The latest edition of the EU4Advice project newsletter is out! Come with us and discover the Local Food Advisors' Journey 2026, Women in SFSC, Producers' interviews, and interesting articles!

#SFSC #AdvisorsJourney #FoodSystems

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Feeding Ourselves - 26th & 29th of March - EU4Advice Feeding Ourselves 2026 promises to be an action packed four days of nourishment for the mind, body and soil! This is the annual gathering to serve our growing Community of Practice of local food produ...

Feeding Ourselves 2026 promises to be four days of nourishment for the mind, body and soil!
Come where food and justice are two parts of a whole.
📆 26-29 March 📍 Cloughjordan

Register! eu4advice.eu/events/feedi...
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#LocalFood #SFSC #ShortFoodSupplyChains #FoodSystems

We have such great speakers for our #advisinar! You cannot miss this event.

Save the date! 📆16th of March - 10:00H - 11:30H CET

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Our first speaker, Yuna Chiffoleau, is an expert in #FoodSystems, #SFSC and social innovation in agriculture.
#LocalFoodAdvisorsJourney2026

Do you want to learn about Food Security, Sovereignty & Resilience? Save the date and discuss the Role of #ShortFoodSupplyChains with us!
📆 March 16 | 10:00–11:30 CET - Online

Register for our #advisinar! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SFSC #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignity #FoodResilience

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🟢 Food Security, Sovereignty & Resilience: The Role of Short Food Supply Chains
🗓️16 March 10:0011:30 CET - Online
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#EU4AdviceAdvisinar #SFSC #ShortFoodSupplyChains

Feeding the World, How Nita van Dam is Growing a Healthier and More Sustainable Food System with Nimble - EU4Advice Feeding the World, How Nita van Dam is Growing a Healthier and More Sustainable Food System with Nimble As part of the International Women’s Campaign, we will feature women working on Short Food Suppl...

As part of the #InternationalWomensDay week, we will feature women working on #ShortFoodSupplyChains who are making a difference.

Do you want to know more about Nita van Dam? Read the interview! eu4advice.eu/feeding-the-...

#InternationalWomensDay #WomenWhoMakeaDifference #SFSC

We have been featured on EPALE, the European platform for adult learning, recognising our work to strengthen advisory capacity for #SFSC across Europe.
We connect advisors, farmers, and policymakers to make local food systems more viable and sustainable.

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Julio Quilis, a co-founder of SA i FRESC and a long-time farmer and consultant in the Huerta of Valencia, reminds us that farming is not just about food production. It is concerned with the care of a land and its inhabitants.

👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxRge81CkTY

#EU4Adive #Producers #SFSC

Thanks, @AUSTRALO, for featuring the #AdvisorsWebinar that took place yesterday in the scope of the “Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026”

🤩 It was such a successful webinar with more than 70 participants learning about short food supply chains, featuring the Austrian case as a best practice. #SFSC

EU4Advice and COREnet launch the “Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026” - EU4Advice EU4Advice and COREnet launch the “Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026” E4Advice and COREnet launch a joint campaign for advisors to strengthen membership of the European Advisory Network for Short Food ...

Strong questions during our #webinar on adapting hygiene regulations for short food supply chains.

Some of them: traceability exemptions, liability and consumer misuse, consistent interpretation by inspectors, etc.

Join our networks and be part of the discussion eu4advice.eu/eu4advice-an...

#SFSC

The Future of the Huerta Lives in Its Farmers and Producers - EU4Advice The Future of the Huerta Lives in Its Farmers and Producers -An interview with Julio Quilis-   Understanding the evolution of local food systems requires listening closely to those who have lived thro...

Speaking with farmer and advisor Julio Quilis is a reminder that territories survive only when the people who care for them can continue their work with dignity.

Read the interview here👉 eu4advice.eu/the-future-o...

#EU4AdviceInterviews #SFSC #Valencia

🌱 Mastika L’Horta is redefining what it means to produce in Valencia’s huerta.

Founded by Bruno Muñoz, this ecological project grows organic food with care, collaboration, and a commitment to local sustainability.
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#EU4ADVICE #Mastikalhorta #SustainableAgriculture #SFSC

✍ New Publication on our EU4Advice website!
We’re excited to share our latest paper: “Infrastructure support for short food supply chains in England” by Damian Maye, Matthew Gorton, Aimee Morse, Barbara Tocco & Marie Steytler.
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#EU4AdvicePublications #SFSC

#KnowledgeSharing | "Towards understanding SFSC and the pillars of its conceptualisation", a publication by Eugenia Petropoulou (University of Crete) and Maria Paschou.
This study offers a fresh perspective on Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC).
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#SFSC #WeAreReading

🌿 EU4Advice Visits Horta-Cuina in Valencia
Horta-Cuina is a cooperative connecting local organic farmers with school canteens across Valencia.

During our October visit, manager Ivan Guimerá highlighted key challenges facing local agriculture.

