FEAST: healthy and sustainable food for vulnerable communities

Start date
October
2022
Status
Lead
Leuven 2030, KU Leuven
partners
SAAMO Vlaams-Brabant
ThemES
Consumption

The FEAST projectaims to make it easier for everyone to make healthy and sustainable foodchoices. 30 European partners are working on food systems that support more sustainable and healthier diets. In Leuven, a Living Lab is being set up for this purpose. In our Living Lab, a group of people look into how we can create more collective action around nutrition through the use of digital tools. We are also investigating whether we can encourage healthier and more sustainable food choices by sending the right message at the right time. Our focus is on vulnerable target groups.

Your contact person

Marie Mauer
Project lead FEAST for Living Lab Leuven
marie.mauer@leuven2030.be

Who takes part?

Who are all the partners in the project?

Lead
Leuven 2030, KU Leuven
partners
SAAMO Vlaams-Brabant

Role of Leuven 2030?

In this breakthrough project we assume the following role(s):

Lead

Place in the Roadmap?

This breakthrough project is part of the following programmes of the Roadmap:

How does it work?

The FEAST project is working both internationally and locally. Internationally, we are working with over 30 partners. Additional info can be found via https://feast2030.eu. Together with the cities of Ghent, Prilep (North Macedonia) and Oxfordshire (England), we are focusing on how to use digital platforms and persuasive communication to ensure that people make healthier and more sustainable food choices. In Leuven, we are currently shaping our Living Lab, as well as exploring digital platforms, needs and opportunities for the Leuven region. Want to know more, or participate? Be sure to contact us!

Jan
2022
Jan
2022

Kickoff in Heidelberg

Jan
2022
Jan
2022

Defining the concept Living Lab Leuven

Jan
2023
Jan
2023

Extending partnerships for Living Lab Leuven

Jan
2023
Jan
2023

Startup of Living Lab Leuven

Jan
2023
Jan
2023

Analysing needs and posibilities for the region of Leuven

Jan
2023
Jan
2023

Pre-study persuasive communication

Jan
2023
Jan
2023

Choosing a digital platform

Jan
2022
Jan
2022

Kickoff in Heidelberg

Defining the concept Living Lab Leuven

Jan
2022
Jan
2022
Jan
2023
Jan
2023

Extending partnerships for Living Lab Leuven

Startup of Living Lab Leuven

Jan
2023
Jan
2023
Jan
2023
Jan
2023

Analysing needs and posibilities for the region of Leuven

Pre-study persuasive communication

Jan
2023
Jan
2023
Jan
2023
Jan
2023

Choosing a digital platform

Why is this project important?

Our diet significantly impacts both our own health and the planet’s. But eating a healthy and sustainable diet is not always feasible for everyone. In Leuven, we already have several nutrition centered projects, both from the food strategy and from the different project clusters of program 8 of the Roadmap. The FEAST project will investigate how digital solutions can support the transition to eating healthier and more sustainable, and act as a catalyst. In addition, it is not easy to change (eating) habits. Hence we look at how different ways of communication can help people make healthy choices. Finally, it is important not to exclude anyone from the climate transition. In this project we therefore focus in particular on a vulnerable target audience and look at how they can eat more healthy and sustainably.

https://www.feast2030.eu/

Funded by the European Union.

Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

The path of the past couple of months

January
2022

The FEAST project was officially launched with a kickoff event in Heidelberg. For this, the 35 partners from 15 countries came together.

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