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- Harvest Heroes 2022 is a wrap!Earlier this summer, Local2Local Talents, Local2Local & Grounded put out a call to their community for Harvest Heroes. 16 Heroes answered this call and from Aug 22 to Sept 10 they rolled up their sleeves / took off their shirts and got to work at the root of the food chain, harvesting organic pears./en/news/harvest-heroes-2022-is-a-wrap
- Changing the guard | New Interim Managing Director Future Food UtrechtChanging the guard. New Interim Managing Director Future Food Utrecht/en/news/changing-the-guard-new-interim-managing-director-future-food-utrecht
- EU-funded project SMARTCHAIN reveals key steps to improve sustainability of short food supply chainsThe EU-funded project SMARTCHAIN hosts today its closing event, showcasing its main findings and recommendations to support collaborative Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) in Europe./en/news/eu-funded-project-smartchain-reveals-key-steps-to-improve-sustainability-of-short-food-supply-chains
- Partners increase reach Dutch Food WeekThe Dutch Food Week has developed a new strategy in 2021 which will be further developed in 2022./en/news/partners-increase-reach-dutch-food-week
- The EU Commission’s report on new genome editing techniques: a treasure trove for sustainable CRISPR food – or a Pandora’s box?The EU Commission’s report on new genome editing techniques: a treasure trove for sustainable CRISPR food – or a Pandora’s box?/en/news/the-eu-commissions-report-on-new-genome-editing-techniques-a-treasure-trove-for-sustainable-crispr
- Healthy Food Environment Features Widely on Dutch Political AgendaIn the past few weeks, the importance of a healthy food environment has been widely discussed in Dutch parliamentary circles. On 21 March there was a roundtable discussion on lifestyle prevention. Sanne Djojosoeparto, PhD-researcher at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ (Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning) was one of the co-authors of a position paper that was presented by the lead author Maartje Poelman (Wageningen ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ & Research)./en/news/healthy-food-environment-features-widely-on-dutch-political-agenda
- They are back..! Fresh fruit en veg from GroentetasThey are back..! Fresh fruit en veg from Groentetas. Groentetas is a non-profit organization by sustainable-thinking and vegetable-loving students that was founded in 1994./en/news/they-are-back-fresh-fruit-en-veg-from-groentetas
- Podcast Food Matters live features Brian Dermody (UU) on the Dutch food systemThe Table Talk podcast of Food Matters Live explores the future of food and nutrition. The latest episode of the podcast features Dutch researchers Frederike Praasterink (HAS ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Applied Science) and Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researcher Brian Dermody (Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development)./en/news/podcast-food-matters-live-features-brian-dermody-uu-on-the-dutch-food-system
- Welfare and health aspects of free ranges for laying hens.The overall objective of this thesis was to gain insight into the opportunities and risks of a free range for the welfare of laying hens, with the ultimate aim of optimizing hen welfare including health./en/news/welfare-and-health-aspects-of-free-ranges-for-laying-hens
- The future of eating out: combining health, sustainability, taste and indulgenceWe increasingly go out for breakfast, lunch or dinner. However, although eating out is considered to be pleasing and tasty, we also tend to eat more meat and get higher intakes of salt, fat and sugar when eating away from home. Though enjoyable, it is not necessarily a healthy habit. Iris Claessens, PhD-researcher at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ is diving into this contradictory question./en/news/the-future-of-eating-out-combining-health-sustainability-taste-and-indulgence
- Prepare the immune system for a new pandemicIt is important to invest in the resilience of society so that the Netherlands is ready for the next pandemic./en/news/prepare-the-immune-system-for-a-new-pandemic
- Utrecht political parties go for healthy and sustainable food for all Utrecht residentsOn March 9, Food-Print Utrecht Region organized the Utrecht food debate with 14 political parties in the council chamber of the city hall in Utrecht. The parties debated each other on the basis of four propositions./en/news/utrecht-political-parties-go-for-healthy-and-sustainable-food-for-all-utrecht-residents
- Structural monitoring of the Dutch food environment is neededFew food products and food promotions in supermarkets and food service outlets align with the National Dietary Guidelines. Structural monitoring of the food environment is needed./en/news/structural-monitoring-of-the-dutch-food-environment-is-needed
- Future Food Utrecht Projects Gallery - Making change happen!Retrospect on lectures about current food-related research carried out at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Medical Center Utrecht held on October 13th 2021 Future Food Utrecht. Researchers participating in (currently running or finalized) seed-funded research projects conducted within Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ presented their projects and the results they have achieved./en/news/future-food-utrecht-projects-gallery-making-change-happen
- Groentetas is back and needs your support!Groentetas is officially back and full of energy to restart their operations! Groentetas, or ‘vegetable bag’ in Dutch, is an Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ based non-profit organization that was founded in 1994 to provide the local community with healthy, affordable and sustainably produced fruits and vegetables./en/news/groentetas-is-back-and-needs-your-support
- Young Talents Portraits: Maarten KlopIn this weekly Talents Portraits series, Local2Local introduces young people who have been part of the Local2Local Talents journey. They share their experiences, learnings and views on the future of food./en/news/young-talents-portraits-maarten-klop
- YoungTalents Portraits: Lucie JeandrainIn this weekly Talents Portraits series, Local2Local introduces young people who have been part of the Local2Local Talents journey. They share their experiences, learnings and views on the future of food./en/news/youngtalents-portraits-lucie-jeandrain
- YoungTalents Portraits: Sarah NolanIn this weekly Talents Portraits series, Local2Local introduces young people who have been part of the Local2Local Talents journey. Sarah Nolan/en/news/youngtalents-portraits-sarah-nolan
- Future Food awards funding to two student activity projectsThe Future Food Utrecht Hub has awarded seed money grants to two student projects./en/news/future-food-awards-funding-to-two-student-activity-projects
- Waar blijft de duurzame landbouw?Politicoloog dr. Herman Lelieveldt belicht de knelpunten op de weg naar een voedselsysteem dat wél houdbaar is./en/news/waar-blijft-de-duurzame-landbouw