Sustainable Food Citizen Week

 

Video resum de la Setmana Ciutadana de l'Alimentació Sostenible 2021

The activities of the Sustainable Food Citizen Week

Sustainable Food Citizen Week provides an opportunity to understand the relationship between food habits and cross-cutting aspects such as the climate emergency, local economic development, culture, politics, social rights and health. A week dedicated to citizens, in which you will achieve knowledge, reflection and debate about the main issues of the following activities.

 

 

Gastronomic heritage

Waste vs Good use

Urban rurality and biodiversity

Ecological footprint

Proximity

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Gastronomic heritage

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  • Food, sustainability and the city. Historical trail
    October 16th - 12.00 H
    Plaça del Rei
    Talk

    Feeding the city has always been a huge challenge: guaranteeing access to the most basic component for sustaining life, to avoid deficiencies and conflicts that compromise the health and social peace of its inhabitants.
    Feeding the city has always been a political issue: the people and the institutions of Barcelona have demanded and exercised the right to intervene politically to achieve an adequate food supply in quantity and quality for the city.
    Over the centuries, the territorial scope and spatial conformation of Barcelona's food footprint have been expanded and modified according to the population that needed to be provided for and the change in the forms of cultivation, animal husbandry, and transport, as well as energy sources used to do so.
    In the 21st century, the city faces new food security challenges due to the climate emergency and the global socio-environmental crisis. To address these, it calls for and exercises new forms of food sovereignty aimed at sustainability within a fair and safe environmental space for everyone on Earth.

     

  • Cuines Barcelona
    Barcelona kitchens. From Cerdà Plan to the Catalan Women's Conference
    October 16th - 12.30 H
    Plaça del Rei
    Talk

    Kitchens are part of this city's history. Moreover, history is also made in kitchens and history infiltrates the kitchens of every city.
    From the mid 19th century to 1976, kitchens were the place where architectural, technological, propaganda and political discussions and practices occurred, while they also held the knowledge and skills that made collective subsistence possible.

     

  • Tasting session: Journey in time through food
    October 16th - 14.00 H
    Plaça del Rei
    Culinary experience

    This activity offers a culinary route that will take us to the past, present and future of food in Barcelona. It will be a guided tasting session for speaking about cultural exchanges, history, traditions, conceptions of sustainability over the course of time, food industrialisation and current trends. A session that will certainly amaze you, showing the contradictions not just in the food model but also in the discussions around today’s food.

    What will we be tasting?

    Pepper wine
    White wine flavoured with spices.
    It contains ginger, rose water, clove, cinnamon and honey
    Allergens: sulphides

    Flat neulas
    Medieval recipe for traditional Christmas desserts
    Contains: flour, sugar, eggs, lard, cream, milk and salt
    Allergens: egg, gluten, dairy products

    Aubergine tart
    Aubergine flan baked with cured cheese, raisins and spices.
    Allergens: dairy products

    Empedrat with cod
    Catalan recipe with Icelandic cod and French beans, tomatoes, red and green peppers, onions and black olives.
    Allergens: fish

    Potato chips
    Allergens: gluten

    Yoghurt with pomegranate
    Free-range yoghurt from the Olot area, with natural pomegranate
    Allergens: dairy products

    We would like to inform you that we are unable to guarantee that the food served at this event will be free of substances which may cause some type of food allergy or intolerance.

Waste vs Good use

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  • Taller de vaixelles comestibles
    Edible crockery workshop. How can we get children to eat fruit and vegetables in a fun, and light-hearted way?
    October 16th - 10.00 H / 11.00 H / 12.00 h / 13.00 H
    Parc de la Barceloneta
    Workshop

    At the edible crockery workshop, children will create their own seasonal spoons, bowls and glasses using domestic technologies, with fruit and vegetables as their materials.
    The aim is to offer children and parents a fun, creative activity that involves healthy food.
    At the workshop, the children explore the shapes, textures, colours, aromas and tastes of the vegetables, learning concepts such as seasonal produce, location, ecology and properties of the fruit and vegetables. At the same time, the workshop fosters the introduction of these foodstuffs in their daily diets.

