Food For People and Planet

Sustainable food system

The project addresses the urgent need for sustainable food systems that respect the Earth’s limits while improving human nutrition. It contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly:

SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being, and
SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production.

By embedding sustainability into culinary and vocational education, Food for People and Planet ensures that future professionals in food, hospitality, and agriculture are equipped to make choices that are good for both people and the planet.

Key activities

The project brings learning to life through:

A pilot training course at each partner college combining local and online learning.
Collaborative webinars and workshops to exchange best practices.
A Planetary Health Diet Pop-Up Event in each country—a creative, student-led farm dinner that demonstrates sustainability in action.
A final online dissemination event to share results and inspire replication.

Pop-up restaurant event at Green City Farm

“This year’s afternoon dinner at Green City Farm was brought to life by students from the Erasmus+ project Food for People and Planet in collaboration with Restaurant Perho. The menu featured seasonal, ecological vegetables and herbs grown at the farm. Earlier in the summer, students foraged wild herbs and even brewed a special dandelion beer. Through this Erasmus+ project, participating institutions co-developed best practices for implementing the Planetary Health Diet—laying the groundwork for educational materials, pop-up awareness events, and online workshops.”