AVAASAJA 2023
AVAASAJA, the Valencian Association of Young Farmers, based in Polinyà del Xúquer, plays an essential role as one of our key stakeholders in the CITIES 2030 project. Their collaboration is essential to share synergies and promote the application of biotechnology with the aim of enriching the mineral and nutritional quality of food grown in the […]
2nd Policy Lab /present at Thieles Garden (special location)
Goal: Sharpen the vision of fair/regional community catering in Bremerhaven and the surrounding area – Develop goals in line with the vision and, if necessary, collect measures – Collect initial ideas for a network for sustainable, fair and regional community catering in Bremerhaven and the surrounding area. Idea: “Festival of Sustainable Living”
Urban farm ‘Wij telen groente’ experiments with nature grazingcircular pigs
Farmer Erik (and founder of urban farm Wij telen groente) has a harvest garden, with an area of 2.3hectares. It’s been in use since 2013. “This has traditionally been agricultural land. When I startedusing this piece of land, I wanted to cultivate the land in the way that I, together with volunteers, donow. That is […]
Pitch Event: “Vejle Championships In Hotdog¨
As part of the Vejle Food Festival, Vejle Municipality / Culinary Institute by Vejle Erhverv (P10) proudly hosted the Vejle Hotdog Championships, a spirited competition that brought together students from schools across Denmark. This unique culinary challenge encouraged students to channel their creativity and innovation to reimagine the quintessentially Danish hot dog, all while considering […]
Successful second edition of ‘Clear as glass, an inspiration and networking evening forgreenhouse growers’
The second edition of ‘Clear as glass’ took place on Thursday evening, 8 June 2023. This edition focused on the topic of water in greenhouse horticulture. Educational presentations were delivered to a diverse audience of growers, researchers, suppliers, buyers and other interested people. The evening concluded with a social networking session. Following a wet spring, […]
6-course menu / online Lectures
he CITIES2030 project team has organised six 15-minute keynote speeches on various policy areas of an integrated food policy. presentations around lunchtime, the CITIES2030 project team provided valuable information and food for thought and discussion. We aimed to inspire representatives from politics and administration to develop an integrated food policy and to shape fair food […]
Workshop app Blockchain 2023
On 30 May 2023, Quart és Europa marked a milestone by holding a fundamental workshop. This event was intended to test a mobile app designed to track and verify the traceability of food products, with a specific focus on identifying their origin. Implementation is an integral part of the European CITIES2030 project, an ambitious programme […]
Vidzeme Lab: Latvia is get to know Finland’s experience in school and education catering
From May 22 to 24, the CITIES2030 project partners in Vidzeme (Latvia), the Vidzeme Planning Region (VPR), and the Latvian Rural Forum (LLF), implemented one of the Vidzeme Lab’s planned initiatives. It was an experience exchange visit to Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia of Finland.
Workshop “Potato cultivation in a bucket or tower”
n the potato workshop, participants learnt how to successfully grow potatoes in pots or vertically on the balcony. This included the different planting methods, suitable soil, irrigation techniques and care measures.In terms of nutritional content, participants learnt more about the different potato varieties and their respective nutritional profiles. An interactive chat group was formed in […]
48H of urban agriculture 2023 : the major public event around CRFS in Marseille
Once again this year, the people of Marseille were able to discover another edition of the 48h de l’agriculture urbaine (48 hours of urban agriculture). On the program: discovery of shared gardens, parks and urban farms that embody the values of agriculture in the city, at workshops and conferences that over 1,500 of you discovered […]