The school llebeig Dénia wants to raise awareness among the public of the importance of introducing seasonal, ecological and proximity foods in school canteens to promote the health of schoolchildren, as well as the health of the environment.
For this, the next 15 and 16 of February will host the conference The school canteen that we want. Through a complete program, different aspects will be addressed to promote healthy and sustainable nutrition in schools and family practices. The days are driven by the Food Justice organization, the project EcoEscoles, Agricology, the FAMPA Enric Valor, the CEIP Llebeig de Dénia, the Department of Education of the Ajuntament de Dénia and the Generalitat Valenciana.
El día viernes 15, at 19: 00 hours, the documentary will be screened Tot canvi comença a l'escola, a project of organic food and development of the school garden in the educational centers of the Marina Alta.
The day of sábado 16 de febrero will concentrate most of the programming. The councilor of education, Rafa Carrió, intervene at the beginning, before the talk "Another school canteen is possible" offered by the chef of the Montessori School of Valencia, the first school canteen that has the seal 0 of Slow Food, Juan Llorca. Llorca will show the benefits of introducing local, seasonal and agroecological products in school canteens.
At 11 hours, Tamara Montero, coordinator of Food Justice in Madrid, will talk about the City Council of Madrid's commitment to promote a healthier and more sustainable diet in the Municipal Network of Infantile Schools in the capital. Next, Jorge Mimbrero, president of AMPA Gómez Moreno of Granada, will present an example of an AMPA struggle to maintain the management of its school canteen, against the privatization model that prevails in Andalusia and that favors the control of the service by the large multinationals.
The day will end at the 13: 30 with a round table with experts who will contribute their point of view on how to move towards a more healthy, fair, close and educational school dining model. Josep Morera, coordinator of EcoEscoles, will deepen in the educational innovation project of educational centers grouped by an agroecological, environmental education, school garden and ecological school canteens in the Marina Alta. Verónica de Gea, responsible for the production of Agricology, will argue the advantages that the school canteens can bet on the product of proximity for the primary sector. And, finally, Txomin Angós, president of the FAMPA Enric Valor, will contribute the perception of the families on the school canteen and how it can be influenced by this group.
To complement the activities, the students of the Raquel Payá school will offer a healthy and sustainable lunch for the participants between the 12: 00 and the 12: 30 hours.
