Food4Future: Zero Waste Days

Zero Waste Days – Sala Baganza against food waste

On the occasion of the European Week for Waste Reduction, the Municipality of Sala Baganza is organising the Zero Waste Days, two days of talks, workshops and social moments dedicated to preventing food waste. The initiative is part of the European project Food4Future, co-funded by the European Union, which engages schools and families in rural municipalities in the fight against food waste, in collaboration with SERN, Studio E_Co and Dussmann Service.

On Saturday 28 November, in the Conference Hall, the programme opens at 5:00 pm with a presentation of the project’s results and a video on the anti-waste practices of local citizens, families and restaurants. This is followed by a talk on the value of local food and short supply chains, held by the Sala Baganza Solidarity Purchasing Group and the Solidarity Economy District, and a visit to the photo exhibition “Daily Bread” by Californian photographer Gregg Segal, curated by Eduiren, which explores what children eat around the world. At 6:30 pm, AICI teacher and cook Bianca Maria Bellei will lead a cooking show and tasting focused on reusing bread and other leftovers.

On Sunday 29 November, the day opens at 10:00 am with the meeting “Food and waste: preserve, recover and prevent”, featuring the Swedish experiences of Livsmedelsverket (Swedish Food Agency) and Skolmatsakademin (Swedish competence centre for school meals), a talk by Prof. Luca Falasconi of the University of Bologna, and a presentation by Studio E_Co of the activities carried out in Sala Baganza. At 11:30 am, at Circolo Vespini, Dussmann Service, which runs the municipality’s school catering, will hold a cooking show with quick ideas for reusing the most common leftovers, followed by a zero waste aperitif. At 1:00 pm, Circolo Enigma will present the Gaspillate initiative and close the event with an anti-waste lunch prepared with surplus produce from the Coldiretti farmers’ market stall.

The “Daily Bread” exhibition is open free of charge from 26 November to 4 December during the opening hours of the Rocca. All events are free, with mandatory booking via QR code; the lunch is by free donation, drinks not included.

More information:  https://www.food4future-project.eu/