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The #TAPtheFood Sustainable Food Guideline is a practical, educational, and advocacy-oriented resource developed within the Erasmus+ Youth Participation project Taste with Purpose: Youth for Sustainable Food Erasmus+ Project by Jugendvision e.V.
The #TAPtheFood Sustainable Food Guideline aims to:
Empower young people to actively participate in sustainable food transitions by increasing their knowledge, critical thinking, and advocacy skills related to climate-friendly and socially just food systems.
Translate project learning into practical action by compiling the outcomes of workshops, field visits, campaigns, and the international youth mobility hosted in Stuttgart into an accessible and applicable framework.
Support youth organizations and educators in integrating sustainable food education into non-formal and formal learning environments through ready-to-use recommendations and participatory approaches.
Encourage responsible food practices at individual and community levels, promoting climate-conscious consumption, reduced food waste, ethical sourcing, and sustainable production.
Strengthen dialogue between youth and decision-makers by providing a structured advocacy reference that aligns youth-driven proposals with European and local sustainability strategies.
Promote social justice within food systems by addressing inclusion, accessibility, fairness, and the intersection of sustainability with social equity.
Provide a coherent framework for reflection and action, enabling local authorities and policymakers to better understand youth perspectives and co-create inclusive food policies.
Foster long-term behavioral change by combining awareness-raising with concrete, realistic, and scalable recommendations adaptable to different local contexts.
The #TAPtheFood Sustainable Food Guideline is a practical, educational, and advocacy-oriented resource developed within the Erasmus+ Youth Participation project Taste with Purpose: Youth for Sustainable Food (#TAPtheFood). It serves as a structured framework that translates the project’s learning processes, youth-led initiatives, and advocacy outcomes into a coherent and actionable document.
The guideline brings together the knowledge generated through non-formal education workshops, field visits to sustainable food initiatives, urban gardens and bio-farms, youth-led campaigns, and advocacy actions implemented at local, national, and international levels. It also incorporates the key outcomes of the international youth participation mobility hosted in Stuttgart, where young people co-created campaign messages and policy recommendations on sustainable food and climate action.
Designed for young people, youth organizations, educators, local authorities, and policymakers, the tool provides:
Clear explanations of sustainable and climate-friendly food systems
Practical recommendations for responsible consumption and reduced food waste
Youth-driven policy proposals aligned with European and local sustainability strategies
Participatory methods to foster engagement and democratic dialogue
Reflection tools to support behavioral change and long-term impact
The guideline functions both as a learning resource and an advocacy instrument, ensuring that youth perspectives are not only heard but translated into structured proposals and community-level action. By combining education, participation, and policy engagement, the #TAPtheFood Sustainable Food Guideline supports the transition toward more inclusive, resilient, and climate-conscious food systems at local and European levels.
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http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/5482
This tool addresses
Youth Participation, Environment
It is recommended for use in:
Youth Exchanges
Training and Networking
The tool was created by
Jugendvision e.V.
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Begüm Merve Demirsoy (on 26 February 2026)
and last modified
25 February 2026
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