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🇧🇪 A postcard from Ghent! 💌 Our 5th #EU4Advice General Assembly brought two days of discussions, workshops and a visit to CSA Bioboerderij "De Goedinge". We're heading home with new ideas, new connections and renewed energy for the final 12 months. ✨Thank you all for joining these insightful days!

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 18h

Finally, ILVO's Living Lab showed its successful experience and undelrlined what a strong #SFSC network can do! These conversations were very insightful and inspiring and we're taking these lessons into our final 12 months! 🌱 #GeneralAssembly #LivingLabs

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 18h

🌱Fully organic certified, Bioboerderij "De Goedinge" sells directly they produce to customers-in their farm or in the city library! Via a food boxes scheme, buyers pay upfront for the year, so farmers get fair pay and risk is shared.

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 18h

🇧🇪 #EU4Advice General Assembly Day 2! Our consortium partners visited CSA Bioboerderij "De Goedinge" where Maarten shared his experience: from being a farmer in remote Flanders to a collective farm that actually works!

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tomorrow, the consortium will visit CSA Bioboerderij “De Goedinge” to exchange experiences on short food supply chains ( #SFSC), advisory support and #AKIS integration. 🌱Stay tuned!

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In the afternoon, Interactive #workshops then explored topics and good practices to ensure more effective Practice Abstracts and national landing strategies to , strengthen engagement with key stakeholders.

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🇧🇪 Day 1 recap: EU4Advice’s 5th General Assembly in Ghent #EU4Advice partners gathered at Ghent University to reflect on project progress, prepare for the final 12 months of collaboration and gathering insights from the #livinglabs.

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🌱 After the key note speaker last week, now the full agenda is out! 🔸Keynote: "Connecting the Connectors"- Elena-Teodora Miron (LFI,#ModernAkis) 🔸 Panel includes: #NBSoil, #AdvisoryNetPEST, #SFSC advisor network, #OrganicAdviceNetwork, #EU-FarmBook, #EUFRAS 👉 Register now: ow.ly/Y3p450ZU7SM

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🍏 We look forward to knowing your experience! Register now at: lnkd.in/ebFzcPdY ✉️ Once the host approves your registration, your personal Zoom link arrives by email. Nothing in your inbox? Check spam/junk. 💚 Know a colleague, advisor or producer group who might benefit? Pass it on!

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🆕 For the first time, translated subtitles are available! You can follow the #Advisinar in your own language! ⚙️ In Zoom: Captions (CC), or More > caption settings > Translate to > your language. Update Zoom beforehand! unt in post 3, and add an image or event card to post 1 for more visibility.

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In this session, we will explore: 🫛 Key questions when setting up collective marketing 🫛 The role of advisors and facilitators 🫛 Real examples: structures, challenges and how governance evolves over time 📖 Continue reading to discover the new translation features of this session!

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On October 19th, 10:00-11:30 CEST, join us on Zoom to explore the potential of #CollectiveMarketing to empower & promote #SFSC producers! In fact, while collective marketing is a valuable tool for producers, unfortunately there is no shared model to maximize its impact.👇

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🫛 Registration is open for the #EU4Advice & #COREnet's #Advisinar: "Governance Models for Collective Marketing in Short Food Supply Chains"! Follow the thread for more details, new features & registration link!🧵

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🎤 Keynote: Elena-Teodora Miron (LFO & #ModernAKIS) on "Connecting the Connectors: Advisory networks as the nervous system supporting a resilient AKIS" 🎟️ Register now ! lnkd.in/eepbVg-T

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌱 What happens when EU advisory networks from different parts of the food system come together? 🎤 Find out at the SFS Innovation Platform Annual Members' Event! 🧵

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#KnowledgeSharing | "Sustainable Food Supply Chains: Is Shortening the Answer?" #SFSCs are drawing growing attention. Chiffoleau & Dourian's review finds solid social benefits, but economic, environmental, health & governance impacts are still unclear. ow.ly/qauK50ZPeJG #WeAreReading

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

👩‍🌾 Women in #SFSC: Get in touch to feature YOUR story in our campaign! And don't miss these two events: FAO's Growing Voices – Women in Farming, Oct 15, Tullamore 🇮🇪 & #COREnet's Roadshow "Land Citizenship" online Oct 16! 👉https://lnkd.in/ea_jwQqG

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

☕ First #EUFRAS Coffee Break of autumn! "Practical Pathways to Sustainable Farming – Crop-MATCHING and TERRA" 📅 24 Sept | 10:00 CET | Zoom Speakers from Aristotle University, BIOAZUL, TERRA Viva Ibiza, CIOFS-FP & PFA 🌱 👉 Register: lnkd.in/dtDqTnvu #SustainableFarming #ExtendedNetwork

