Lecture: “Was haben mein Tofu-Burger und mein Rindersteak mit dem Klima zu tun”

 

Wednesday 2nd February 2022, 18:00-20:00

Dr. Rachel Reckinger gave a lecture titled ‘Was haben mein Tofu-Burger und mein Rindersteak mit dem Klima zu tun’ (What do my tofu burger and beef steak have to do with the climate?) at the University of Trier’s Lectures for Future. The event was both online and in-person in German.

In this lecture, Dr. Reckinger talked about the connections between climate and the food system with a focus on the consumer level, as well as on the systemic level of public institutions, labelling and sustainability education. In addition, she examined the agricultural and food policies. Lastly, the lecture addressed solutions as to how such a sustainable, socially just and ethical ideal can be practically achieved. Participatory approaches – such as food councils – play a fundamental role here, as they combine state action with market initiatives and innovations from civil society and research. Through community engagement, concrete projects for a systemic nutritional turnaround can be initiated and lived nutritional democracy can be implemented. So that both tofu burgers and beef steaks can be climate, environmentally and socially compatible.

To watch the recording of the lecture click here

To see the full lecture series click here

To see the flyer in German click here

Spring meetings: Approvisionnement Régional Organisé pour une Meilleure Alimentation (AROMA)

 

16th February 2021
29th March 2021
19th April 2021
25th May 2021 

Throughout the spring of 2021, AROMA (Approvisionnement Régional Organisé pour une Meilleure Alimentation) organised 4 online meetings. The Sustainable Food Practices team works on the AROMA project, which has the goal of improving the supply of local, quality foodstuffs in out-of-home catering. The meetings were held in German and French.  

The four meetings are titled:  

‘Quels impacts environnementaux, sociaux et économiques des systèmes d’alimentation durable ?’ (What are the environemntal, social and economic impacts of sustainable food systems?’) – 16th February 2021 

‘Comment mieux acheter responsable en respectant les marchés publics ?’ (How to buy more responsibly, while respecting public procurement?’) –  29th March 2021 

‘Les défis d’une alimentation durable en Grande Région : qu’appelle-t-on  produits de qualité ?’ (The challenges of sustainable food in the Greater Region: what are quality products?’) – 19th April 2021 

‘Comment vendre à la restauration hors domicile en Grande Région ? Quelles sont les règles à connaître ?’ (How to sell to the catering industry in the Greater Region? What are the rules to know?) – 25th May 2021 

Session from March 29th  – See the flyer here

This meeting, titled ‘Comment mieux  acheter responsable en respectant les marchés publics?’ (How to buy more responsibly, while respecting public procurement’), was a round table session led by Yves Leroux, agronomist and professor at ENSAIA. The participants had a discussion concerning the European legal basis for public procurement and on the specificities and cross-border practices in several types of catering. 

The roundtable included: 

• Justine Chanoine – Lawyer at the Walonne cell of ‘Manger Demain’ 
• Nicole Le Brun – in charge of ‘RHD Restauration Hors Domicile’ at the Chambre d’Agriculture de Meurthe et Moselle 
• Karolin Wolf – Project manager of ‘Régions pilotes de la Rhénanie-Palatinat : Manger ensemble de manière durable en favorisant la santé dans les crèches, les écoles et les cantines’, Centre de Services pour les zones rurales Westerwald-Osteifel 
• Doris Fey –  Bureau de Réseau restauration des crèches et des écoles in Rhénanie–Palatinat 

AROMA meetings: “Structuration de l’approvisionnement de la restauration hors domicile (RHD) en produits alimentaires de qualité et de proximité”

 

Thursday 17th October 2019
Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Tuesday 5th November 2019

The ‘3 Recontres Grande Région’ (3 meetings of the Greater Region) was one of the annual meetings organised for participants in the AROMA project and took place in October and November 2019. The Interreg AROMA project is an innovative cross-border food supply project in the Greater Region focussing on proximity distribution circuits. The project is intended for buyers of out-of-home catering. At the second session on 22nd October, Dr. Reckinger presented the concept of a Food Policy Council for Luxembourg.

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