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Foodlinks News Issue 2

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The latest issue of Foodlinks News is out!

You can read about our visit to the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain where we had a meeting with the City Council about new initiatives on organic peri-urban agriculture. We also share with you some stories from members of the urban food strategies community of practice (CoP). What kind of value did they get from participating in this CoP?

Furthermore you can see a list of upcoming and past events, new library resources as well as a list of some of our new members.

Would you also like to become a member? Sign up for the Short Food Supply Chain, Revaluing Public Sector Food Procurement or Urban Food Strategies CoP!

A key characteristic of the Foodlinks project is that it brings together different types of knowledge and experience from research, policy and civil society representatives. Foodlinks organises a collective process of sharing and integrating this knowledge around particular problems of food systems. You can read more about Foodlinks on our website and if you would like to receive the next edition of Foodlinks News you can subscribe here.  

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Stanford University researchers conducted a meta-analysis* of seventeen studies in humans and 230 field studies of nutrient and contaminant levels in unprocessed foods (e.g., fruits, vegetables, grains, milk, eggs, chicken, pork, and meat). The study, published in The Annals of Internal Medicine (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22944875), concluded that “the published literature lacks strong evidence that organic foods are significantly more nutritious than conventional foods. Consumption of organic foods may reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.” 

This conclusion has received vast media coverage – announcing that this meta-analysis demonstrates clearly that organic foods might not have more nutritious value than conventional foods and questioning the “value add” of producing and eating organic. Is organic food little more than a made up marketing scheme, another way for affluent consumers to waste money?This was the kind of questions that came to my mind when reading the articles from influential newspapers like…

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Brochure Rural Sociology

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Last year we produced a beautiful brochure of our group, Rural Sociology of Wageningen University. The brochure contains all necessary education information offered by our group. For people interested in our group, for future students or alumni the brochure gives you a brief idea of our activities. You will get inspired by the enthusiastic interviews held with students and former students!

Have a look at the digital version here. Or ask for a hard copy by sending a message to els.hegger@wur.nl.

Traditional Foods at IP Romania (5) Student reflection

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Four previous blogs reported on the Intensive Program on Traditional Foods in Romania which took place during the first weeks of February. Students who participated reflect on their experiences.

Written by Cho-Ye Yuen

picture: Stefanos Nastis - Valea Draganului

Not knowing what to expect, we arrived in Cluj-Napoca, where it was minus 15 degrees during the day and minus 20 during the night and everywhere was covered with snow. The first day started off well, students from different countries brought their own traditional food and held a presentations about it. Afterwards there was this big tasting where we enjoyed parmigiano reggiano aged 12 and 48 months, French saucisson, different kinds of cheeses and cakes, smoked bacon and off course accompanied by some drinks: strong liquors from Poland and Romania such as plum brandy. The next day was more serious and started with lectures from professors all over Europe. Assignments were given and working in groups with different nationalities was not unfamiliar when you come from Wageningen.

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Duurzaam? Ondernemend? Creatief?

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Creative City Lab zoekt deelnemers voor de Business Course ‘Food Center Amsterdam’!

Voor het Food Center Amsterdam zoekt Creative City Lab 10 toptalenten die een bijdrage willen leveren aan een nieuwe duurzame wereld. Het mini-lab is een vijfdaagse business course die eind maart in samenwerking met het Food Center Amsterdam wordt georganiseerd en in het teken staat van het verduurzamen van de voedselketen. Voor studenten een prachtige manier om veel te leren, een netwerk op te bouwen en ervaring op te doen over duurzaam voedsel en ondernemerschap. Continue reading →