  • recuperem el valor dels aliments
    Culinary experience: recovering the value of food products
    October 16 - 14.00 H
    Parc de la Barceloneta
    Culinary experience

    A free, best-use meal to raise people's awareness about the value of food, preventing food waste and making the best use of food. 200 menus will be served, made using recovered food and a plenty of creativity! Parc de la Barceloneta will become an amplifier for the people and projects that work towards reducing food waste, making the most of food and achieving zero waste. The recovered food is the star of the show! The other ingredient: volunteers. The kitchen will be humming thanks to a team of volunteers who make it possible to recover surplus food, cook and serve the dishes. The selection, cleaning and preparation of all the recovered food is carried out in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Everyone is welcome! On the same day, we will also be offering recovered food that hasn't been used by the kitchen, at an “adoption stall”, as a donation and act of joint responsibility towards the value of the product.

    We hereby inform you that we cannot guarantee that the meals served during this event are free of substances that may cause some type of allergy or food intolerance.

  • Improshow de l’alimentació sostenible
    Improshow on sustainable food
    October 17th - 20.00 H
    Plaça Reial
    Show

    At the improshow we play with knowledge about food, sustainability and the climate emergency. We’ll be improvising everyday situations connected with sustainable food and local organisations, through humour and based on audience suggestions.
    An innovative experience in which the audience will become the authors of stories that are surprising, exciting and fun.

     

Urban rurality and biodiversity

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  • The Vegetable Orchestra
    The Vegetable Orchestra
    October 16th - 20.00 H
    Teatre del CCCB, Jardí dels Tarongers, Plaça del Rei, Parc de la Barceloneta
    Show

    A unique musical group, the Vegetable Orchestra, plays instruments made from fresh vegetables. The use of various vegetable instruments makes for a unique musical and aesthetic universe. The Vegetable Orchestra covers the most diverse musical styles, combining genres from electronic music to jazz. The newly created instruments determine the resulting sound. A Vegetable Orchestra concert appeals to all five senses.

  • Let's plant traditional varieties
    October 17th from 10.00 to 12.00 H. The activity starts every 25 minutes, lasting 15-20 minutes per shift.
    Plaça Reial
    Workshop

    Transplant varieties of recovered local vegetables, take them home and plant the seeds from the Can Soler store there too!
    In addition, you will learn about the agro-ecological and social inclusion project of the Fundació Els Tres Turons.
    The activity will take place from 10:00 to 12:00 every 25 minutes. Each turn will last between 15 and 20 minutes. Not to be missed!

     

  • Ciudades alimentades
    Ciudades alimentadas
    October 17th - 16.30 H
    Plaça Reial
    Talk, Exhibition

    Performance exhibition of a politico-poetic gastrosophical manifesto which includes some of the most high-impact themes which are consolidated through contributions from the network of experts and leading authorities involved in the research. 

Ecological footprint

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  • Descobreix l’impacte del teu plat de peix
    Discover the impact of your fish dish
    October 16th - 18.00 H
    Plaça Reial
    Talk

    Discussion on unsustainable fishing and its impact. What are the consequences of not fishing in our seas? We’ll be meeting up to discuss the impact that international fishing agreements are having and the advantages to local fishing. We will also find out how West Africa's coastal populations are facing over-exploitation of their maritime resources and what local-fish initiatives we have in Barcelona.

  • Digues el que menges, i calcula el que emets
    Tell us what you eat and calculate what you emit
    October 17th - 11.00 H (Plaça del Rei) and October 23th - 10.00 H (Pl. de les Glòries Catalanes, next to the Disseny HUB Barcelona
    Plaça del Rei, Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, next to the Disseny HUB Barcelona
    Workshop

    After receiving a brief introduction on climate change and its connection with our food system, everyone attending will be able to calculate the environmental footprint their food generates.

  • L’eficiència energètica a la cuina: un ingredient clau per avançar cap a una alimentació sostenible
    Energy efficiency in the kitchen: a key ingredient for moving towards sustainable food. Workshop on low energy consumption cooking
    October 17th - 12.00 H
    Plaça del Rei
    Workshop

    A workshop on low energy consumption cooking, to provide ideas and tips for cooking while using as little energy as possible. Tackling the problem in a practical way, we encourage reflection on better food-use cooking and healthy, sustainable food. The workshop aims to provide participants with viable tools for furthering their commitment to reducing the environmental impact of their food, opting for simple, but transformative, solutions. The workshop's objective, through various demonstrations as well as practical and theoretical advice, is to apply this in everyday life. It also fosters the culture of better food use and a complete, balanced diet. The workshop includes an explanation from an expert and the live preparation of various recipes.

