From village to city!
With the “from village to city” activity within the project Cities2030 the Municipality of Murska Sobota wants to restore the city’s soul and revive the
10 October 2022
From October 5 to 7, the Cité de l’agriculture participated in SEEING LIKE A CITY
From October 5 to 7, the Cité de l’agriculture participated in SEEING LIKE A CITY // SEEING THE CITY THROUGH, organized by the European Sociological
7 October 2022
Trade Fair 2022 – Quart de Poblet
The trade fair serves as a vital link between the community and the thriving local businesses of Quart de Poblet, fostering a sense of unity
3 October 2022
Pitch event – Taste Day
Vejle Municipality / Culinary Institute by Vejle Erhverv host TASTE DAY as part of a broader effort to promote understanding of taste and nutrition in
1 October 2022
CITIES2030 present at the World Ploughing Championships 2022
CITIES2030 partner South East Technological University (SETU) – Walton Institute, was present at the Irish National and World Ploughing Championships.This is Europe’s largest agricultural and outdoor event welcomed over 277,000 people across the three days.
30 September 2022
Living Labs’ action plans for 2 years to come
Partners of 10 Living Labs and 2 special missions participated in the 3 parallel Wrap-Up sessions on 29.8.2022. 90 minutes of knowledge exchange within 20 + participants.
30 September 2022
An all-female delegation for Cities2030 at TerraMadre in Turin
More than 12 cities and other supporting partner organizations across 4 #food2030familyprojects met on Turin for a productive knowledge sharing workshop in the “Feed the cities” dedicated area in TerraMadre.
27 September 2022
Experiment: Bokashi – Food waste bio composting
The Lahti Living Lab’s experiment at Cities2030 is “Bokashi – Food waste bio composting”. Its objective is to explore bio-composting food waste from the table to the fields to enhance inhabitants’ positive carbon handprint, self-sufficiency, and resilience.
The amount of food waste in Finland is staggering with a total of 360 million kilos of food being thrown away every year. Households’ proportion of the wasted food is 107 – 137 million kg (33%). In the urban setting, food waste is approximately 50 kg annually per person.
26 September 2022
Eat differently…
The Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences and the ttz Bremerhaven invite you to a varied program in the THP house of the university (Theodor-Heuss-Platz 1 in Bremerhaven) as part of the European Sustainability Week.
23 September 2022
Pitch Event: “Fjorden på Bordet” – Bringing the Inlet to the Table at the Innovation Festival and Cultural Night in Vejle
As part of the Innovation Festival held at Dandy Businesspark, where the Culinary Institute by Vejle Erhverv (P10) is located daily in the Food Innovation
22 September 2022
2nd LL Workshop “ISS MAL ANDERS”
On 22 September, the think tank “Fair and regional KITA and school catering” took place as part of the action days, moderated and accompanied by
22 September 2022
Action days “ISS MAL ANDERS”
The action days are all about regional and sustainable nutrition. Alternative sources of protein, such as insects and “meat from plants”, will be on the
20 September 2022
The Food2030 Family projects will finally meet in presence next week at Terra Madre in Turin
Representatives of the 5 “EU FOOD2030 Project Family (Cities2030, FoodSHIFT 2030, FoodE, Food Trails
and Fusilli) are going to meet in the framework of TerraMadre, the largest international event dedicated to good, clean, fair food and to food politics, a unique opportunity to reach people committed to generate impact on food systems.
16 September 2022
“Fjorden på Bordet” – Bringing the Inlet to the Table at the Innovation Festival and Cultural Night in Vejle
From 25 August to 2 September 2022, the Pitch Event Fjorden på Bordet was held as part of the Festival of Innovation held at Dandy
5 September 2022
Workshop with Seligmansschool: Exploring Sustainable Food
Vejle Municipality – Culinary Institute By Vejle Erhverv, has taken a proactive step towards fostering a sustainable food culture right from the grassroots. In a
5 September 2022
Pitch Event: Local Cooking
On August 29, 2022, Vejle Municipality (P10) /Culinary Institute by Vejle Erhverv, proudly hosted the “Local Cooking” competition. This culinary contest was specifically designed for
29 August 2022
Team Agrotopia from Inagro took part in the international conference for horticulture in Angers
The International Horticultural Congress (IHC) gathers every four years experts and stakeholders in the fields related to horticulture. This year the scientific program was structured in 25 symposia over 5 days complemented with workshops and site visits at the city of Angers. Team Agrotopia from Inagro took part in the international conference for horticulture in Angers (IHC2022), sharing our own experiences on professional urban farming and the potential of the living lab approach in food system transformation.
