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As a result of a POP3 Oat-project in the Province of Utrecht, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, Wageningen ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ & Research and Keep Food Simple set up a ‘Taskforce Oats’ in 2021. At the beginning of 2022, the taskforce published a position paper ‘Reintroducing Oats in the Netherlands’.

In 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.

Future Food invites UU and UMCU researchers to participate in a two-day Sandpit-based workshop to build a partnership and develop a multidisciplinary research proposal on fair food transitions.

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.

In 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.

In this weekly Talents Portraits series, Local2Local introduces young people who have been part of the Local2Local Talents journey. Sarah Nolan

Changing the guard. New Interim Managing Director Future Food Utrecht

The 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.

The Dutch Food Week has developed a new strategy in 2021 which will be further developed in 2022.

Om de internationale Fascination of Plants Day te vieren, heeft Professor Guido van den Ackerveken plaats genomen op deze prachtige groene stoel om het belang van plantenbiologie te bespreken in de uitdaging van duurzame voedselproductie.

The EU Commission’s report on new genome editing techniques: a treasure trove for sustainable CRISPR food – or a Pandora’s box?

They 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.

The 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).

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.

On 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.

Few 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.

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.

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.

The Future Food Utrecht Hub has awarded seed money grants to two student projects.

Future Food awards funding to two interdisciplinary research projects in the firste call in 2021