Join us for an enlightening webinar on Wednesday 25th June at 2pm (BST) in celebration of Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2025.
Sustainable Gastronomy Day is held on 18th June each year in line with Sustainable Gastronomy Week, 16-20th June.
We are celebrating this year by spotlighting thought leaders and key stakeholders in the field of Sustainable Gastronomy.
What is Sustainable Gastronomy?
Gastronomy refers to the art of food, whether that be the style of cooking from a region or local foods and cuisine. It is an expression of the world’s natural and cultural diversity.
Sustainability brings into focus the idea that something is done in a way that avoids wasting natural resources and that can be continued into the future without being detrimental to our environment or health. This can include agriculture, fishing or even food preparation techniques.
Sustainable gastronomy means cuisine that considers the origins of ingredients, how produce is grown and how it gets to markets and onto our plates.
Sustainable food systems
Some of the key issues relating to sustainable food systems include:
- Environmental damage from conventional agricultural production methods: artificial fertilisers/inputs (as opposed to sustainable agriculture/permaculture/agroecology) and how this affects climate change/climate justice
- Poor nutritional health: moving away from indigenous foods has seen an increase in uptake of processed foods causing NCDs (noncommunicable diseases) such as obesity and diabetes.
- Low agricultural productivity: partly resulting from poor agricultural methods and how sustainable agriculture can help.
- Food sovereignty: reliance on foreign imports despite the propensity of raw produce within the country (partly down to poor infrastructure and low amounts of value addition/food preservation)
- Low value addition in food systems: resulting in lower economic outcomes for rural communities and smallholdings.
Event Description
Date and time
Date: Wednesday, 25th June 2025
Time
🇬🇭1pm GMT
🇬🇧 2pm BST
🇰🇪 4pm EAT 🇹🇿
Location: Online video conference
Duration: 1 hour
Speakers
This engaging discussion will feature speakers from the following organisations:
- 🇹🇿 Slow Food International
- 🇬🇭 Ghana Permaculture Institute
- 🇰🇪 Greenpeace Africa
- 🇬🇧 The Community Revolution
The panel discussion will tackle the key issues and answer how we can all do the following:
- Produce food in a sustainable way that with (and not against) nature
- Support local farmers
- Keep culinary traditions alive and advocate for indigenous foods and food sovereignty
- Avoid food waste
- Build sustainable food systems
Slow Food International
Slow Food is a global movement acting as one united force to ensure good, clean and fair food for all. They prioritise the defence of biological and cultural diversity, education, inspiration and mobilisation of people and influencing public decision-makers and the private sector.
Ghana Permaculture Institute
The Ghana Permaculture Institute (GPI) is a not for profit organisation that promotes permaculture systems and social enterprises to overcome social and environmental degradation.
GPI seeks to consider the future feedback of human interaction with the environment, using permaculture principles and the ethics of earth care, people care and fair share to implement sustainable development activities and projects.
Greenpeace Africa
Greenpeace Africa is a bold, people-powered environmental organisation and part of the global Greenpeace network, working to protect the continent’s natural resources and advance climate and social justice.
Greenpeace Africa is committed to advancing food sovereignty and building climate-resilient food systems that centre people not corporations. The organisation is rooted in agroecology, seed freedom, and indigenous knowledge, it champions farming that nourishes communities and restores the planet.
Why attend?
Joining this event is a chance to learn about global issues that affect you.
By 2050, the world will house 9 billion hungry people, and with ⅓ of food produced globally being lost or wasted, something has to change. We are using our oceans, forests and soils unsustainably. We have to become careful producers and consumers before time runs out.
Sign up for the event if you are interested in the following:
- Educational value: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the environmental, agricultural, political and nutritional issues arising from global gastronomy.
- Expert insights: Learn from leading professionals in the field of sustainable gastronomy. health.
- Interactive session: Participate in a live Q&A to get your questions answered by industry experts.
- Global perspective: Connect with attendees from around the world and share diverse perspectives.
Register now
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and take proactive steps towards a better understanding of sustainable gastronomy worldwide.
This webinar coincides with World Sustainable Gastronomy Day, making it a perfect occasion to focus on global food cycles and processes.
Register for the webinar here.
Join us in this journey towards a more sustainable future. Together, we can make a difference!
📢Have your say!
We want know which of the key issues around Sustainable Gastronomy are most important to you and your community.
Your input will help guide the focus of the panel discussion and help to ensure it reflects what matters most to our community.
💬 Feel free to use our Chat Forum to discuss the question further or to share any other ideas! Let’s build a healthier, more sustainable food future together. 🌍
Chat Forum: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IaqJnw97tWwAni56xM1OJi
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