Annual Partner Meeting – Year 2

Introduction From 9 to 11 November 2022, the Food Trails family met in the beautiful city of Thessaloniki for the Food Trails Annual Partner Meeting – Year 2, to review the project’s progress and discuss and reflect on the next steps. An incredible group of 56 people, representing the entire consortium, meet to exchange and […]

Behind the scenes of the Call for Solutions – Sustainable Food Systems

Food Trails, the four-year European project launched in October 2020, aims to develop sustainable, healthy and inclusive food policies in 11 European cities: Bergamo, Birmingham, Bordeaux Metropole, Copenhagen, Funchal, Grenoble-Alpes Metropole, Groningen, Milan, Thessaloniki, Tirana and Warsaw.  As part of the project – led by the Municipality of Milan in collaboration with a consortium of 19 […]

Eu Food Cities at TerraMadre2022: what we learnt

On September 22-23, 2022, the Food Trails project participated in Terra Madre Salone del Gusto in Turin to showcase the vision of European cities on how to regenerate our Planet through food. Regeneration was indeed the theme of the 14th edition of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto: the largest international event dedicated to good, clean, […]

Impact investing for urban food policy actors and stakeholders

What do municipalities and food system actors need to know to maximize opportunities for impact investments, and to make the most of those investments?    On December 1st 2022, the Food Trails Impact Investors Lab hosted a webinar on “Impact investing for urban food policy actors and stakeholders.” Chaired by Joe Robertson, Senior Advisor on Sustainable […]

Food Trails at the MUFPP 8th Global Forum

Reporting back from the EAT and Food Trails panel at the 8th MUFPP Global Forum, on ‘Sustainable, healthy and just food procurement for people and planet’, featuring three Food trails partner cities – Milan, Copenhagen and Birmingham.  Since 2015, the city of Milan has been a leader in convening cities to support sustainable urban food […]

Call for Solutions – Sustainable Food Systems

Applications are open for the ‘Call for Solution – Sustainable food systems’ aimed at start-ups and SMEs to co-design innovative solutions to improve the sustainability of food systems in 11 European cities. Apply now The Municipality of Milan, lead partner of the European project Food Trails, and the Italian innovation hub Cariplo Factory, launched the […]

A taste of Tirana

One reason you might want to visit Tirana, Albania’s capital, could be that it is among the sunniest cities in Europe, with 2,544 hours of sun per year. Visitors also choose it as a destination attracted by its colourful Ottoman-, Fascist- and Soviet-era architecture. In addition to pleasant weather conditions and pastel buildings, the city […]

Recipes from Copenhagen and Milan for a tasty food revolution: cooking a Planetary Health Diet

Two chefs from two participating Food Trails cities cooked and presented dishes in line with the Planetary Health Diet recommendations at the 2022 Terra Madre Salone del Gusto.   Chef Tine Kardos from Copenhagen’s Meyers Madhus cooked Danish peas in lightly smoked broth with seasonal greens & herbs.   Chef Laura Santosuosso from Milan prepared a Purslane salad […]

Crosscutting Managers

“Crosscutting Managers” play a key role in Food Trails. Find out who they are and what they do! One of the key roles in the governance structure of the Food Trails project is held by “Crosscutting Managers” (CCM), to ensure a systemic and innovative approach to implementing a healthier, sustainable and more inclusive food system […]