EDU4Food: Educating youth towards sustainable, healthy and equitable food systems
Field: Youth
Project number:2023-2-DK01-KA220-YOU-000177114
Project duration: 01.03.2024 – 28.02.2026
About the project
The EDU4Food project focuses on developing competencies in sustainable food-relevant sectors and promoting deep knowledge of the main pillars of the Farm to Fork Strategy through educational modules as well as activities, methodologies, and lesson plans that align with sustainability goals. Through the deliverables produced, the project supports the testing of innovative practices that prepare young learners, youth workers, and the participating staff to embrace sustainable behaviours. This includes encouraging resource-saving practices, reducing energy consumption and waste, offsetting carbon footprints, and promoting sustainable choices in food production and consumption. The project also emphasizes behavioural changes at an individual level, targeting preferences, consumption habits, and lifestyles that align with the principles of the New European Bauhaus initiative.
Project Results
PR1: EDU4Food Training Kit
The EDU4Food Training Kit is designed to educate and engage youth on sustainable food practices aligned with the Farm to Fork Strategy. It encompasses essential knowledge on sustainable food production, security, processing, distribution, consumption, and minimizing food loss and waste. The kit features sustainable recipes and demonstrations promoting healthier nutrition and well-being, interactive online quizzes and games to boost learner engagement, a career opportunities section to foster employment and entrepreneurship in the food industry, and an activity guide for youth workers on food education.
PR2: EDU4Food Interactive Space
The EDU4Food Interactive Space is an innovative educational platform aimed at empowering youth with comprehensive knowledge of the Farm to Fork Strategy, covering sustainable food production, security, processing, distribution, consumption, and waste reduction. It offers sustainable recipes and demonstrations to foster healthier nutrition and overall well-being. Through engaging online quizzes and interactive games, it enhances learner engagement and commitment. The platform also features a career opportunities section to inspire employment and entrepreneurship in the food industry and provides an activity guide for youth workers focused on food education.
PR3: Edu4Food local activities
The EDU4Food Local Activities initiative aims to raise awareness about sustainable farming practices and their environmental benefits through interactive food education workshops. It promotes conscious consumption and sustainable dietary habits, offering young people hands-on experiences with sustainable farming methods to appreciate responsible agriculture. The initiative seeks to inspire participants to explore career opportunities in sustainable agriculture or food production and tests the methodologies and lesson plans from the Youth Worker Space in practical activities.