Description
We frequenty hear that we need to educate the children about the effects of their everyday actions on the environment, because they are the ones who will be able to change the future. We believe that while kids might be the key, we cannot forget that today their parents also lack understanding of the complex relationship between their everyday routine (including what they put on the table), and the destruction of our environment. The negative reaction to the reforms introduced in the school canteens has proven this. The Let Me Eat It! Action Day aims to draw attention to the power every one of us has to ensure that our kids can eat heatlhy, sustainable food and breathe fresh air in the long term. With the cooperation of environmental organizations, caterers, NGOs and for-profit partners, we will show sustainable alternatives on the 9th April, 2016. The project directly targets families with small children who are affected by the canteen reform, but indirectly involves local restaurants, and individuals (20-50 years old) interested in environmental issues. We aim to educate the participants through fun activities, to start a conversation and enhance the relationship between parents and the school canteens. As a result of the project awareness about the environmental effects of food, and the appreciation towards the reform will increase. Let Me Eat It! will prove that cooperation between different sectors can be successful.
Summary of project results
Greenzone Partnership and Heroes of Responsible Dining joined efforts to carry out a campaign that promotes sustainable eating and lifestyle. Let me Eat it! day for families with its colourful programs showed the relationship between environment and our everyday lives, while the Eat it! menu gave tips on how the food on the family table can be healthy, tasty, but also sustainable. The environmental organizations involved in the project organized programs in the following topics: producing locally, recycling, redesign, and waste reduction. Special attention was given to certified sustainable restaurants. Canteen food reform was also on the agenda and the affected parties sat down to the table to discuss the issue, including parents, kitchen staff, and the children as well. The importance of responsibly organized lifestyle and sustainable eating requiring the cooperation of the whole family was showed to the public on the same day. You can read more about the day here:
www.egyemmegnap.hu
Summary of bilateral results