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IFOAM EU Group had yet again the opportunity to participate in the annual Green Week of the European Commission (June 3-6, 2008) at the Commission headquarters in Brussels, an event which was this year devoted to the “Sustainable Consumption and Production”. The week-long expo of green organisations provided a good opportunity for exchanges of information among non-governmental organisations, businesses, various levels of government and the public. It was a chance for the IFOAM EU to inform and engage those less familiar with the sustainability aspects of organic farming.
The EU Commissioner for the Environment Mr Stavros Dimas was one of the many persons from the EU political arena who took the occasion to visit the IFOAM EU stand and learn more about the organic movement.
On the picture: Lena Wietheger from the Brussels office of IFOAM EU Group discusses with Commissioner Dimas the principles of organic agriculture.
Thanks to the generous support of Den Diepen Boomgaard (a local organic farm) the stand of IFOAM EU displayed a variety of organic fruits and vegetables. The homemade ‘Sustainability Quiz for Organic Food and Farming’ was a good starting point to share information on organics in Europe as well as the current work of IFOAM EU. The participants were rewarded with a Bioshop voucher and organic juice from Pajottenlander, which sponsored our booth.
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