Proximity

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  • Improshow de l’alimentació sostenible
    Improshow on sustainable food
    October 17th - 20.00 H
    Plaça Reial
    Show

    At the improshow we play with knowledge about food, sustainability and the climate emergency. We’ll be improvising everyday situations connected with sustainable food and local organisations, through humour and based on audience suggestions.
    An innovative experience in which the audience will become the authors of stories that are surprising, exciting and fun.

     

  • Visita guiada a la Llotja de Mar de Barcelona
    Guided tour of the Confraria de Pescadors de Barcelona. How do fish get from the sea to our table?
    October 19 at 7:30 h / October 20, 21 and 22 at 16:00 h
    Fishermen's Guild of Barcelona
    Visit / Tour

    The fish market is a specific part of the Barcelona fishing port where the fish that have been caught during the day are auctioned off for sale. On the occasion of Sustainable Food Week, the market opens its doors so that we can learn about the fleet of the Fishermen’s Guild of la Barceloneta, the various fishing methods used and the environmental impact they have. During the visit, we will talk about the types of fishing and the methods used to catch different species, while learning what a day at the market is like, what species are sold at auction, and what measures are being taken to address the new challenges that are putting marine ecosystems at risk.

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  • Vestigis i futurs de l’agricultura a Barcelona: la Ponderosa, el Rec Comtal i la Casa de l’Aigua
    Remnants and futures of agriculture in Barcelona: La Ponderosa, El Rec Comtal and La Casa de l’Aigua
    October 23th from 10.00 to 13.00 H
    Casa de l'Aigua de la Trinitat Nova
    Visit / Tour

    Are there any allotment estates left in Barcelona? How does Barcelona feed itself? How vulnerable are we, without having land available for producing the food we eat? Discover La Ponderosa, the city’s last allotment estate, the Rec Comtal and water heritage, and fall in love with local produce and sustainable food.

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  • The future of food: how to combine health and sustainability
    October 14th from 15.00 to 20.10 H
    University of Barcelona, historic building, Aula Magna, first floor
    Talk

    As part of the goals of the Barcelona 2021 World Capital of Sustainable Food, and to help promote a transition towards food sustainability, combining people's health with the planet's health, the conference aims to raise awareness about the need for this transition, as well as discussing scientific data and the projects that are being carried out in this field.
    The conference is on the future of food: how to combine health and sustainability. It aims to combine experience with academic knowledge, civil society and public institutions, in a reflective debate on the challenges facing us in our move towards 5S food (Salubrious, Sustainable, Safe, Social and Satisfactory), with speeches, roundtables and debates concerning diets and health, the impact of climate change on food systems, agroecology and ecological food, equity, biodiversity and food safety and their socio-economic impact.  It will also discuss the subjects of food equity, the right to food and perspectives on food vulnerability, as well as the environmental impact of food and diets, food waste and the added value of local produce as being good for the planet and for strengthening local economies.
    The conference will be taking place on 13 October, from 4 to 8 pm, and on 14 October, from 3 to 8:10 pm.

     

  • Imatge pregó coral
    Inauguration of Sustainable Food Citizen Week. Changing the world by eating
    October 14th - 19.30 H
    Plaça de Sant Jaume
    Show

    The start off the week will be a chorus, musical, and participative. Having their say will be the real heroes of sustainable food, those involved in the food cycle: the fishermen, drivers, chefs, farmers, ranchers, market vendors. The speech will be intertwined with the large mechanical orchestra of Cabo San Roque, distributed in the form of a sound mural in front of the City Hall, along with the active participation of the public, in a collective musical creation composed especially for the occasion. A show that highlights all the participants behind the food supply network and gives them a voice.

    • Scenography and musical composition: Cabo San Roque
    • Stage direction and coordination: Edi Pou
    • Idea and concept: Virginia Angulo / Martín Garber

     

     

  • Visita al Biomarket
    Visit the Biomarket
    October 15th from 10.00 to 12.00 H
    Mercabarna - 5a planta, recepció centre directiu
    Visit / Tour

    We offer you the chance to discover all the secrets of this market, located in a sustainable, energy-efficient building and exclusively dedicated to the sale of bio produce.

    Mercabarna houses the first wholesale market for fresh ecological food in Spain, a firm commitment to furthering the commercialisation of this type of food and facilitating its distribution. The initiative is in response to one of the stated goals of the “Barcelona Eats Sustainably” strategy and the 2021 World Capital of Sustainable Food.