
| Food is our everyday fuel and we often don’t really know in detail how it has come to our plate. In our Energy Cities network, many cities are figuring out healthy and local food can be provided to everyone and how to grow awareness around it. Albertville in the French Alps is one of those cities. Albertville counts around 20,000 inhabitants and is running several programs as part of its sustainable food plan. known as the Projet Alimentaire Territorial. This masterplan aims to connect producers with local consumers, including public canteens in and around Albertville. Each day, the city’s central canteen prepares around 1,200 meals and it is serving schools, elderly residents, and several neighbouring municipalities. For this episode our podcast host Miriam Eisermann spoke with Dorothée Meyer, who is connecting the dots between farmers, residents, school personnel and others around this food masterplan. She is working at the inter-municipal organisation Arlysere. When Dorothée talks about farming and school canteens, her voice and eyes are filled with passion. Miriam felt that Dorothee believes in the power of big transitions starting literally on the ground. Their conversation took us all along the food chain: We talked about the land use challenges of high quality farming, the need to rebuild trust between consumers and those who produce what we eat and the big question of how citizens can pay and eat better local food. Enjoy the episode. Bon appétit. |

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