Second training and Study Visit
in Malmö/Lund, Sweden 28-31st August 2025
“Sustainable food systems in the Nordic and Baltic countries: Sustainability efforts by stakeholders in supporitng good health, consumption habits and food system change”
Training will include development of skills and knowledge in fields of sustainable food system, adaptation of traditional cuisine within a sustainable development approach. green and healthy food, consuming behaviour, youth commitment to sustainable food systems, culture; and youth endgagement will lead to the process of changing the habits of engaged groups on more sustainable lifestyle that will create a network of sustainable multipliers who will work to improve young people sustainable thinking and living to be an actors of change and improve their knowledge of differents aspects on sustainable food consumption and systems.
Second training and Study visit will provide an in-depth understanding of how we can increase the sustainability of food systems change, how our choices affect our health, consumption habits and food system change, which is designed to lead to a process of changing habits to more sustainable ones. How to take the environmental impact into account when choosing ingredients/foods, disposable items and packaging, as well as when transporting and waste sorting. We will discover and debate on Malmö’s / Lund city Policy for Sustainable Development and Food; and visit Malmo and Lund Universities who are advancing sustainable food consumption. Partners will share best practicies and assemble usefu materials for editing the digital guidebook. Each partner country is represented by 2 official representatives.
Additionally to learning process and sharing best practicies participant will have an oppotunity to contribute to development of project practical outcomes – an educational guidebook that will gather all useful educational materials and methodologies.
Accommodation: First Hotel Planetstaden, Lund
Venue: First Hotel Planetstaden (28th August); Malmö University (29th August), Lund University (30th August)
Key topics: Nordic Sustainable Food system, sustainability policy, enviromental impact, hosting a sustainable event, health, consumption habits and food system change, toolkit, best practicies. educational approach and methodologies.
DRAFT AGENDA
28th August 2025, First Hotel Planetstaden, Lund
Arrival day and partners/ Network meetings
29th June 2025, Malmo University
10.00 – 10.10 Welcome word by representative of Malmö University, City of Malmö and Nordic Council of Ministers
10.10 – 10.45 Sustainable food in Malmö city – presentation by Gunilla Andersson, project manager at the Environmental department of Malmö City
10.45 – 11.30 Sustainable food practices in Malmö and Lund universities – presentation by Anna Bruun Mansson, Malmo University and Claes Nilen, Lund University
11.30 – 11.45 Coffee time
11.45 – 12.45 Public debate “Just food transition: for a gender mainstreaming approach” with representatives of Malmö University researchers, City of Malmö, Nordic-Baltic Sustainability network, Nordic Council representative from Copenhagen HQ
Gunilla Andersson, Malmö City
– Anna Bruun Mansson, sustainability developer of Malmö University / or researcher, Malmö University (TBC)
– Susanne Kallanvaara, Göteborg, Burgarden Gymnasium
– Laura Maria Rajala, Green Habito RY , N-B Sustainability Network of CSOs (Finland)
– Maria Gratschew, NCM Estonian Office
12.45 – 14.00 Lunch at Restaurang Niagara by Malmö University
14.00 – 17.00 Study visit in Malmö Food Council, Swedish Agricultural University, Livsmedelsakademin (Lund) TBC
17.30 – 18.30 Gathering methodologies, exercise and best practices for a new Nordic-Baltic Sustainable food systems Guidebook
19.00 Dinner
30th of August 2025, Lund
10.00 – 11.30 (TBC)
11.30 – 13.00 Skills workshop “Hosting sustainable event: Environmental requirements, Food, waste, logistics etc” – TBA
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.30 Debating and Sharing best practices of Swedish society on sustainable food
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee time
16.00 – 17.00 Working groups: Gathering methodologies, exercise and best practices for a new Nordic-Baltic Sustainable food systems Guidebook
19.00 Dinner (TBC)
31st of August 2025, First Hotel Planetstaden, Lund
9.00 – 11.00 Conclusions and Departure
Practical information:
– Participants are young people aged 14-30+, community members and experts from civil society organisation, universities, local governmnets, governmental agencies, food production companies and Nordic Council.
Working language is english.
– Organisers provide accommodation (shared rooms), food (in frame of the programm), educational programm and materials.
– In case of emergency please call: +372 55602993/
– Participantion is free of charge.
