In April 2025, we are launching an exciting project called ‘neighbourhood canteens for climate protection and social inclusion’. Thanks to our cooperation with the Ernährungsrat Kassel und Region e.V., we can draw on their many years of experience with the neighbourhood canteen ‘Kantine für Alle’. The aim is to support the establishment of further sustainable neighbourhood canteens with a toolbox, advice and networking opportunities. The food is served free of charge and operation is made possible by voluntary work, institutional funding and donations. In addition to the plant-based orientation, the concept includes the use of saved food and the purchase of organic food from regional farms. This creates a triad of social, ecological and economic components. This sets the concept apart from conventional soup kitchens, which are mainly aimed at the needy and rarely cook plant-based or organic regional food, as well as from ‘kitchens for all’, which are primarily scene meeting places. Our project aims to locate neighbourhood canteens in districts with a poorer population and a higher proportion of people with migration experience. Please get in touch by email if you are interested in setting up a neighbourhood canteen in your region. Further information will follow at the start of the project in April.
The project is funded by the Deutsche Postcode Lotterie.
