Sustainable Food Citizen Week Programme

The programme for the Sustainable Food Citizen Week features activities of every kind: talks, lectures, debates, shows, documentary film series and plenty more. Find your own activity here

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  • “More than bees”. Pollinators and flowers, life at stake’ exhibition.

    <p>“More than bees. Pollinators and flowers, life at stake” is an exhibition aimed at introducing city residents to the essential role played by pollinators, to ensure the survival of most of the plants on the planet and raise awareness.<br />
    Thanks to its visual and educational approach, with various levels of reading accessible to all visitors, you will discover how pollination occurs, the role played by these insects in the process and the role they play in the Earth's ecological equilibrium.</p>

    <p><a href="https://museuciencies.cat/exposicio_temporal/mes-que-abell es/ " target="_blank" title="Exposició “Més que abelles. Flors i pol·linitzadors, la vida en joc”">More information</a></p>

    <p>(Free exhibition with the price of a ticket to the Jardí Botànic).</p>

  • Visit to Can Calopa with a tasting of periurban wines

    <p>This activity is an adapted version of the classic visit ‘The Winery and the Vineyard’ offered at Can Calopa de Dalt. In this case, the activity offers a special tasting of wines from periurban projects managed by L’Olivera: Vinyes de Barcelona (from the Finca de Can Calopa de Dalt, in Collserola) and Arraona Blanc i Negre (from the estate at Can Gambús, in the Sabadell Agricultural Park).</p>

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  • The vertical agriculture production process: how can you grow sustainable garden produce and herbs?

    <p>Are you curious to learn, see and experience more about this innovative, new and exciting way of producing food? Groots experts will provide a unique view of the entire production process of their products to all those interested.</p>

Gastronomic heritage

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  • Imatge pregó coral
    Inauguration of Sustainable Food Citizen Week. Changing the world by eating

    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

     

     

    October 14th - 19.30 H
    Plaça de Sant Jaume
    Show
  • Exposició temporal “Alimentar Barcelona. Ciutat, proveïment i salut”
    Temporary exhibition “Feeding Barcelona. City, supply and health”

    Feeding the population has always been a concern for cities. It has been a decisive factor in their relationship with surrounding territories, in the centuries-long evolution of technologies for obtaining food produce and in the conditions under which men and women have been able to feed themselves and stay alive.
    From the outset, one of the main tasks of the Consell de Cent, the Barcelona municipal institution created in 1249, was to guarantee food supplies and ensure food safety. Since then, the city's government has strived to guarantee good quality food supplies, because it has been directly responsible for them, provided support in doing so or has sought alternatives to the insufficient actions of other authorities.  
    The municipal government's intervention continues today, with Mercabarna, Barcelona and the Western Mediterranean's great food store, and the city's network of municipal markets. This long history of decisive municipal involvement in the food supply chain is historically unique to Barcelona, with no similar situation in most other European cities.   
    The exhibition is open from 15 October 2021 to 15 October 2022.

    October 15th - 24th
    Barcelona History Museum (MUHBA), Saló del Tinell
    Exhibition
  • Vanesa Muela “de Raíz”. Traditional music

    Vanesa Muela is a singer and multi-instrumentalist who is directly influenced by tradition, the roots and purity of music from other times. In every concert, she is able to showcase the soul of traditional songs that she learnt directly from elderly people. She transmits the magic, energy and feeling of popular music like no other; the ancestral wisdom that she is able to share with the audience i a fun, amenable and interesting way. Vanesa will take you on a journey through the melodies of jotas, fandangos, siguidillas, ligeros, agarraos, charradas and corridos, to the sound of tambourines, petxinas, spoons, guitars, sieves, etc.

    October 16th - 13.00 H
    Plaça del Rei
    Show

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?

    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.

    October 16th - 10.00 H / 11.00 H / 12.00 h / 13.00 H
    Parc de la Barceloneta
    Workshop
  • recuperem el valor dels aliments
    Culinary experience: recovering the value of food products

    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.

