Setting up the Food Council in Differdange
As part of the FUSILLI project, Differdange created a Food Council. In Luxembourgish, it is called “Ernärungsrot”, however we use the French name, Conseil Alimentaire, as well. Given the fact that Luxembourg has three official languages, namely; Luxembourgish,...
Blog: Are real estate companies and employers receiving enough attention in the transformation of urban food systems?
For most workers, one or more meals per day are consumed at work, often purchased in a staff canteen. Assuming three meals per day; breakfast, lunch and/or dinner are commonly eaten in the workplace depending on working hours, living situation and individual...
Turin: from sectoral actions to a strategic approach
The City of Turin has established an interdepartmental and intersectoral coordination on food policies that include and represent all offices dealing with it and encourage a shift from sectoral actions to more strategic approaches. The goal is to improve the...
Kharkiv: 1,5 months after the invasion
Kharkiv was one of the first cities to come under attack by Russian missiles during the war. The city has been under constant artillery shelling, air raids and other weapons fire all this time. Many buildings have been damaged, most of them are high-rise...
Kharkiv’s metro food system
Staying in the city’s metro system - remain with faith! For more than a month, Russia has been waging war against Ukraine. During this time, the city of Kharkiv experienced constant shooting and air strikes. Kharkiv metro stations have turned into a complete...
FoodLab launch in Kolding
On the 26th and 27th of November 2021 the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) launched a FoodLab (https://koldingfood2030.dk) in Kolding. The FoodLab is a kitchen, a living lab, and shared exhibition space, in a community building on the edge of the old town. For...
Turin: Back to the classroom
On Monday, March 7th 2022, the local FUSILLI team of the City of Turin met about one hundred students of the Course of Gastronomic Design Sciences in the classroom in Pollenzo, led by prof Franco Fassio and prof Antonio Montanari, both professors at the University...
Functioning of food systems in Kharkiv during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022 and the city of Kharkiv was one of the first to suffer a blow. Every day there are bombings and shellings of our city, which creates a difficult humanitarian situation in the city - these include critical...
The milestones in the Italian capital’s urban food policy
Planets aligned…? Yes, the moment is propitious to exploit the added value of the union of all the different forces to truly implement the Rome Food Policy. Administration and citizens together: bottom-up-mode as is tradition in Rome; thanks to the very active...
Blog: What do we teach our future leaders in the hospitality sector?
The modern food system is a major factor in exceeding planetary boundaries and therefore it is an integral part of solving the sustainability crisis. Overcoming future systemic problems require collaboration among food-system related stakeholders, research and...
