SustainaKit was created to support VET students and teachers in rethinking everyday cooking practices through a sustainability lens. The project combines theory, practice, and digital tools to promote a more responsible culinary education, focused on reducing food waste, encouraging the use of KM0 and seasonal products, and integrating sustainability into professional training. Through innovative educational resources, SustainaKit helps schools embed sustainability into both teaching and daily kitchen practice, contributing to the training of the next generation of food professionals.
Sustainability is increasingly influencing the future of food and hospitality, and culinary education has a key role to play in this transition. From how ingredients are sourced to how food is prepared and waste is managed, everyday choices in the kitchen make a real difference.
Through SustainaKit, VET schools can explore sustainability in culinary training with the support of the Good Practices Handbook, which provides guidance, principles, and practical insights to help students and teachers develop responsible and future-oriented approaches to cooking and food service.
The SustainaKit Toolkit translates sustainability principles into practical learning activities for culinary VET. It offers teachers and students ready-to-use exercises, scenarios, and tools to apply sustainable practices directly in the classroom and in training kitchens.
Designed to support hands-on learning, the Toolkit helps transform concepts such as food waste reduction, responsible consumption, and efficient use of resources into concrete actions, making sustainability a tangible and achievable part of everyday culinary training.
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SustainaKit: TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE AND KM 0 COOKING EDUCATION (Project N° 2024-1-SK01-KA220-VET-000243313). Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Slovak Academic Association for International Cooperation (SAAIC). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them
