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Food habits

· organic canteens ·

Mouans-sartoux

FRANCE

10 331 inhab.

What's up?

Thanks to a strong a long-term political will, Mouans-Sartoux has managed to reach 100% organic food supply in its canteens.

+mead's website

Cost of one meal

50% VEG

MAINLY LOCAL

100% ORGANIC

Transfer

impact

local

Mouans-Sartoux led the BioCanteens transfer network twice

The municipal farm produces of the canteens' vegetables

85%

Assessed by the Sustainable Catering Observatory

+info

+News

Contact - Gilles Pérole Elected representative of Mouans-Sartoux gilles.perole@mouans-sartoux.net

Food habits

· sustainable food centre ·

CAEN

FRANCE

108 200 inhab.

What's up?

The Sustainable Food Centre collective is an urban farm that fosters dialogue between producers and consumers.

+Caen's Sustainable food centre article

Transfer

From 2018 to 2021, Caen learned from the experience of Rome within the transfer network Ru:rban

impact

1,400 m²

300

of impervious and polluted soil

The problem

members sharing meals, discussing with farmers, welcoming schoolchildren, manufacturing compost...

Above-ground vegetable boxes

The solution

+info

Contact -

Food habits

· diet for a green planet ·

SÖDertâlje

SWEDEN

84 172 inhab.

What's up?

Transfer

Södertälje uses its purchasing power to promote a sustainable and healthy diet. It applies to schools, civil servants, retirement homes, etc.

Among other transfering initiatives, Södertälje led the Diet for a Green Planet transfer network twice

+City's website

impact

Meat

Budget

Food Waste

24,000 meals delivered to 17,000 beneficiaries avery day! 89 kitchens and 200 civil servants involved

Seasonal

Money saving

60%

Organic fooc

+info

Contact - Sara Jervfors Head of projectsara.jervfors@sodertalje.se‎

Food habits

· urban gardens ·

Thessaloniki

GREECE

319 045 inhab.

What's up?

Capitalising on preexisting grassroots initiatives, Thessaloniki has developed several urban gardens, which are managed by the inhabitants.

+City's website

50% VEG

MAINLY LOCAL

The city sometimes provides

Land

provision ensured by the municipality

Water

gardeners(mostly citizens)

300

urban gardens

The role of the municipality

among which
the city manages

Transfer

impact

From 2018 to 2021, Thessaloniki learned from the experience of Rome within the transfer network Ru:rban

Before, my neighborhood was ugly

The community gardens improve the community pride

+info

Contact - Eleftheria Gavriilidou Co-founder of KIPOS3 KEDITH affiliate for Ru:rban

Food habits

· community gardens ·

KRAKOW

POLAND

761 873 inhab.

What's up?

More than 30 community gardens have been created by citizens in Krakow. The municipality provides a substantial support to these initiatives.

+City's website

Krokow helps you to start your community garden!

Transfer

From 2018 to 2021, Krakow learned from the experience of Rome within the transfer network Ru:rban

Contact -

Food habits

· sustainable catering ·

Liège

BELGIUM

195 278 inhab.

Organic, Local & Seasonal

Fair & Socially inclusive

Waste saving

Healthy

Tasty

What's up?

Radical food changes in Liège! Deep work on the catering process made it possible to introduce organic food and to reduce food waste.

+Liège's website

impact

Organic Food Goal: 100% by 2025

March 2024

90-95%

4,000 meals per day (out of 20,000 kids at school)

+info

Transfer

Liège is part of the 2d wave of Biocanteens led by Mouans-Sartoux

Contact - Davide Arcadipane davide.arcadipane@liege.be

Food habits

· Chaud Bouillon! ·

Lille

FRANCE

236 710 inhab.

It is a spot for social inclusion and sustainable food. Its asset? It gathers activities in 4 different structures at the same place.

What's up?

+chaud bouillon's website

Urban Farm

Community kitchen

Tens of thousands of people enjoying Chaud Bouillon every year!

Professional kitchen

Food Court

impact

60

associations share the community kitchen

+News

Transfer

Network

+info

Food Court inaugurated in March 2024!