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🌱 Ever wondered what it’s like to be a #SFSC #advisor ? Get a sneak peek inside #AdvisiNews—the dedicated newsletter for our advisors! Beyond updates, subscribers gain access to the Advisors Corner & have the opportunity to shape #EUPolicy! Register now: form.jotform.com/231712894955063

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📬 Our September #newsletter just landed! Inside: four voices on why local food needs people who care, a new #Advisinar on public procurement for school meals, a July Advisinar recap and the latest updates from across our #network. Enjoy your reading! 📖 zenodo.org/records/2282...

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EU4Advice September Newsletter (2026)

The September 2026 EU4Advice Newsletter is out. Highlights include a Testimonial Series featuring four voices from Europe's local food sector sharing why local food systems need people who care. Also ...

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A few days left to our #EU4Advice & #COREnet #Advisinar on ‘Public Procurement for Schools and the role of SFSCs’, with speakers from the EU Commission JRC, Ireland, Italy & Portugal. Mon 21 Sept, 10:00–11:15 CET, online. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6X…

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Members can join monthly #Advisinars, access the #KnowledgeHub, and take part in #LivingLabs in Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Hungary, where new training approaches are tested in real-world contexts

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Through two dedicated networks – for SFSC advisors and for policymakers – the project offers training, peer learning and cross-border collaboration

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌱🇪🇺 #EU4Advice: Building a Stronger European Network for Short Food Supply Chains Curious how the #EU is reshaping its food systems from the ground up? EU4Advice is connecting advisors, farmers, policymakers and researchers to make Short Food Supply Chains (#SFSCs) more sustainable and resilient.

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Register now for the new #EU4Advice & #COREnet #Advisinar: "Public procurement for schools and the role of SFSCs." Mon 21 Sept, 10:00–11:15 CET, online, with @ec.europa.eu JRC experts and case studies from Ireland, Italy & Portugal. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #PublicProcurement #SFSC

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

💻 Missed our July #Advisinar? 50+ advisors, researchers & food producers joined us on 20 July — hosted by #EU4Advice & #COREnet. #SFSC network advisors Robert Klaassen & Lucia Balak shared their real experience & challenges in short food supply chains. youtu.be/AqLqPHv53lY?...

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Advisinar July 2026 - Sharing Experiences Within Our Network

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#KnowledgeSharing | "The role of short food supply chains in advancing the global agenda for sustainable food systems transitions" ✍ Mara Petruzzelli, Rico Ihle, Simona Colitti, Matteo Vittuari Read more! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #WeAreReading #FoodTransition #FoodSystems

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🌱 What happens when EU advisory networks working on different parts of the food system come together? Find out at the SFS Innovation Platform Annual Members' Event — 30 Oct 2026, online. Registration open 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/eu-advisor... #AdvisoryNetworks #AKIS #FoodSystems

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Do you think you are the policy person we are looking for? In this new video, Stephanie Jongma, a partner from Provincie Flevoland, explains why #policymakers are so important to this network and what we are looking for. 🎥 youtu.be/KH5Qp5146b8?... 👉 eu4advice.eu/policy-makers/ #EU4AdvicePolicymakers

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Are you the policymaker we’re looking for? Stephanie Jongma explains what we need in EU4Advice

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SoilWise Project @soilwiseproject.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🌱 How can you contribute to SoilWise/EUSO with your data? Join our Data Management Session at the #Soils4Europe2026 Conference in Coimbra on 10 September, organised by JRC/EUSO in collaboration with SoilWise. Discover the Soil Data Catalogue, Soil Companion & FAIR data publishing!

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#SharingKnowledge | "Circular Economy, #ShortFoodSupplyChain and Digitalisation Drive the Agri-Food Sector Transition Towards Environmental and Social Sustainability: A Literature Review" ✍ Elettra Bandi, Francesco Bavagnoli, Patrizia Tettamanzi onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #WeAreReading

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

What if the shortening of food chains is just about caring for each other? Caitriona Scully talks about what she's learned from working on the Midwest Bio District, a project that is developing SFSCs in the Midwest of Ireland. youtu.be/O-iNmDqg8t4 #EU4AdviceTestimonials

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EU4Advice - Testimonial Series - Caitriona Scully

