Bruges, Belgium
Promoting food literacy
Promoting food literacy
Bruges, in northwest Belgium, is famous for its traditional Belgian foods like chocolate, beer, and waffles — popular treats for visitors.
While local food production inside the city is limited to crops and pastures, a weekly farmers’ market adds local flavor, though products aren’t always guaranteed to be local, healthy, or sustainable.
Efforts like Community Supported Agriculture and urban gardening are growing, but local disagreements sometimes slow progress.
What needs to change?
What needs to change?
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Unhealthy food habits.
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Low food literacy limiting sustainable choices.
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Poor collaboration and knowledge sharing among actors.
Our approach
Our approach
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Targeted action to address Bruges’ food swamp status through citizen participation.
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Coordination and network-building through the Bruges Food Lab (BFL).
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Empowerment of citizens to make healthy and sustainable food choices.