Chaud Bouillon got €5mln from the Urban Innovative Actions european program.

Contact - Perrine Dubois pdubois@mairie-lille.fr

Food habits

· Food Policy Innovation ·

Cork

Ireland

124 000+ inhab.

What's up?

For over a decade, the Cork Food Policy Council (CFPC), an interagency council, has aimed to bring food to the agenda. The CFPC works on several projects through support, knowledge-sharing, funding, and advocacy.

+CFPC website

5 Core Values:

Health and wellbeing for all

A thriving local economy

Resilient, food-friendly communities

Lifelong learning & skills

A reduced environmental footprint

impact

Vision

Partnerships

11

Citizens report how they have been influenced by projects not only through the direct impact of food but also the social impact that these projects have through fostering social cohesion and a sense of community.

The CFPC works with other organizations to pursue their common goals

"We advocate for innovative community food initiativesthat seek improvements to the food system improving equitable access to quality food"

Contact - Denise Cahill Healthy Cities Coordinator for CorkDenise.Cahill@hse.ie

Food habits

Localized food policy

Roeselare

Belgium

47 000+ inhab.

What's up?

Roeselare has developed a holistic policy framework through which projects and initiatives are funded and supported. The city has policies and infrstrcuture in place to support sustainable and healthy food for all.

+City of roeselare website

3 Pillars of the Valley of Food:

The good life

The industrial life

The healthy Life

future

impact

Vision

77 %

There are opportunities to expand the scale of the existing projects but also to use the available space (like the Circular Hub) for new food-related projects.

of schoolchildren are being reached by the "Superfood for Young Heroes" program

the “Circular Hub” now offers a place for social cohesion around food and its services are being used by citizens.

Contact - Bo Vanbesien Expert on European subsidies and external relationsbo.vanbesien@roeselare.be

Food habits

· School Canteens Milano ·

Milan

Italy

1.3 Million inhab.

What's up?

Since 10 years, the city of Milan has brought forward an ambitious agenda on food-related issues, including large-scale change in school canteens.

+Milano's website on food policy

-25% food-related GHG emissions by 2030

Voluntary initatives to reduce and donate food waste

85,000 meals/day 17 million/ year

658 kindergardens and school canteens

Engagement

local

Assessed within the Cool Food Pledge

Organic

Concrete Results

Transfer

Milan is leading the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, an international agreement of 280 cities committed to tackle food-related issues.

+info

Contact - Elisa Porreca Food Policy Officer elisa.porreca@comune.milano.it

Public Procurement

Ökokauf

Vienna

Austria

2 Million inhab.

What's up?

The city of Vienna procures about 100 000 meals per day and have focused on sustainability and social criteria in their products since 1998. Over 30% of prodcust are organic.

Vienna's website on Sustainable Public procurement

Serving vulnerable groups such as children and elderly

Working Groups

Vienna's main elements in procurement

Increasing plant based meals

Pilot Projects

Transfer

Historically, including practitioners in its decision making which helped it to be taken more seriously by other organizations, dividing up working groups to have specific knowledge and stakeholders, and many more that could be applied in many other cities.

Contact - Adelheid Sagmeister Coordinator ÖkoKauf adelheid.sagmeister@wien.gv.at

Public Procurement

Provincial Council

Barcelona

Spain

1.6 Million inhab.

What's up?

The Provincial Council of Barcelona manages different food-related procurement contracts for short-stay elderly homes and places for people with disabilities. they have reserved contracts for social enterprises or insertion work centers, and have broadly introduced environmental criteria in their tenders.

+Provincial Council of Barcelona's website

2 contracts reserved for special work centers for social initiatives and insertion companies with environmentally friendly means of transportation

All procurement tenders include a criteria on environmental-friendly means of transportation

Procurement assistance for the municipalities of the province of Barcelona

Transfer

The Provincial Council is dedicated to the implementation of the sustainable development goals throughout the province, aand have procurement practices trhat remains within an economically efficient framework.

+info

Contact - Conxita Francisco Brumos franciscobc@diba.cat