6th partner meeting in Italy

From 5th to 10th May 2014,in Italy ended the project SELF "SUSTAINABLE EUROPE AND LOCAL FOOD that during these two years of collaboration with the other partners gave us the opportunity to raise awareness of healthy eating for a healthy lifestyle and sustainable, through the recovery of ancient recipes, the study of the production and cultivation in respect of 'environment, while also allowing participants to review and reconsider approaches to culture, multicultural education, language and history of the various European countries.

During the meeting we visited different factory, such, “Azienda agricola zootecnica “CAPUZZO”, “Pesce Azzurro Cefalů” , "Agrumaria Corleone" and Agriturismo "Il Tancre" where our partners have taken part in our workshop, preparing Sarde a Beccafico and Cannoli, they have also witnessed the creation process of the cheese and cottage cheese, inside the dinner hosted by “Marida Association” they tasted the dishes prepared by them during the workshop as well as typical Sicilian food plates. Our partners have visited the city of, Alia, Cefalů , we continued doing a tour of the Palermo's historic center visiting the Cathedral and the Royal Palace, Palazzo delle Aquile" seat of the Municipality and the old market town of Ballaro, Monte Pellegrino where we visited the shrine of Santa Rosalia patron and protector of the city and Mondello .

At the headquarters of Associazione Marida took place the meeting for the definition of the project

activities,we have seen all the work done in these two years, browsing the website created by the Germany where you have entered all data, programs, reports and photos of cultural events and workshops organized during which each country has its own meeting , within that site will be added to a virtual book where in addition to the workshop will talk about the traditions and culture through food, we delivered the certificates to our partners and a book made entirely hand-made by the staff of the Marida, which includes the most important moments during all meetings relating to each partner, with photos and recipes, so we wanted to create a product that would remain over time and which enshrines the essence of the project through the way of food in the recovery of ancient recipes for a healthy lifestyle as well as the meeting of different cultures.