    October 16 - 14.00 H
    Parc de la Barceloneta
    Culinary experience
  • Improshow de l’alimentació sostenible
    Improshow on sustainable food

    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.

     

    October 17th - 20.00 H
    Plaça Reial
    Show

Urban rurality and biodiversity

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  • Imatge pregó coral
    Inauguration of Sustainable Food Citizen Week. Changing the world by eating

    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

     

     

    October 14th - 19.30 H
    Plaça de Sant Jaume
    Show
  • 16 octubre 10:00 a 12:00 h
    Making seed bombs

    We begin the workshop by presenting a suitcase with a wide-ranging biodiversity of seeds, some of which are local varieties. We then introduce the clay bomb technique for regenerating areas and helping life to grow.
    Participants can make their own seed bombs, which they take home after the workshop.
    The activity runs from 10 am to 12 noon, in sessions that begin every half hour and last 20-25 minutes.

    October 16th from 10.00 to 12.00 H
    Plaça Reial
    Workshop
  • Discussion between Vanesa Freixa and Joan Rieradevall

    Interdependence, symbiosis and antagonism. An approach to food production from the rural and city perspectives. 

    Making the urban setting rural in three ways: production, environment and values. Understanding urbanised spaces as producers of biodiversity,  health and food, as well as natural spaces. Understanding the rural setting as a live space and one which gives life, not a space which consumes nor which is consumed, without us feeling linked in some real way to its values and rhythms.

    October 16th - 12.00 H
    Jardí dels Tarongers
    Talk

Ecological footprint

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  • Descobreix l’impacte del teu plat de peix
    Discover the impact of your fish dish

    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.

    October 16th - 18.00 H
    Plaça Reial
    Talk
  • Digues el que menges, i calcula el que emets
    Tell us what you eat and calculate what you emit

    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.

    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
  • 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

    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.

    October 17th - 12.00 H
    Plaça del Rei
    Workshop

Proximity

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  • Improshow de l’alimentació sostenible
    Improshow on sustainable food

    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.

     

    October 17th - 20.00 H
    Plaça Reial
    Show
  • 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?

    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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    October 19 at 7:30 h / October 20, 21 and 22 at 16:00 h
    Fishermen's Guild of Barcelona
    Visit / Tour
  • 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

    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.

    October 23th from 10.00 to 13.00 H
    Casa de l'Aigua de la Trinitat Nova
    Visit / Tour

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  • L’alimentació saludable i les emocions en la infància
    Healthy food and emotions during childhood

    A talk on sustainable food at an early age and the emotions that are derived from what we eat.

    During the talk we reflect on the benefits of conscious, sustainable nutrition during childhood; the relationship between what we eat and the emotions we feel, acquiring healthy habits at a young age and the importance of understanding how our body works

     

    October 16th from 11.00 to 13.00 H
    La Fàbrica del Sol
    Talk
  • Degustació de proteïnes vegetals
    Tasting of vegetable proteins

    Times are changing, and so is our food. Just as our work, our leisure and the way we relate to each other have changed, we can also change our eating habits and make them healthier.

    One essential nutrient for a healthy diet is protein, which we usually associate with food of animal origins. But what options do vegetables offer us in terms of protein content? Come and find out, and enjoy a spectacular culinary tasting!

    October 16th - 11.00 H
    Mercat de la Sagrada Família
    Culinary experience
  • Bon profit (familiar)
    Bon Profit [Enjoy your meal] (family)

    A family show that aims to familiarise children with the cooking of seasonal vegetables and foster a healthy, sustainable diet.

    Can you imagine seeing how some seeds turn into fresh vegetables, in front of your eyes? In this fantastic family show, you will discover the magic of cooking while having a good laugh. You will see a love story in the form of a Shakespearian tragicomedy, where peaceful coexistence triumphs inside the saucepan! From now on, eating cauliflower, carrots or broccoli will be much more fun. You’ll be licking your fingers!

    October 16th from 11.30 to 12.30 H
    Vallvidrera Civic Centre - Vázquez Montalbán
    Show