15 August 2022
It is over the Fair of Iași in Traditional, Organic, and Mountain Dishes (9-10th of July 2022, Parcul Expoziției of Iași)
We would like to give special thanks to the consumers who attended the fair in an impressive number, at least 7,000 persons. Their trust in local producers contributed to a very cordial atmosphere of the fair overall. At the same time, special thanks go to the participant producers for their seriousness and high quality of the products as these have contributed to the fair’s success.
11 July 2022
VG Lab Meeting of the CITIES 2030 project is underway
Bringing together representatives of institutions and organizations from various sectors to exchange thoughts on the state and needs related to food production and supply chains in the City and the region Zagreb County.
7 July 2022
The Fair of Iași in Traditional, Organic, and Mountain Dishes (9-10th of July 2022, Parcul Expoziției of Iași)
On the 9th and 10th of July, between 10 a.m and 9 p.m., the Fair of the Producers from the North-East Region of Romania will be held under the brand name Iași in Traditional, Organic, and Mountain Dishes. The fair is organized by Iași City Hall, Romanian Academy-Iași Branch, and Iași County Agricultural Directorate and held in the Main Alley of Parcul Expoziției ((aka Exhibition Park), in Iași City.
24 June 2022
Meeting with local producers in Food for Iasi Living Lab. June 10, 2022
We met with local producers in Iași County to identify the problems they face in the agri-food chain. The meeting was attended mainly by producers of animal products, but also vegetable growers. In the first part, the Cities2030 project and the innovative Food for Iasi Living Lab hub were presented. During the meeting, issues were identified, especially regarding: market access, access to financing, support of local authorities.
10 June 2022
VE-GO-RA and Inventivna rješenja Ltd at the 1st transnational meeting of the Cities2030 project and the Agri-Food event in Belgium
As part of the EU Horizon2020 project Cities2030, the Development Agency VE-GO-RA and INVENTIVNA RJESENJA d.o.o. participated in the first transnational meeting of 41 European partners and the Agri-Food event in Roeselare, Belgium. The partners discussed the future activities and current challenges of the project with regard to the complexity of the project activities and related goals, i.e. creating prerequisites for further development of the project.
10 June 2022
Day 3 in Roeselare for Cities2030 partners
Day 3 in Roeselare for #Cities2030 partners.
A jump into the future of #agrifood visiting the giant rooftop greenhouse of #Agrotopia, the largest public building in Europe for urban food production. In parallel, another group coordinated by Hogeschool VIVES partner in #cities2030 has been implementing a workshop on #foodprocessing and health to close in the best way a 3 day of full immersion in the urban food system.
3 June 2022
Agri-food smart specialization event: Working together towards future proof food systems
Day 2 in Roeselare for #Cities2030 partners. Today at the #internationalconference “Agri-food smart specialisation event: Working together towards future proof food systems” http://www.gatewaytoeurope.be/…/gateway-to-europe… jointly organised by our partners Inagro vzw and Hogeschool VIVES
2 June 2022
General Assembly for Cities2030 Project. 1st of June 2022
Today, partners of the project Cities2030 meet in Roeselare, Belgium, within the first in-presence General Assembly (GA), to discuss the main achievements of the project. The GA also provides excellent conditions to discuss the next steps forward, and finetune the many activities of the project developing in parallel
1 June 2022
Iași in Traditional, Organic, and Mountain Dishes
Today, the 30th of May 2022, within Food for Iași Living Lab, there was a working meeting organized by Iași County Directorate for Agriculture, Iași Cityhall, and the Romanian academy, Iași Branch. The primary result of the meeting was organizing the event known as Iași in Traditional, Organic, and Mountain Dishes in the Exhibition Park of Iași, during the 8 and 10th of July, 2022.
30 May 2022
Policies and strategies for the development of the food system in the city of Iași
Yesterday, on the 24th of May 2022, it was organized the workshop Policies and Strategies of Developing the Food System in Iași. The event was organized within the Food for Iași Living Lab hub by the Iași Cityhall and Romanian Academy, Iași Branch. The meeting focused on discussions with the representatives of the public institutions from Iași food system and also tried to identify some issues from the perspective of the public authority. The identified views will be on the agenda of future meetings with other actors and agents of the urban food system.
25 May 2022