Today urban food systems are facing growing challenges. Climate change, pressure on natural resources, and social inequalities are affecting the way food is produced, distributed, and accessed in cities. Addressing these challenges requires a shift towards more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive urban food systems
This need for change connects directly with Mother Earth Day and its message “Our Power, Our Planet” . This reflects a fundamental truth that responsibility for the environment has never depended on a single administration, institution, or election. It is preserved by the daily choices made by families, communities, educators, workers, and innovators who recognize that safeguarding their homes and places of employment is both a long-term commitment and a duty [1].
FOODCITYBOOST reflects a core message of Mother Earth Day: that more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive urban food systems can help support both people and the planet.
Through stakeholder collaboration, policy work, impact assessment, and the co-design of innovative urban farming systems, the project helps develop the knowledge, tools, and partnerships needed to support healthier environments, stronger communities, and a more sustainable future in cities.
A key strength of FOODCITYBOOST lies in its six Living Labs across Europe. These real-life spaces bring together communities, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to explore urban agriculture in practice, helping turn ideas into practical knowledge and shared solutions for more sustainable urban food systems.
As we look to the future, the need to protect our planet becomes more urgent than ever. In this context, rethinking urban food systems is an important part of building more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive cities and FOODCITYBOOST is contributing to that.
Because we have one planet to protect.
[1] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wzDjeJnGW9vYMYLZYMSrRlj3XlHCS7K7/view
