Tema JRA: Agricultura e Alimentação

“Horta Biológica da D. Sancho” Vence Orçamento Participativo

“Horta Biológica da D. Sancho” Vence Orçamento Participativo

No dia 20 de abril de 2021, realizou-se a votação das propostas apresentadas ao Orçamento Participativo das Escolas, na Escola Secundária D. Sancho I, em Vila Nova de Famalicão, saindo vencedor o projeto “Horta Biológica”.

Comer fruta feia torna-nos mais bonitos

Comer fruta feia torna-nos mais bonitos

A cooperativa Fruta Feia combate o desperdício alimentar, que se estima que em Portugal seja cerca de um milhão de toneladas anuais, de modo a evitar a destruição de alimentos que podem ainda ser consumidos. A cooperativa “salvou” cerca de duas mil toneladas de frutas “feias”, sem calibre ou simplesmente indignas de estar à venda em superfícies comerciais. Esta cooperativa está a colaborar com cerca de 300 produtores nacionais, valorizando as suas produções e produtos, que teriam como fim a destruição e o lixo, desvalorizando e desperdiçando o seu trabalho.

Eating well versus Responsible Consumption

Eating well versus Responsible Consumption

Responsible food consumption means Respect towards food, based not only on the balance of different nutrients and components we choose but also on avoiding waste.
It involves not taking more than we can eat, not purchasing more than we will consume as well as reusing our kitchen leftovers. Earth’s resources are finite and taking care of them is a daily mission; the 5Rs should become part of everyone’s routine.

(Ir)responsible Food Consumption – An individual choice

(Ir)responsible Food Consumption – An individual choice

Our time is coming to an end. In New York, the Climate Clock predicts we only have 7 years left to change our behaviour and adopt environmentally friendly measures to prevent some effects of global warming from becoming irreversible. In the Ocean, the “Garbage patches” are vivid physical representation of our urban wastes and, in some of these “islands”, around 40 percent of the waste comes from the Fast Food industry. Moreover, regarding the United Nations interlinked Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reducing food loss and waste is critical to creating a Zero Hunger World and reach a Sustainable Development. Bearing these factors in mind, the YRE from Portugal and Slovenia have conducted a comprehensive study on Fast food and Food responsible consumption.