The Final International Conference of the GOODFOOD project was held during the 16th and 17th of June 2024. For this final occasion, the partners gathered at the ‘Nireus Hotel’ located in the beautiful coast area of Nea Makri not far from Rafina and Athens (Greece). The Conference was integrated within the Summer Academy organized by Euroacademy which was inaugurated by an International dinner in which all participants contributed with some special foods from their respective countries.
The Academy sessions were dedicated to some interesting talks covering diverse aspects of sustainble food, i.e. sociological aspects, food toxicology, the role of landscape, and sustainable agriculture practices (highly nutritional biocyclic vegan humus, permaculture).
Following the presentations, all the participants gathered in working groups to reflect on the current situation of our food system and the main issues that need to be tackled to improve the situation.
During the GOODFOOD Conference, partners and teachers from the different participant schools presented the work accomplished along the two years project. The coordinator, María Teresa García Conesa (CEBAS-CSIC, Spain) made a short presentation about the reasons as to why to work and learn about good food in relationship with the current environmental problems as well as the main health issues related with a poor diet. She also briefly introduced the partnership, the main objectives of the project, the material and resources provided as well as the website where all the outcomes are collected and will be publically available. Francesca Ugolini (IBe-CNR, Italy) and Demetris Mylonas (PRISMA, Greece) presented the progree of the Methodology handbook and the Leanring Units whereas Serena Di Grazia (MAIEUTIKÉ, Italy) introduced the format of the final Recipe Handbook.
On a second session the teachers from the Lyceum of Rafina (Greece) and from IES Monte Miravete (Spain) also presented the work and activites carried out by the students during the project. We have an addtional volunteer participant, a young student from the Lyceum of Rafina, who was happy to share with us his very good experience of the GOODFOOD project!
After the end of the sessions, the partners gathered in a friendly Greek dinner at a nice restaurant nearby. Overall, a fantastic final meeting of the GOODFOOD partnership.
