensor package enables localization and remote monitoring of bio composter.

The question is how (1) municipality waste management authorities and operators and (2) real estate maintenance actors could exploit the solution.

Systems Thinking Synergies. Systemic approaches for identifying and analyzing issues of urban food systems in the Cities2030 project

Systems Thinking methodology, employed for interacting with stakeholders and developed within the Cities2030 project, was presented at the Symposium of Agricultural Economics and Rural Anthropology, organized in Iași city (Romania), on the 18th of November, 2022.