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    Copying neighbours: Lessons of BioCanteens Transfer Network

    BioCanteens is one of the 23 URBACT Transfer Networks engaged in a form of “action-research” to transfer Mouans-Sartoux's sustainable food project to 6 other European cities. After three years of hard

    Nathan Begoc

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    A school canteen to change food behaviours

    There is a typical Portuguese phrase “É de pequenino que se torce o pepino”, which means something like “it’s since a young age that good behaviors can be learned”.

    The school meals have a huge power

    Nathan Begoc

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  • Trikala’s canteen kiosks model is changing

    Students of the 6th Primary School of Trikala finally can come in contact with organic products, healthy nutrition and the circular economy as their school introduced BioCanteens good practice for

    Nathan Begoc

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  • Biocanteens: a trigger for Troyan's agri-food project

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    Nathan Begoc

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  • How did BioCanteens good practice helped the LAG Pays des Condruses to involve its local elected representatives?

    BioCanteens meeting as a stepping stone for Pays des Condruses’s food governance:

    Nathan Begoc

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  • “The consumers have a huge power to increase organic offer”

    The 2nd Meeting of the BioCanteens Transfer Network took place in Torres Vedras, from 19 to 21 March, under the theme "Supply and Demand of Organic Products". The meeting gathered the seven project

    Nathan Begoc

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  • Rosignano-Marittimo launches its BioCanteens good practice transfer!

    On the 17th of April, at the conference hall of the municipality of Rosignano Marittimo, the project BioCanteens was officially presented to the city. Citizens, associations, companies, non-profit

    Nathan Begoc

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  • Achieving sustainable school canteens: BioCanteens partners prove it is easier than you may think!

    BioCanteens partners had a lot on their plate for their first transnational meeting on sustainable school kitchens from the 30th of January to the 1st of February 2019: how to help partner cities in

    Nathan Begoc

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