Food Revolution Day is an annual day of awareness, begun by chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver, which aims to raise the profile of food education as a key to transforming the lives of millions of people across the world. The first Food Revolution Day was held in May 2012 and involved over 1,000 events globally in 62 countries (see www.foodrevolutionday.com).
A group of volunteers have joined thousands of other passionate foodies around the world as a local Ambassador for Malta in supporting Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day 2013 which this year fell on 17 May.
In celebration of this year’s Food Revolution Day, Food Revolution Malta will be participating in the MCAST Agribusiness Open Weekend between 31 May and 2 June at the MCAST Agribusiness Institute, in Qormi. This three-day event will include several entertaining, yet educational activities for all the family, to raise awareness about the importance of agriculture, including horticulture and animal care, in our daily lives. Further details about this event are available on the MCAST website www.mcast.edu.mt and on the MCAST Agribusiness Institute Group Page on Facebook
Jamie Oliver explains, “It’s fantastic that this year’s Food Revolution Day is already bigger and louder than last year. We want everyone who cares about food education to get together to show that this is a massively important issue. Our kids need to learn about food from an early age and we also need to help those adults who can’t cook. It’s all about inspiring people to get cooking and love fresh food.”
The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation launched its first-ever Food Revolution Ambassador Program in 2012 to inspire, educate, and empower people everywhere to stand up for real food. The voluntary Ambassadors are on the ground working towards a Food Revolution and they are the ones who will make Food Revolution Day 2013 that much stronger.
The Food Revolution is a global movement that allows people who love food to come together to share information, talents and resources and also to pass on their knowledge and highlight the world’s food issues. All around the globe, people work together to make a difference. The Food Revolution is about connecting with your community in schools, restaurants and local businesses. We want to inspire change in people’s food habits and to promote the mission for better food and education for everyone.
People everywhere can visit foodrevolutionday.com and jamiesfoodrevolution.com to find out how to get involved, download resources and toolkits and request to bring food education to their school or workplace. Visit foodrevolutionday.com/teams to see our growing army of global volunteers. More than 450 volunteers in 332 cities worldwide from New York City and Buenos Aires to Nairobi and Singapore, including Malta are taking action.
All of Jamie’s foundation projects aim to educate, empower and inspire people through food and support the global Food Revolution, joining forces on this annual day of action.