The Bioactive Compost Experiment on Carrot Beds
At AhlmanEdu we have developed a high quality, microbe-rich, bioactive compost based on the soil food web method that we use in our gardening. This type of compost can really make a difference in your garden, improving soil health and plant growth by providing a...
Blooming Young Minds: The Pedagogical Garden in Differdange
In May 2023, the FUSILLI project opened the Pedagogical Garden in Differdange. This special garden is designed for kids aged 6 to 13 years old. So far, over 100 children have already had the chance to visit and enjoy the garden. The visits to the Pedagogical Garden...
Blog: Could tracking the food we buy, use, and discard help us save money and create less waste?
I was cleaning my fridge the other day, as one does every now and then. We buy a lot of fruit and vegetables, sometimes I put lunch leftovers in there, and it can get messy fast. It was messy this time as well. I usually put my trash bin by the fridge, I know I'll...
Blog: Cultivating Biodiversity at Ahlmann’s No-Dig Garden
In the course of the Fusilli project, AhlmanEdu has established a no-dig market garden as part of the Tampere Living Lab, where we grow vegetables using organic soil and plant management. Caring for the soil is at the heart of our operations, so we disturb the...
Metrics, collaboration, circularity and imagination: our project meeting in Turin
It’s Monday, 26th of June in Turin – Italy’s fourth largest city. An exceptional heatwave has hit the city, ice cream shops experience a high demand these days. FUSILLI partners had been warned by the organisers of the 6th FUSILLI project meeting to pack light....
Collaborating for Athen’s Sustainable Food System
On February 28th and March 1st, 2023, an important two-day meeting took place in Athens, gathering FUSILLI coordinators, Laura Fernandez Casal and Julia Pinedo Gil from Cartif's Resilience & Sustainability Department, representatives from the municipality of...
Fun, Food, and Health: EROSKI’s session for young children
EROSKI's Easo supermarket in Donostia hosted a session aimed at educating and promoting healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices among schools, with a particular focus on young children. The objective was to provide practical information, engage the children...
Differdange’s Path to Sustainable Food Production: Introducing the Kondel Lab
In Differdange, the implementation of the FUSILLI project is at full speed. In the last months, the city has mobilized multiple departments to create the Kondel Lab—a dedicated spot for local organic food production and education, catering to childcare services,...
Kyoto Calls Rome: Interview with Professor Davide Marino
Professor Davide Marino is the leader of the research team who created the Food Atlas for the Metropolitan City of Rome, and, recently, the Observatory on Food Poverty, both driven with the University Consortium for Socioeconomic and Environmental Research CURSA,...
Blog: International Zero Waste Day and FUSILLI’s Stand Against Food Waste
Its a first: International Day of Zero Waste The first International Zero Waste Day was celebrated on March 30th, 2023 with the aim of promoting sustainable production and consumption patterns and reducing waste on the planet. The initiative is jointly facilitated...
