Food Trails

🧑💻 On March 21st, 2025, join us for the new #MUFPP webinar "𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀: 𝗔 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀", in anticipation of #WorldWaterDay2025. 💦 Water is vital for urban life, influencing public health, the economy, and social equity. 🏙️ Cities manage essential water infrastructures (such as aqueducts, treatment plants, and sewage systems), but face challenges related to pollution, overuse, and climate change. 🧐 So, how can cities improve resource sustainability and food security while addressing climate change and urbanization challenges? Join us to find out! 🔎 The webinar will present the new Milan Urban Food Policy Pact report developed in collaboration with Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo and will highlight best practices from the cities of #Milan, #Rennes, and #MexicoCity. 🔗 Discover more and register! https://lnkd.in/gxCiJXpB Fondazione Cariplo EStà - Economia e Sostenibilità

👏👏👏 Kudos to the fantastic Warsaw Living Lab team—the Warszawski Food Lab—honored with the 🏆 "Implementation Award" at the Gala of Polish Science for its innovative method and impactful initiatives developed as part of Food Trails living lab, conducted jointly by the City of Warsaw, Grow with Warsaw, and Uniwersytet SWPS. 💖 Huge congratulations to the entire team! 🚀 We wish long life to the Lab, with hopes it continues to grow and inspire with new, impactful food initiatives. Curious to learn more about Warsaw Living Lab? 🔗 Read more and watch the video: https://lnkd.in/dnMqVqCR 🔗 Follow the Lab on LinkedIn: Warszawski Food Lab Natalia Boitot Katarzyna Wojtyś Karol Olejniczak Bartosz Ledzion Igor Lyubashenko Paulina Grabowska Kamila Czerwinska Ewelina Wyczółkowska Iwona Gasinska Grzegorz Rzeznik Eurocities EAT Slow Food Andrea Patrucco Elisa Porreca Andrea Magarini Filippo Gavazzeni Alice Casiraghi Francesca Taverna Madeleine Coste Chiara Roticiani FOOD 2030 Networks Claire Bouillon Marius Sandvoll Weschke Federica Grassi https://lnkd.in/dRYWNrx6

📣 Interested in exploring Food Trails's transformative approach to urban food systems? 📚 Dive into the project's final publication: 𝗘𝗨 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀. 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬 𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀. 🎯 This resource provides an overview of the project, with insights from 4 years of work, best practices, and lessons learned. It’s not just a knowledge-sharing report — it’s a roadmap for future policy actions toward more sustainable urban food systems. Key highlights include: 🌱 31 food actions implemented by 11 partner cities as part of their #LivingLabs, showcasing their results and impact in driving systemic change. 🌱 Monitoring Impact: Learnings from co-designed evaluation processes, insights from the Impact Investors Living Lab, and initiatives targeted startups and SMEs. 🌱 Replication & Knowledge Transfer Programme, aimed at facilitating the scaling up of successful solutions both within and outside the consortium. 🌱 Key Policy Messages and Recommendations. 🗣️ The Food Trails Final Publication is available in 9 languages (Albanian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese) at the following link: https://lnkd.in/dwzB6My7 🚀 Explore the publication now to start following the Food Trails path toward more sustainable urban food systems! #mufpp #EuFoodCities Eurocities EAT Slow Food FOOD 2030 Networks Alice Casiraghi Andrea Patrucco Elisa Porreca Emanuela Plebani Andrea Magarini Filippo Gavazzeni Thom Achterbosch Cariplo Factory Lina Guglielmino Wageningen University & Research Marijke Dijkshoorn Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd Paul Milbourne Roskilde University Fondazione Politecnico di Milano Giulia Bartezzaghi Francesco Cagnola Madeleine Coste Chiara Roticiani Lucie Jeandrain Claire Bouillon Marius Sandvoll Weschke Federica Grassi Siobhan Maderson

🧐 Are you a city looking to enhance your environmental policies on urban food systems? 🧑💻 Join us on February 26th at 15:00 CET for the webinar 𝙈𝙐𝙁𝙋𝙋 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚. 🎯 The event will showcase a new resource featuring complementary actions and indicators designed to support cities in advancing their environmental strategies related to urban food systems. 💪 Developed as part of the 'Barcelona Challenge for Good Food and Climate' and #MUFPP Cities Working Group, in collaboration with the Red de Municipios por la Agroecología, RUAF and with the support of the Fondation Daniel et Nina Carasso, this resource provides an advanced, voluntary framework for action. 🗣️ During the webinar, you will hear real-world examples from 🇰🇪 Nairobi (Kenia), 🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte (Brazil), and 🇪🇸 Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Spain) on how cities are tackling the food-climate nexus. 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄! https://lnkd.in/defWP4fg Nairobi City County Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte FAO #EuFoodCities FOOD 2030 Networks

🧐 Working on urban food systems innovation? 📚 Then check out "𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙐𝙧𝙗𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨: 𝘼 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠", one of the 3 final publications of the Food Trails project! The resource includes: 🛠️ A tool to assess your city’s food system; 🔎 Examples of how the 11 Food Trails cities addressed the 6 Milan Urban Food Policy Pact categories; 🧰 8 practical tools to support cities in developing food system interventions and measuring their impact; 💡Key recommendations for scaling up food system interventions. 🗣️ The Food Trails Handbook is available in 9 languages (Albanian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese) at the following link: https://lnkd.in/dwzB6My7 🚀 Ready to make a difference? Dive into the handbook now! #mufpp #Eufoodcities #Eufood2030 Eurocities EAT Slow Food Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd Wageningen University & Research Marijke Dijkshoorn Elisa Ciravegna Siobhan Maderson Nico Polman Chiara Roticiani Emma Termeer Andrea Patrucco Elisa Porreca Thomas Mattijssen Haki Pamuk Chloë de Vries Lucie Jeandrain Madeleine Coste Emanuela Plebani Alice Casiraghi Federica Grassi Francisca Feiteira Yael Pantzer Flavia Fusconi Claire Bouillon Marius Sandvoll Weschke

