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

Network Outputs

Micro Good Practices

Integrated Action Plans

Video about BioCanteens URBACT Network lead by Mouans Sartoux

Stories

  • BluAct - Starting Up the Blue Economy

    BluAct network initiated its works during Spring of 2018, and has been awarded with the EEPA 2018 “Promoting the Entrepreneurial Spirit” award. Phase

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    Angelos Ploumis

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  • Find the courage to start implementing innovative solutions for our own city! A story from Salerno, Italy.

    The suggestion I can give to the other European cities from this experience is: being in contact with cities that have already made successful

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    Angelos Ploumis

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  • Transfer Story: Galati Romania

    The Municipality built a strong URBACT Local Group, comprising members from Universities, the River Authority, NGO’s, public bodies and port-based

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    Angelos Ploumis

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Articles

  • Articles
    New Action Networks

    URBACT programa sveikina 25 veiksmų planavimo tinklus

    URBACT stebėsenos komitetas 2026 m. spalio 28 d. nusprendė finansuoti 25 veiksmų tinklų įgyvendinimą. Paraiškos veiksmų tinklams buvo priimamos nuo 2026 m. kovo 17 d. iki birželio 17 d.

    Gediminas Cesonis

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  • Articles

    Acceleratorul URBACT pentru orașele din Ucraina și Republica Moldova își începe călătoria

    În urma deciziei Comitetului de Monitorizare URBACT din 28 octombrie 2026, Acceleratorul URBACT pentru orașe din Ucraina și Moldova își începe călătoria.

     

    Acceleratorul URBACT este un nou program de

    Natalia Pulbere

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    Liège makes purchasing a key ingredient of a local and sustainable food ecosystem

    Liège brings public procurement into the mix for a more local, seasonal and sustainable food system.

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    5 bite-size morsels for cities to transform local food systems

    Cities have a strategic role to play when transforming food habits for a more sustainable system. Here are five ways to help kickstart the change.

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Additionnal activities

  • BioCanteens#2

    BioCanteens#2 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

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  • Collective school catering

    A sustainable initiative for a territorial agri-food policy

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  • Food and sustainable local systems

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