Joint II Training and Study Visit in Malmö and Lund, Sweden 

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS – THE NORDIC- BALTIC CIVIL SOCIETY APPROACH

II Training and Study Visit in Malmö and Lund, Sweden 

“Sustainable food systems in the Nordic and Baltic countries: Sustainability efforts by stakeholders in supporitng good health, consumption habits and food system change”

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.

EVENT AGENDA

Accommodation: First Hotel Planetstaden, Lund
Venue:  First Hotel Planetstaden (28th and 30th August); Malmö University, Storm Innovation Hub (29th 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.

28th August 2025, First Hotel Planetstaden, Lund

Arrival day and partners/ Network meetings

29th June 2025, Malmö university, Storm Innovation Hub, A122 (Nordenskiöldsgatan 10, 211 19 Malmö)
09.30 – 10.00 Registration at Storm A122
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
– Patrik Björehag, 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 and Alnarp’s Agroecology Farm
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, First Hotel Planetstaden, Lund
10.00 – 11.30 Training “Experiences with transition towards production and consumption of plant-based food” – Michael Soegaard Joergensen, Aalborg University
11.30 – 13.00 Skills workshop “Hosting sustainable event: Environmental requirements, Food, waste, logistics etc” – Vassili Golikov, SSCW, Estonia
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.30 Debating and Sharing best practices of Nordic – Baltic 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

31st of August 2025, First Hotel Planetstaden, Lund
9.00 – 11.00 Conclusions and Departure

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

Participants are young people age 14-30, CSOs members, researchers and experts from sustaainable food producation, education and food culture field.
Working language is english.

Organisers providing accommodation (shared rooms), food (in frame of the programm), international flights (for confirmed and selected participants), culture programm and educational materials.

Participantion is free of charge

For more information please visit project webpage: food.greenhabito.eu/conference

Project is supported by Nordic Council of Ministers and National Foundation of Civil Society