BioCanteens

Education - Food - Environment - Local Economy - Governance

Edited on 30/04/2025

04/04/2018 06/04/2021

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  • Transfer Network
  • Climate action
  • Education
  • Food
  • Public procurement
  • Waste

BioCanteens Transfer Network is about ensuring the distribution of sustainable school meals in participating cities as a key lever towards the development of an integrated local agri-food approach, protecting both citizens’ health and the environment. The project aims to transfer Mouans-Sartoux’s Good Practice in the field of collective school catering, to other highly committed cities across Europe. Mouans-Sartoux’s Good Practice is based on the daily distribution of meals that are 100% organic and mostly composed of local products, the drastic reduction of food waste thereby fully compensating the higher cost of switching to organic products, and the organisation of dedicated educational activities to raise children’s awareness about sustainable food.

BioCanteens

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Mouans-Sartoux - France
  • LAG Pays des Condruses - Belgium
  • Rosignano Marittimo - Italy
  • Vaslui - Romania
  • Torres Vedras - Portugal
  • Troyan - Bulgaria
  • Trikala - Greece

Timeline

Kick-off meeting

Transfer Period

End of Transfer Period + Sharing Period

Food Education workshop in Pays des Condruses

Integrated Action Plans

Video about BioCanteens URBACT Network lead by Mouans Sartoux

Articles

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  • Alba Iulia

    When small cities shine: the attractive power of the night-time economy

    By Simone d'Antonio
    Ad-Hoc Expert Residents of the Future

     

    Across Europe, the conversation around the night-time economy has traditionally focused on major cities and metropolitan areas, which have

  • Saint-Quentin Podcast

    Residents of the Future PODCAST - Welcome to Saint-Quentin

    In the latest episode of the Residence of the Future podcast, Saint-Quentin in northern France emerges as a clear example of how a medium-sized industrial city can respond to long-term depopulation