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Support and promote local agriculture by means of the creation of a network between consumers, with institutional consumptions, household consumptions and the promotion of local projects.

Brief description

A connection between local organic producers and school canteen has been established at the town of Budoia. The parents (who are members of AIAB) choose the products together with the farmers, and prepare production plans, in order to provide the school kitchen with local products, during the whole school year. This represents a guaranteed and planned commercial outlet for farmers as well as the safety of genuineness and freshness for the 150 school children.
The town of Budoia intends to continue the experience with AIAB FVG, for the management of the canteen in the municipality. From the experience of the Budoia group of AIAB FVG a new association, Gruppo d'Acquisto Solidale della Pedemontana GASP (Pedemontana Fair Purchasing Group) , has been set up, which promotes direct purchase from the producers and follows the issues of the canteen, as well as the dissemination of informed consumption habits, with the intention to create purchase itineraries and a tasting facility. The cooking service is managed by a local cooperative, Le Anguane.

Budoia school canteen

 Budoia school canteen

Aims

The main objective is to strengthen local development through the establishment of a short chain, which makes it possible for farmers to continue with their activity, and aim it towards environmental quality (organic farming) and the direct relationship with consumers. The hope is also to make a conversion to organic farming in other businesses and the establishment of new organic farms. In the relevant area, agriculture is rapidly losing workers and is increasingly less competitive when it competes in global markets. Equally significant objectives are the training programmes for healthy, correct and informed eating, as well as the supply of fresh, seasonal, and traditional products starting from childhood. The objective is to disseminate the benefits of group purchasing, in terms of both savings and quality, as well as for group solidarity and with respect to producers.


Realization

1. search and selection of suppliers: local and non-local producers and traders that can supply the organic products necessary for the canteen and to families;
2. constant check of product quality;
3. menu adjustment to improve the nutritional profile and make best use of local products (also by means of traditional recipes);
4. organization and making or training/information meetings with those who work in the kitchen, families and teachers;
5. meetings with the producers;
6. meetings to increase awareness, open to the whole community and nearby communities;
7. training/information meeting with school children;
8. visits to farms, by school classes and families who are members of GASP;
9. proposal for the establishment of a market and a tasting facility;
10. promotion of itineraries linked to direct and informed purchases;
11. establishment of a reference office for this activity.


Involved

The Municipality of Budoia acts as project leader; with the participation of individual volunteers, from AIAB FVG, and the collaboration of the newly established Budoia association GASP. GASP has undertaken to continue and expand, also in collaboration with other associations that are locally active, the project that was started with Future in the Alps.


Projectterm

early 2007 until spring 2009


Financing

DYNALP² Contribution (Euro) : 10,000
Own contributions or from other funding institutions (Euro) : 14,000
Funding institutions: Municipality of Budoia: 6,500€; GASP: 6,000€; Coop Nord Est: 300€; Banca Popolare Friuladria: 500€; AIAB FVG: 700€


Contact person

Comune di Budoia
 Municipio
 Anna  Puiatti
 P. Umberto I, 12
 IT- 33070  Budoia
 Telephone:  +39 0434 67 19 80
 Fax:  +39 0434 65 49 61
 E-Mail: biblioteca@com-budoia.regione.fvg.it

 
 
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