Feeding the future: Mouans-Sartoux hosts EU City Lab on sustainable food systems
Supported by the city of Mouans-Sartoux, member of the Urban Agenda for the EU Partnership on food, this event is part of a wider European effort to transform food systems in urban areas.
By focusing on changing habits for a healthy and sustainable food system, the EU City Lab aligns with the objectives of the Urban Agenda for the EU Partnership on Food, which aims to ensure sustainable food production and consumption patterns in European cities. Furthermore, the EU City Lab is an opportunity to highlight and disseminate innovative experiments and good practices from Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) and URBACT.
UIA projects are at the forefront of implementing novel solutions to urban challenges, including the sustainability of food systems. Lille, Milan, Maribor, Heraklion, Pozzuoli and Ljubljana have been experimenting bold solutions while addressing complex urban challenges such as poverty, waste production, economic development and food sovereignty.
The success story of Mouans-Sartoux's school canteen and the transfer of its practices to other EU cities through the URBACT BioCanteens and BioCanteens#2 networks will also be presented during the event, demonstrating the potential of urban experiments in creating more sustainable and resilient food systems.
Join us at the EU City Lab, which will serve as a central platform for learning, exchange and inspiration on sustainable local food systems as a critical component of urban policy and practice in the EU.
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The next labs will be organised in the course of 2024:
- Public Procurement for More Local, Seasonal and Sustainable Food – Liège, Belgium, 29 and 30 May 2024
- Sustainable Land Use for Agri-food (place and date to be unveiled soon).