SAFE FOOD SAVES FUTURE

Türkiye, Italy, and Greece are implementing the Erasmus+ “Safe Food Saves Future” 2025-1-TR01-KA210-YOU-000354927 project, co-funded by the Turkish National Agency and the European Union, to take action on food safety and sustainability. So what does this project include? Here are the 3 key perspectives our project focuses on:

Food Safety. We question and learn how safe the food we consume is from production to fork.
The Right to Access Healthy Food. We advocate for every young person and individual to have access to healthy, nutritious food.
Slow Food and Sustainability. Against the “fast-food” culture, we embrace the “Slow Food” movement, which supports environmentally conscious, local, and informed consumption

Curriculum Development. We have begun developing comprehensive and innovative training content for youth workers on food safety and healthy eating.
Digital Toolkit Production. We are designing a digital learning platform consisting of gamified modules, videos, and interactive content that will engage young people.
Training for Youth Workers. We are conducting international training in Bologna, Italy, the birthplace of Slow Food, to enhance the capacities of youth workers.
Healthy Food Campaign. We are making our voice heard across Europe with podcast series, webinars, 2D animations, and social media content.
Local Youth Workshops. We are meeting face-to-face with young people in each partner country -Turkey, Italy, Greece- and preparing the “Food Safety Declaration”.

Online Kick off Meeting

The project officially launched with an online kick-off meeting on the 4th of December 2025, bringing together all partners to align on its vision, objectives, and key activities. The meeting set a shared framework for collaboration, covering the project timeline, core activities, and communication approach. Partners also discussed visibility, digital dissemination, and long-term sustainability. The online format supported green travel practices, reducing the environmental footprint while ensuring inclusive participation across countries.

OPEN GARDEN MOVEMENT – Join Us!

To celebrate 10 December – Terra Madre (Mother Earth) Day, we invite everyone—local producers, young people, consumers, community members—to take part in the Open Garden Movement and help us highlight the value of good, fair and healthy food.

We invite you to share a short video (70–90 seconds) as a reel for the Safe Food Saves Future Instagram page, using:
#opengardenmovement
#safefoodsavesfuture
#terramadre
In your video, please reflect on three essential questions:
What should healthy / fair / good food be like?
What should we do to ensure healthy / fair / good food?
What do you suggest for a healthy future?

Video guidelines:
You may film in your garden, kitchen, farm, balcony, local market — anywhere connected to your relationship with food.

Show natural products or personal gestures related to cooking, growing or eating.
If representing a business, please avoid showing logos or brand placements to keep the message community-oriented.

You may also post the video on your own Instagram account, tagging #safefoodsavesfuture, and reminding your audience, your friends and family about Terra Madre Day – 10 December.

We have published the first newsletter!

To learn more about the Project, you can visit:

This project is supported by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Program. The content herein reflects the author’s views, and neither the European Commission nor the Turkish National Agency can be held responsible for these views.