Beezdorf  

One of the most powerful solutions to addressing climate change lies in the food we eat. Educating young people is one of the most sustainable ways of doing that. Less than 25% of children receive “food education” at school and 83% of those that do receive food education are more likely to eat fresh unprocessed foods. One third of the fresh, unprocessed foods available to us in Europe are pollinated by bees, and thousands of other flying insects.

The Beezdorf initiative implements events, activities and competitions in OPEN’s retail centres and the local schools within the catchment area to promote and educate local school children about healthy and sustainable food production and supply, as well as the importance of bees for biodiversity.

The Beezdorf Kitchen  

The Beezdorf Kitchen, launching in 2023 will strive to engage and educate local school children about the benefits of sustainable farming, growing your own food, healthy eating, and cooking. It will provide information days with local nutritionists, cooks, and farmers as well as visits to the beehives while co-ordinating with the retail centre tenants, local charities and Berliner Tafel e.V., a non-profit association dedicated to providing food to people in need.