Organic Food Conference to be Held in Czech Republic

"The “Organic Food in Public Catering - Putting Health and Sustainability on the Plate Conference” will be held in Brno, Czech Republic, on March 5 as an accompanying event to the International Food Fairs SALIMA 2008. The goal of the conference is to support the introduction of organic and local food in public catering.

The Organic Food in Public Catering Conference is the first conference in the Czech Republic and Central Europe to focus primarily on the role of public catering, particularly school and hospital meals, in delivering both health and environmental benefits. A range of international experts with practical long-term experiences and will highlight best practice in various European countries in sustainably produced organic food use in public catering. This conference underlines the importance of putting food from sustainable sources, ideally organic, on the school, hospital, or any other public catering dinner plate to deliver benefits of public health, social justice, sustainable development and thriving local economies."

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