Food is gaining importance.

Le Territorial Food Project the Périgord-Limousin Regional Natural Park recently received a level 2 recognition by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Food Sovereignty. Level 2 of a Territorial Food Project demonstrates a comprehensive approach of the subject of food, and the coherence of the actions undertaken. He ensures that projects have positive and complementary effects on all food-related issues, whether economic, health-related, social, or environmental. It is a significant recognition for the work carried out in the area since 2017 and for the cross-cutting approach we have to the subject of food. 

This recognition and the grant obtained will allow the Park to continue its activities. Among them, the " My Peasant Neighbor This allows local students to discover the daily life of a farmer and better understand the links between agriculture, landscape, and food. The Park will also continue Support for managers of institutional restaurants, particularly in school canteens and nursing homes. This initiative has already enabled more than twenty school restaurants to benefit from personalized training, encouraging them to use more local and seasonal products (Learn more) in their menus. Awareness campaigns targeting all audiences, creation of educational tools et fight against food insecurity, are also on the agenda. Furthermore, the Park's Territorial Food Project (level 2) plans to work towards facilitating the implementation of vulnerability assessments of farms in the face of climate changeFinally, specific support for elected officials will be offered within the framework of projects aimed at preserving agricultural land.