Join us for the third InnoFoodLabs Study Tour and experience organic innovation in practice.
The study tour will take us to Poland to visit our Living Lab ‚Kooperatywa Dobrze‘ and will take place from midday on 25 November until midday on 27 November.
The Study Tour offers you a unique opportunity to learn directly from one of the InnoFoodLabs Living Labs, visit farms and partner organisations, and discuss practical solutions for strengthening regional organic value chains.
When? 25 November, 1 PM – 27 November, 1 PM
Where? Warsaw, Poland
Travel and accomodation: You can find recommended accomodation and travel details here.
Costs: The Study Tour is free of charge, while travel costs and accommodation are to be covered individually by participants.
Who is participating and organizing the event? The Study Tour is for Consortium and CoP members, organized by the CoP-Team and the Polish Living Lab Kooperatywa Dobrze.
Languages: The event will be held in Polish and English, with English translation provided.
You can find the full program of the Study Tour here.
Within InnOFoodLabs, the Polish Living Lab – Kooperatywa Dobrze, supported by the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), is working on two innovations that aim to strengthen local organic food systems, short supply chains and community engagement.
Kooperatywa Dobrze is Poland’s largest food cooperative, connecting consumers in Warsaw directly with organic farmers and small-scale processors from the surrounding region. Building on this community-based model, the Living Lab is exploring new ways to bring organic food to institutional kitchens and to communicate the benefits of organic food and short supply chains more effectively.
The Living Lab is working on several innovations, including the following points, among other things:
• Developing new sales channels for local organic food by connecting organic producers with private kindergartens, schools and other institutional kitchens
• Developing and testing a cooperation model for collective catering, with the long-term goal of increasing the share of organic food in public institutions
• Finding practical solutions for logistics, menu planning and cost optimisation to make organic food more accessible for professional kitchens
• Strengthening short supply chains between organic farmers, small-scale processors, the cooperative and institutional customers
• Developing educational activities around organic food, sustainable diets and food waste, including workshops and farm visits
During the study tour, we will:
• Visit the Polish InnOFoodLabs Living Lab – Kooperatywa Dobrze and learn about its activities and innovations
• Visit a Kooperatywa Dobrze shop and explore how its short supply chain works in practice
• Travel to Grodzisk Mazowiecki to learn about a developing local partnership between the municipality, civil society, organic producers and collective catering
• Meet representatives from local authorities, the Moc Korzeni Association, educational institutions and organic food producers
• Gain practical insights into collective catering and the introduction of organic food in nurseries
• Take part in an exchange workshop and discussions with stakeholders and fellow Community of Practice members from across Europe
• Visit the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) and learn about research activities related to InnOFoodLabs, including business modelling and consumer acceptance
• Participate in cultural and networking activities in Warsaw and connect with other Community of Practice members
We are looking forward to seeing you in Poland.
