increasing organic food in public schools nat seminar, zwolle 12 march 2015 nicola catellani...
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INCREASING ORGANIC FOOD IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NAT seminar, Zwolle 12 March 2015
Nicola Catellani
THE CONTEXT - SERN
A BILATERAL NETWORK ACTIVE SINCE 2005 55 MEMBERS 28 Swedish Members
27 Italian Members
47 Local and Regional Authorities 8 Non public actors
5 THEMATIC AREAS
Education
Social Inclusion
Energy and Environment
Local/Regional development
Employment policies
THE PROJECT
Lenght 2 years(2010-2011) 142 Participants in the activites 8 partners
Co-funding of the EU about 92.000 €
OBJECTIVES
1. Raise Awareness among the target groups of the project;
1. Children (local activities):
2. Families (local activities):
3. Kitchen staff (transnational activities):
4. Political represents (local and transnational activities)
5. producers (local and transnational activities):
2. Identify solutions to increase the percentage of organic food in the schools;
3. Identify solutions to facilitate the matching between demand (public entities) and supply (producers)
4. Create a network among involved actors in a long term perspective
Non acceptanceof the meal
Excessive costs
Scarce attention to the products
and their origin
Excessive wastes
Lack of education on the
principles of correct nutrition
Lack of respect for the health and the environment
APPROACH
Cost reduction Increase in amount
organic food served
Lowerenvironmental impact
Creation of local organic production
chain
Education on organic food
and the quality of the products
Cost analysis and
environmental impact analysisSupply system
of organicproducts
CONVENTIONAL PRODUCT ORGANIC PRODUCT
1) C02 production emissions
2) C02 trasport emissions3) The distance covered by
the food. 4) Amount of pesticides
1) C02 production emissions
2) C02 trasport emissions3) The distance covered by
the food. 4) Amount of pesticides
AGGREGATED INDICATOR
AGGREGATED INDICATOR
ACTIVITIES AND METHODS
Engagement of representatives of the target groups
Focus on two main thematic areas Education
Environmental Impact/Creation of the local supply chain
Local Activities: Testing of practices across the partnership and involvement of local stakeholders
RESULTS OF THE PROJECT
Exchange and transfer of good practice among the partners;
Identification of common guidelines for increasing organic food in schools
EDUCATION GROUP
1. Active engagement and awareness raising among
the children (activities with and about food)
2. Active engagement of the parents
3. Identification of the opinions of the children
4. Active role of the teachers with particular attention
to the themes of nutrition and environment
5. Networking between different actors active in the
sector of education
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES/ LOCAL PRODUCTION CHAIN
1. Adjustment of the menu
2. Investment of saved resources in organic products
3. Improvement of waste management
4. Improvement of the procurement practices(favoring the products of the local
production chain)
ELEMENTS OF REFLECTION Increasing organic food in schools can be the driver
of a broader strategy that involves environmental, economic and educational issues;
Organic and locally produced food combined with adpated menus and awareness raisinng processes are the main ingredients of a succesful recipe emerged from the project
Teamwork and networking is key success factor at local level
Thank you for your attention!