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#SFSC

EU4ADVICE Joins AF4EU Final Conference to Advance Agroforestry and SFSC Advisory Services - EU4Advice EU4ADVICE Joins AF4EU Final Conference to Advance Agroforestry and SFSC Advisory Services The EU4ADVICE project recently participated in the AF4EU Final Conference, “Think Agroforestry: Enhancing Busi...

🌱 EU4Advice at the AF4EU Final Conference
On the 10th of November, we shared how our network strengthens advisory services for short food supply chains (SFSCs) across Europe, contributing to the session on “Building a better network for short food supply chains.”
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#SFSC

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1968, a #strike at #SFSC began. It was led by the #ThirdWorldLiberationFront and it demanded the creation of #EthnicStudies courses to challenge the #Eurocentrism of #HigherEducation. They won, with a new department created that was soon copied nationwide.

#KnowledgeSharing | "Strategic Guide: Short Food Supply Chains", a resource by STRENGTH2FOOD Project. Fostering the sustainability of short food supply chains.

Read the guide here 👉 www.strength2food.eu/wp-content/u...

#WeAreReading #Sustainabilidy #SFSC

Boeregoed: Building Short Food Chains with Social Impact - EU4Advice Boeregoed: Building Short Food Chains with Social Impact In the Netherlands, Boeregoed, founded by Gert Kögeler, is showing how short food supply chains can connect local farmers, consumers, and socia...

Would you consider joining our network as an advisor?

Check out Gert Kögeler’s (@Boeregoed) interview to see how advisors make a real difference in their communities.

👉 Read the full story here: eu4advice.eu/boeregoed-bu...

#EU4AdviceAdvisors #SFSC #ShortFoodSupplyChains @ampednl.bsky.social

Our new series of advisor interviews begins today, starting with Lukas Lukas Lagerweij, founder of Patry, a pioneering Dutch initiative dedicated to strengthening farm shops and short food supply chains.

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#ShortFoodSupplyChains #SFSC #EU4AdviceAdvisors

#KnowledgeSharing | "Functioning #SFSC stakeholders community in the SMARTCHAIN platform"
✍ : Bob Massar (Amped), Danika Moore (Amped), Maria Fritz (L2L), Javier Casado (UHOH), Katherine Mary Flynn, Ana Ramalho (ISEKI-Food Association), Marc van Woudenberg (Amped)
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🫛 #KnowledgeSharing | "Less is more? Differences of social impacts on farm workers in short/long agricultural supply chains in Spain"
Read the paper! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Insights from: Carmen Capdevila Murillo, Nathalie IOFRIDA, Elsa Varela and Anna De Luca.
#WhatWeAreReading #SFSC

The Social Hackathon as a tool for innovation in short food supply chains - EU4Advice The Social Hackathon as a tool for innovation in short food supply chains From 3 to 6 July 2025, the Umbrian village of Spello hosted over 400 participants from 24 countries for the Social Hackathon U...

🌱 The Social Hackathon as a Tool for Innovation in Short Food Supply Chains
At #SHU2025 in Spello, 400+ people from 24 countries spent 4 days co-designing digital and social solutions for biodiversity.

👉 Read more! eu4advice.eu/the-social-h...

#SHU2025 #EU4AdviceEvents #SFSC

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Are you involved in a mission-driven project, working on addressing a societal challenge through social and/or technical innovation(s) and interested in enhancing your joint value creation process? Check it out!👇
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#Workshops #Innovation #SFSC

📢 The joint press release from @eu4advice.bsky.social and COREnet has just been published on the EU Agenda platform.
It highlights the benefits of joining the advisors & policymakers' network and its importance in strengthening #SFSC across Europe.
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#ShortFoodSupplyChains

📢 Invitation: Multi-Actor #Workshop – Building a new food economy in Amsterdam Nieuw-West
👩‍🦰 Are you an advisor, entrepreneur in the agricultural sector or policy maker, and are local #food and short food chains part of your work?

Register now! 👉 eu4advice.eu/events/invit...

#EU4AdviceEvents #SFSC

Our Press Release about #advisors and #policymakers has been featured on the @australo.bsky.social newsletter! Thank you so much!

#SFSC #AKIS

EU Network of Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) advisors Please click the link to complete this form.

The EU4Advice & COREnet press release is out!

💡 Advisors can join through the network here form.jotform.com/231712894955... and policymakers via the form.jotform.com/250931218063...
👉 Read the full PR here zenodo.org/records/1579...

#SFSC

🌱 At the 27th European Seminar on Extension and Education (ESEE2025), EU4Advice and COREnet shared the network of SFSC advisors, the training content and best practices developed, as well as the work carried out through the Living Labs.

#EU4Advice #COREnet #ESEE2025 #SFSC #AgriInnovation

Call for proposals: COREnet Lighthouse Projects for SFSC Advisors across the EU - Corenet Starting in April 2025, the COREnet project invites SFSC advisors to submit proposals for Lighthouse Projects that highlight and share innovative SFSC advising practices.

🚨 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 🚨
COREnet (sister project of EU4Advice) is seeking 27 Lighthouse Projects from SFSC advisors across the EU!

Showcase your innovation in Short Food Supply Chains and help strengthen the advisor network in Europe. Starts April 2025! 🌱

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