📣 A great opportunity for young people aged between 18 and 28 who wish to gain experience in the field of global food systems and food policies: the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact has opened a volunteer position for the #UniversalCivilService at the food policy unit of the Comune di Milano. 🙋 Candidates must meet the following requirements: 📌 Italian language proficiency (C1) 📌 Italian citizenship, or citizenship from another EU member state, or from a non-EU country provided the candidate is regularly staying in Italy 🔎 As you may know, the #MUFPP is the leading international network of 300+ cities committed to developing more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems, and the Food Trails project has been one of its actions in the Europe region. The Milan Pact supports signatory cities in the development of urban food policies, and fosters city to city knowledge exchange and best practices. 🎯 In particular, the civil service will have the opportunity to support the MUFPP Secretariat in organizing the 9th #MUFPPGlobalForum — Milan, October 2025—, as well as the #MilanPactAwards, a prestigious recognition for the most innovative food policies. ⏰ Deadline for applications: 2:00 PM on February 18, 2025. 🔗 For details on the role and activities for volunteers in the project, see: https://lnkd.in/diDgri2d 🔗 How to apply: https://lnkd.in/dvpNa8QV 📤 For more information: mufpp.secretariat@comune.milano.it

🔎 Discover insights from the 'Power of Public Food Procurement' conference, which explored opportunities to use #publicfoodprocurement as a lever for more sustainable food systems and healthy school meals. 🏙️ As Københavns Kommune leads in this field, the city shared invaluable insights, sparking dialogue. Other Food Trails cities like Comune di Bergamo, Comune di Milano, Gemeente Groningen, and #Warsaw, also took the floor to showcase pilot actions aimed at changing children’s food habits and expanding local food policies. 🎯 The event — organized by #MUFPP, Københavns Kommune, EAT and Roskilde University under Food Trails and the 'Cities Feeding the Future' initiative — served as a unique platform for participating politicians, food policy officers and stakeholders responsible for meals for schoolchildren aged 1-16 to explore tools and gaing skills to maximize opportunities for using public food procurement. They benefited from the unique networking opportunity and gained invaluable insights to drive meaningful progress in their communities, build bridges, foster collaboration, and amplify the impact on a global scale. https://lnkd.in/dXiD__yn #eufoodcities Betina Bergmann Madsen Mette Svendgaard Sofie Folsach Rasmussen Andrea Magarini Nadia Tonoli Francisca Feiteira Mara Petruzzelli Serena Duraccio Elisa Porreca Filippo Gavazzeni Renske Stumpel Natalia Boitot

📣 The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact celebrates its 10th anniversary and brings the next #GlobalForum to Milan! As you know, Food Trails is deeply rooted in the Milan Pact and represents part of its efforts to develop sustainable urban food policies through funded projects in #Europe. And that's why we are especially happy to share this news! 🚀 For the 10th anniversary of the #MUFPP, Milan will host the 9th Global Forum, bringing together over 300 cities from the international network committed to building sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems. 🎯 The Forum will be a unique opportunity to meet, exchange knowledge and best practices, take stock of the progress made, and shape future efforts. 🏆 In addition to the Forum, the MUFPP will celebrate the most innovative urban food policies with the #MilanPactAwards Ceremony. 🎥 The Mayor of #Milan, President of MUFPP, Giuseppe Sala, has recorded a special message to announce the role of Milan as the host city. https://lnkd.in/ds6URp5A Fondazione Cariplo Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo #foodpolicymilano Comune di Milano #sustainablefoodsystems

We are extremely proud that the 'Food Policy Tools' developed under the Food Trails project are now being used as a key resource by the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Secretariat in their training and capacity-building initiatives for signatory cities. One example is the "MUFPP-ASEAN Summer School", held in June 2024 in Bandung, as part of the broader project 'Spreading experiences and knowledge on school meals programmes in ASEAN cities.' Over the course of 5 days, 80 participants from 29 cities across 8 ASEAN member states came together to explore how to scale up school meal programs for the sustainable transformation of urban food systems. Thanks to this initiative, Indonesian cities got ready for the new government program recently launched in Indonesia to provide free, nutritious meals to children, with the goal of reaching 60 million kids. #mufpp #ASEAN The ASEAN Secretariat Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Eurocities Madeleine Coste Wageningen University & Research Marijke Dijkshoorn Elisa Ciravegna Andrea Patrucco Elisa Porreca https://lnkd.in/dinKVAdj

🤔 What do #Milan and #Birmingham have in common? 🎥 Watch the insightful video by Gavin Wren, food systems consultant, content creator, and writer, who visited the Food Trails event at Slow Food #TerraMadre2024 in Turin to find out! 💗 A big thank you to Gavin for the accurate coverage, and to Slow Food International for making this awesome video possible: https://lnkd.in/g-U_hyGq #EuFoodCities FOOD 2030 Networks Comune di Milano Birmingham City Council EAT Eurocities #mufpp #FoodPolicyMilano