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URBAN SOIL 4 FOOD - Establishment of Innovative Urban Soil Based Economy Circles to Increase Local Food Self-sufficiency and Minimize Environmental Footprint Maribor, Slovenia

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Circular economy

Edit 05 March 2020

by Daniela Patti, UIA Expert

US4F Journal 3: Community gardens are open!

UIA Expert Daniela Patti reports that “Urban Soil 4 Food has entered the operational phase! Just like the preparation of the soil for the planting, just in the same way the project partners have been preparing for a long time to finally launch the project activities. The most relevant things that have happened in the past six months are the public opening of the community gardens and the prototyping of the service platform.”

Read the rest in Journal 3!

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