The 2024 Global Survey of School Meal Programs, conducted by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF), provides a comprehensive overview of school meal initiatives worldwide. With 142 countries participating in the survey and detailed data on 207 large-scale programs, the…
The Schoolfood4Change project with their partners has demonstrated that with the right support and collaboration, schools and cities can make substantial progress in creating healthier, more sustainable food systems. Schools and cities implementing the Whole School Food Approach, have made…
The provision of school meals and food education is a cross-cutting issue. When implemented properly, school meal programmes counteract today’s obesity trends (one in three children in Europe is overweight or obese), support sustainable agriculture, promote public health with effects…
On this year’s International School Meals Day, the SchoolFood4Change partners ICLEI Europe and IFOAM Organics Europe facilitated an intergenerational dialogue at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, bringing young voices to the forefront of European food policy discussions. The delegation, consisting…
In the serene countryside of Strycksele, Vindeln municipality, Philipp Stawarz and Julia Dahrendorf have brought their dream of subsistence farming to life. Originally from Germany, Philipp always envisioned becoming a farmer, and together with Julia, he found the perfect location…
SchoolFood4Change EU Award at BIOFACH Forum, Nuremberg, Germany. SchoolFood4Change was thrilled to participate in the BIOFACH forum from February 11-14, 2025. This event, known as the World Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, brought together the international organic community. Concurrently,…
SchoolFood4Change aims at engaging schools as catalysts for a transformation towards a sustainable food system. This change would not be possible without all school food actors collaborating together: students, caregivers and teachers, farmers, chefs and canteen staff, sustainable food procurement…
Fugnerova Louny Kindergarten joined SchoolFood4Change to be able to collaborate with, and learn from, others across Europe. Their efforts have now earned them silver certification in SF4C, recognizing their commitment to sustainability and healthy eating. We have had the opportunity…
In December, the French department of Dordogne opened their doors to the SchoolFood4Change consortium partners. The participants, which came from all Europe, had the opportunity to learn about the model developed by Dordogne, which offers 100% organic, local, home-made and…
It is not only cities, regions and NGOs in Europe that strive for more sustainable and health school meals. The organization Friends of the Earth runs the ‘Climate-Friendly School Food Program’ to help school districts in California shift toward healthier, delicious,…