The brand new platform, often known as the Meals-Sharing Compass, will likely be unveiled on the remaining occasion of the EU-funded CULTIVATE mission which created it for the broader food-sharing neighborhood.
On 19 November 2026 (09:00-18:00), meals sharing practitioners, metropolis officers, researchers and curious newcomers will collect at Comet Louise, Brussels for the closing occasion of the CULTIVATE mission: “Serving to meals sharing thrive: introducing the CULTIVATE meals sharing compass platform”. The occasion is hybrid: on-line for the morning periods and in-person for the total day.
The spotlight of the day is the Meals Sharing Compass, a free on-line platform that pulls collectively 5 useful instruments for anybody working with, or interested in, meals sharing. It helps customers discover the correct assets for what they want and see the way it all suits collectively.
The morning seems to be on the Compass and two panel talks, bringing collectively voices from the European Fee, cities like Milan and Utrecht, Sluggish Meals and several other universities to talk about how meals sharing could make metropolis meals programs extra sustainable and honest. Within the afternoon, in-person friends are invited to go additional: an interactive problem throughout three themed rooms turns the instruments into hands-on observe – turning proof into coverage, discovering companions to group up with, and recognizing how concepts might take root in their very own areas. To shut, the Meals Sharing Neighborhood World Café brings everybody across the desk to share experiences and picture how the motion can continue to grow lengthy after the mission ends.
Since 2023, CULTIVATE has been taking a look at how meals sharing initiatives can develop from scattered efforts right into a stronger, extra linked motion. The mission’s remaining occasion is meant as a handover: the instruments, information and connections are actually freely out there for the general public.
Registration is open till 23 October 2026. In-person spots are confirmed by the organisers (you will hear again by 30 October). Registration and the total agenda right here.
