BioCanteens#2

Education - Food - Environment - Local Economy - Governance

Edited on 17/06/2025

14/06/2021 31/12/2022

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  • Transfer Network
  • Climate action
  • Circular economy
  • Climate adaptation
  • Education
  • Food
  • Urban-rural

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 Good Practice in the field of collective school catering, to other highly committed cities across Europe.

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Mouans-Sartoux - France
  • Liège - Belgium
  • Gava - Spain
  • Wroclaw - Poland

Timeline

  • Kick-off meeting
  • A Table ! Mouans-Sartoux Food Forum

Integrated Action Plans

Mouans-Sartoux Food forum

Food forum in Mouans-Sartoux

Useful links

Stories

  • Article
    Copying Neighbours

    Copying Neighbours - augmented edition

    More lessons learned about how to transfer inspiring practices between cities on sustainable food?

    Take a look at last BioCanteens URBACT Transfer

    Clara Garrone

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  • Food Sovereignty

    Food Sovereignty: back to basics

    Each food-related action carried out by a local authority must be backed by a food sovreignty vision. This has been a key message during the

    Clara Garrone

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  • Lunch at the canteens

    A Table! for an EU food sovreignty

    Clara Garrone

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Articles

  • Net Zero Cities

    Austausch- und Lernformate für klimaneutrale Städte

    Im Rahmen der EU-Mission für klimaneutrale und intelligente Städte (verwaltet durch NetZeroCitiesEU) starten ab September 2025 drei Angebote für alle „Mission-minded Cities“ in der EU und den mit

    Heike Mages

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  • News

    Utlysningen för Transfer Networks-en första uppdatering

    Mellan den 1 april och 30 juni 2025 fick utlysningen för Transfer Networks in 39 ansökningar, vilka sammanförde 284 aktörer från 31 länder. 

    Lovisa Petersson

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  • Articles

    Talking Hands: S.M.ALL's Fifth Quartely Report

    The first quarter of 2025 marked a turning point for the S.M.ALL network. With the Mid-Term Review completed and Integrated Action Plans reaching maturity, partner cities dived into shifting from

    PietroElisei

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Related content

URBACT stories

  • Articles

    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.

    François Jégou

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  • Articles
    Group of people visiting the urban garden in Mouans-Sartoux (FR). Photo by European Urban Initiative.

    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.

    URBACT

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  • Articles
    Urban garden in Mouans-Sartoux (FR) - Photo by François Jégou

    EU City Labs take on agriculture and food systems

    How can we put the transition issues related to food back on the table and in the minds of policy-makers and citizens?

    URBACT

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Additionnal activities

  • BioCanteens

    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

    See more

  • Collective school catering

    A sustainable initiative for a territorial agri-food policy

    See more

  • Food and sustainable local systems

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