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

More than 500 food innovators are already in the SFS Innovation Platform! The SFS Innovation Platform is an open source platform providing knowledge freely for all those who are interested in sustainability in the food sector in Europe www.sustainablefoodplatform.eu/en #SustainableFood #SFSC

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Everyone wants to be assured that the food they get home is good for the ones they love. 💚 Transparency is an important part of our food system, which is why it matters. youtu.be/zXx1hTG3BHs?... #ShortFoodSupplyChains #EU4AdviceTestimonials

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EU4Advice - Testimonial Series - Sarah Davidson - Soil Expert

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#KnowledgeSharing | "A systematic review of sustainable food systems identifies socio-economic pathways driving food systems transformations" 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s43... #WeAreReading #FoodSystems #SFSC

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#Policymakers are not the spectators at 'Cities Leading Food Production', but co-authors. EU4Advice is expanding its EU network of #SFSC policymakers and events like these are the perfect place to have the network grow, city by city and region by region. eu4advice.eu/cities-leadi...

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Cities Leading Food Production: Practical Insights for Short Food Supply Chain Advisors and Policymakers - EU4Advice

Cities Leading Food Production: Practical Insights for Short Food Supply Chain Advisors and Policymakers An article by Common Source The Cities Leading Food Production-programme, held during VIV Europ...

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

📢 Is your work related to #SFSC? This #Advisinar is for you! Whatever you are: advisor, facilitator, public servant, curious newcomer, there's room for you here. Register! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #ShortFoodSupplyChains #LocalFood #foodsystems

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Join our next Advisinar: Sharing Experiences Within Our Network 📅 20 July | 10:00–11:30 CET | Online Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... What's the biggest challenge you face in your short food supply chain work? Tell us in the comments. #ShortFoodSupplyChains #LocalFood #FoodSystems

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🍞 "Baking is a lonely job." That's why Joe Fitzmaurice, along with three other bakers, took to the streets of Dublin in 2015 and formed Real Bread Ireland, a network of 250+ people who bake, mill and grow to support one another on a daily basis. eu4advice.eu/how-real-bre... #EU4AdviceTestimonials

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How Real Bread Ireland Has Transformed Isolation into a Network, "Baking Is a Lonely Job" - EU4Advice

How Real Bread Ireland has transformed isolation into a network, “Baking Is a Lonely Job” EU4Advice continues its series of testimonies and today it was the turn of the advisors, producers and network...

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

#SharingKnowledge | "The Relationship between Short Food Supply Chains and Sustainable Development", a paper by Sebastian Stępień, and @Marta Guth file:///C:/Users/ASUS%20Vivobook/Downloads/14%20(1).pdf #SFSC #ShortFoodSupplyChains

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🍆 Local food systems are less clear about the future than food exports are, as revealed by the Food Vision 2030 report. Ireland can be a leader in this area, given the land, the farmers and the food culture. eu4advice.eu/food-vision-... #FoodSystems #SFSC

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Food Vision 2030 Still Sees Exports More Clearly Than Local Food Systems - EU4Advice

Food Vision 2030 Still Sees Exports More Clearly Than Local Food Systems Based on Cultivate’s submission for the Irish Government’s Public Consultation on the Food Vision 2030 Mid-Term Review: Ireland...

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

On June 4, 2026, one of our partners, Fundación Entretantos, held the National Seminar on Cooperation and Knowledge Exchange of the Red de Innovación y Asesoramiento en Canales Cortos de Comercialización at the MAPA headquarters in Madrid. ria-ccc.org/noticia/el-s... #ShortFoodSupplyChains #SFSC

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El Seminario Estatal de Cooperación e Intercambio abre una nueva etapa para el asesoramiento en canales cortos - RIA-CCC

El pasado 4 de junio de 2026 celebramos en la sede de la Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural, Innovación y Formación Agroalimentaria (MAPA) en Madrid el Seminario Estatal de Cooperación e Intercambi...

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#KnowledgeSharing | "Enhancing value creation in short food supply chains through digital platforms" ✍ Authors: Margherita Masi, Marcello De Rosa, Chrysanthi Charatsari, Evagelos Lioutas & Yari Vecchio. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #WeAreReading #SFSC #FoodSystems

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The Short Food Chain EU Community has set the goal of removing the main obstacles for #SFSC in the coming years. This enables entrepreneurs and initiatives to scale up, realize profitable revenue models and create new collaborations a. www.linkedin.com/groups/89481... #FoodSystems

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eu4advice @eu4advice.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Did you know you can access many resources about #foodSystems on this platform? Join us to get the best of it! www.smartchain-platform.eu #ShortFoodSupplyChains #SFSC See less

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