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...
Castelo Branco launches the Product of the Month tradition
A good marketing campaign can be an incredible boost to a product's popularity. We all know the campaigns of ultra-processed foods but have we ever seen campaigns on the food that grows in our gardens? Our team in Castelo Branco does exactly that! At the end of...
The citizens of Differdange have spoken
We launched an action to gather feedback and ideas from the citizens of Differdange. We sent them a postcard, which was featured in the monthly magazine of the city. Next to the postcard, the magazine also included an article dedicated to FUSILLI, which was a great...
The new agri-entrepreneurs of San Sebastián
The FUSILLI project partner Fomento de San Sebastián has recently launched the Donostia Urban Lur Initiative to activate the agricultural sector in the city of San Sebastián and to provide a job opportunity for entrepreneurs willing to manage an agricultural...
Insights from the Kharkiv Children Food Living Lab
The FUSILLI team from Kharkiv has created a sustainable platform for the development of its Living Lab activities. It is being established on the basis of the private Kharkiv school OCHAG. The Kharkiv Children Food Living Lab (KCFLL) unites the perspectives of...
The busy winter in Castelo Branco’s community gardens
It has been a busy winter so far in Castelo Branco's community gardens at the "Quinta do Chinco" (= Chinco Farm). The farm offers gardening workshops for citizens from different generations and backgrounds, the possibility for them to become active in the community...
Nilufer enhances its Living Lab Roadmap
Like all FUSILLI Living Labs, Nilufer initiated the first step to prepare its guiding document “Food Living Lab Roadmap” which will shed light on the targets and activities of the Lab that aims at sparking the transition in the city's food sector. The goal is to...
FUSILLI and Cities2030 join forces in Finland
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland (MAFF) and two Horizon 2020 projects FUSILLI and Cities2030 organized a workshop in August 2021 in Tampere, Finland. The Ministry is preparing a national Climate-friendly Food Programme which aims to support...