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Starting on 26 March and running until June, on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 13:30 CET, we invite you to grab...
28 cities join the Food Trails Cascade learning programme Following its Call for Cascade Cities, the Food Trails project has...
From 15th to 17th November 2023, the Food Trails consortium gathered in the stunning city of Funchal, located on the...
In 2022, a shocking 8% of the European Union’s population could not afford a meal containing meat, fish, or a...
The Food2030 Project’s Family is thrilled to introduce its latest Policy Brief entitled “Long-term Living Lab Support towards Food System...
The Food Trails project has opened a new call to identify and select +20 local authorities interested in joining the project's knowledge-sharing activities and learning from the 11 Food Trails partner cities' experiences.
A look back at the Brussels Urban Summit session on urban food policies
On 9 May, 2023, the most innovative European food-tech startups and SMEs gathered in Milan to participate in the Food...
Public procurement is a powerful tool that cities can wield to create change. Copenhagen leads the way in public food procurement unlocking and sharing its potential.
The Food Trails cities of Copenhagen, Milan and Bordeaux Metropole took part in the second annual Edible Cities Network Conference,...
Roadmap for Scaling Impact Investment in Urban Food Systems After over a year of hosting the project’s Investors Living Lab,...
On 15 March 2023, the Food Trails project hosted an internal knowledge exchange session with the World Bank’s Urban Food...
On March 23, 2023, the Food Trails Investors Living Lab hosted its final online gathering: the Lab’s Capstone Webinar.  About...
From urban legends to the refugee crisis, Warsaw is learning from them to tackle food waste, aid distribution, and improve its food system.
Read the full Twitter Space conversation between Anna Scavuzzo, Vice Mayor in charge of Food Policy and Education at the City of Milan and Anja Katalin de Cunto
The Food Trails Call for Solutions “Sustainable Food Systems” generated a strong interest: 200 innovative startups (78%) and SMEs (22%)...
“There can be no food revolution without cities, so give us a role,” said Alvaro Porro, Commissioner of Social Economy, Local...
In 2023, the European Commission will propose a legislative framework for sustainable food systems, one of the flagship initiatives of...
Eurocities and Milan Urban Food Policy Pact high-level event9 March, Brussels Register here Why an event on urban food policies?...
Introduction From 9 to 11 November 2022, the Food Trails family met in the beautiful city of Thessaloniki for the...
Food Trails, the four-year European project launched in October 2020, aims to develop sustainable, healthy and inclusive food policies in 11...
In 2021, Bordeaux Metropole woke up to a harsh reality: local food production from its 5,500 hectares of agricultural land...
On September 22-23, 2022, the Food Trails project participated in Terra Madre Salone del Gusto in Turin to showcase the...
What do municipalities and food system actors need to know to maximize opportunities for impact investments, and to make the...
Reporting back from the EAT and Food Trails panel at the 8th MUFPP Global Forum, on ‘Sustainable, healthy and just...
The Food Trails Project launched its new policy brief on “The role of cities in shaping food environments, in the...
Grenoble-Alpes Metropole goes above and beyond to involve everyone in its food strategy, even crossing administrative borders.
Applications are open for the ‘Call for Solution – Sustainable food systems’ aimed at start-ups and SMEs to co-design innovative...
One reason you might want to visit Tirana, Albania’s capital, could be that it is among the sunniest cities in...
Two chefs from two participating Food Trails cities cooked and presented dishes in line with the Planetary Health Diet recommendations at...
Some of Madeira’s traditional recipes used to be plant-based. The City Hall of Funchal is working on bringing them back...
“Crosscutting Managers” play a key role in Food Trails. Find out who they are and what they do! One of...
On July 6, 2022, the Food Trails project hosted an interactive workshop on the topic of “Indicators for monitoring the...
A look back at the three-day meeting on food in Almere, a Dutch city located in a polder six metres below sea level. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​...
The Food Trails project is hosting a series of closed-door workshops to gather practitioners and non-EU-funded projects working to support...
Seeking food experts! Are you a practitioner with direct experience in implementing policy and projects related to food at local...
Meeting of the Eurocities Working Group Food and MUFPP Regional Forum followed by the open conference ‘Food identity and cities’...
“It was the best Greek food I’ve ever tasted and I didn’t want to leave!” Amelia is just one of...
The Food Trails’ Open Innovation Workshop promoted by the innovation partner of the Food Trails project, Cariplo Factory, took place on...
Milan responds to the request for support from Food Trails' partner city, Warsaw, which is facing an emergency of war refugees.​
It could have been the bizarre menu of foods available to you on ‘treat day,’ from garlic pudding and ‘fluffy...
Condividi su facebook Condividi su twitter Condividi su linkedin The request for support from our partner-city Warsaw, which is facing...
The World Economic Forum together with the Food Action Alliance convened the international community for an action-oriented discussion centred on...
When the people step out into the  biodiversity valley, they are at first overwhelmed by the profusion of colors. The...
Food Trails upcoming Webinar on the role of cities on impact investing in food system transformation.   Session of the...
The Food Trails Think Tank is a pool of ten key experts, with different backgrounds and expertise, chosen to support...
Food Trails project partners, an initiative of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact , invite leaders of financial stewardship and...
If you saw the tattooed, bespectacled Jos Meijers riding around the Dutch city of Groningen on his motorcycle, leather jacket...
Great success for the 7th MUFPP's Global Forum that took place from the 19th to 21st October 2021 in Barcelona. Read the article to discover more!
Five European projects working on innovations at the urban level to develop food policies met this October in Barcelona for...
From a crusading basketball team to hosting art performances in a city-centre park turned urban farm, cities across Europe are...
On 19th october don’t miss “EU Food Policy Strikes Again”, the Food 2030 Project Family Side Event at the 7th...
On October 14th, Food Trails and the Food 2030 Project Family – Fusilli, FoodE, Cities2030, and FoodSHIFT – will come together for...
People make cities. And increasingly, people make policy in cities. This is the message from research carried out by Food...
In July 2021, the United Nations held a Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome. The three-day event was the preparatory meeting...
The climate crisis is at the top of the European Union’s priorities in 2021. Within its plan to tackle climate...
People make cities. And in more than one way – increasingly, citizens are involved in the process of building or...
As part of the EU’s Green Deal, the Farm-to-Fork strategy will attempt to make Europe’s food systems fair, sustainable and...
When Ana Buñuel, Advisor at Madrid’s Department for Families, Equality and Social Welfare presented the city’s strategy for food aid to food...
Whether it was a shortage of flour at the supermarket or an increased reliance on food banks and meal distribution...
The Role Of Cities In The Transformation Of Food Systems: Sharing Lessons From Milan Pact Cities is a new narrative report...
The Milan Pact and European project FIT4FOOD2030 are pleased to present the Side Event – Sustainable Food Systems fod Cities of...
On the eve of the Eat Forum that will be held on 12-13 June 2017 in Stockholm, Giuseppe Sala, Mayor...
The City of Milan and Eurocities in collaboration with the academic expert Roberta Sonnino (Cardiff University) won a EU funded...