Common food fund: citizen meeting

A rural food bank is in preparation in the province of Luxembourg! Quality food accessible to everyone, a strengthened local economy and better supported local producers: this is the ambition of the future Rural Food Bank of Luxembourg. The project will see the light of day in the autumn of 2027 in a pilot territory comprising the municipalities of Bastogne, Fauvillers, Martelange, Tenneville and Vaux-sur-Sûre. It is spearheaded by several partner associations, in collaboration with and with the support of the concerned municipalities. Who is this future food bank for? Rural food La Caisse is aimed at everyone who does their food shopping on the territory of the pilot municipalities, regardless of their income. To discover the project and discuss it, several evenings are organized, including two in Bastogne, on November 13 and 17. How to be involved as citizens in the construction of the bank? From January to June 2027, citizens of the territory will gather once or twice a month to better understand the challenges of our food system, meet producers, visit farms and points of sale and, above all, imagine together the functioning of the future Bank. What would we eat if price wasn't a criterion? Where would we like to do our shopping? How to allow everyone to eat well, whatever their income? What products and points of sale should the Bank support? It is around these questions, and many others, that the citizen committee of the Bank will work. No need to be a food specialist to participate: all experiences have their place around the table. Between July and September 2027, committee members will be the first to concretely experience the Bank. To do this, they will receive a food budget allowing them to make purchases in partner locations for 3 months. On the evening's program: screening of the documentary "Eating to Live" to discover the Montpellier food bank, presentation of the Rural Food Bank and tasting of local products. Synopsis: eating to live: an obviousness? In 2025 in France, however, one person in ten has difficulty feeding themselves every day. That is three times more than 10 years ago. Emergency food aid, propelled by Coluche 40 years ago with the Restos du Cœur, has settled into the landscape. But it ends up being overwhelmed by the phenomenon. How can one remain a spectator in the face of such a deteriorating situation? In Montpellier, a collective of associations has launched a pioneering, full-scale experiment of what a social security system for food could be. Common food La Caisse brings together 400 people who contribute according to their means and who all receive the same amount of money to eat healthily. Through four sensitive portraits, the film offers a reflection on the right to food for all. PRACTICAL INFO Meetings in Bastogne: on Friday, November 13 at 1 PM; or on Tuesday, November 17 at 8 PM; in the premises of Serviplast (Chaussée d’Arlon, 73) Registration (free) requested: e.melotte@mocluxembourg.be Project born from a partnership between the Ciep Luxembourg, the CréaSSALux, Île de Paix, Luxembourg Creative, the Christian Mutual, the Paysan Network as well as the partner municipalities.