Educating about the value of food, to its meaning, to recognize it and not waste it. This is the project's goal. Food Shuttle, created by the group CIRFOOD, leader in organized catering (school, social health, corporate).
FOOD SHUTTLE
The project Food Shuttle is a laboratory available to primary and secondary school studentsIn collaboration with the Reggio Children Foundation, the Loris Malaguzzi Centre and the architect Francesco Bombardi, a series of specialists take turns to talk to the children about the seasonality of products, about Proper nutrition and the food chain. The project is highly technologically advanced, and involves the use of tools such as virtual reality headsets, laser and 3D printers, digital microscopes, distillers, essence diffusers, thermoforming machines, and vacuum packing machines.
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FOOD EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
Il Food Shuttle It has the shape of a spaceship that "lands" in school canteens, where a lot of food is wasted also due to poor supplies and bad eating habits of the students, and brings all the technological content with which the kids approach the project. Then comes the food: seasonal, local, usually kilometer zeroAnd together, teachers and children create recipes, starting with the most natural of soups, which are then eaten at school.
CIRFOOD
CIRFOOD, the group promoting the project Food ShuttleCIRFOOD is a giant in the catering industry: every day, in Italy, it serves approximately 300 students and distributes 43 million meals every year. The company, which employs 13 people, operates in 17 Italian regions and in several European countries such as the Netherlands and Belgium. Among the services offered by CIRFOOD, one in particular deserves mention, as it has a particular value in the fight against food wasteThis involves monitoring students' actual consumption, so that the school can order the food it actually needs and not the excess that ends up in the garbage.
The photo is taken from the website of CIRFOOD.
The "Food Shuttle" initiative is competing for the 2021 Non Sprecare Award, in the "Associations" section. To submit your projects, follow the instructions provided. here.
THE PROJECTS COMPETING FOR THE 2021 NON SPRECARE AWARD:
- Energy Community: In San Lazzaro, citizens are building the school's photovoltaic system.
- CIRA, an Italian excellence working for affordable and sustainable space travel.
- LombriCOMPOSTiera: the sustainable biocomposter that transforms waste into a resource
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