Who and what benefits from the project?
- People and their health
- Community through joint commitment
- Protecting the environment by conserving resources
Regional food platform
Digital networking for a sustainable Bamberg
Goal
Sustainable consumption
Project start
2023
Status
Network project
Project launch
Oct. 2025
Our vision for Bamberg
People in Bamberg eat healthily and sustainably. They network to take action against food waste. They draw attention to this important topic and create space for exchange. An active community is created through joint cooking events and activities. By consuming regional food, the tradition of urban horticulture in the gardening city and thus part of Bamberg’s world heritage is strengthened and secured for the future.
Technology
There will be no separate app. Instead, the project will be integrated into the Bamberg-Miteinander.de engagement platform. It will be available to everyone starting in April 2026; see the project page for more details.
Project description
The original idea of the project was: A digital platform brings together regional producers, processors and consumers. It provides information on products and their origin, simplifies the ordering process and makes it possible to purchase larger quantities in bundles from several small producers. It also creates space for exchange, events and joint campaigns – digitally networked, locally rooted. In November 2025, following our proposal, the City Council decided that the project would be implemented in a different form, through the Bamberg-Miteinander.de engagement platform. The project will continue there through the civil society initiative “Mei Essn.” The focus is on preventing food waste and offering incentives to promote the efficient use of food.
Project status
Similar ideas are put forward several times in the fall of 2021. After the think tank, the “meiessn” group (now the Bamberg Food Network) is formed to drive the project forward.
Ideation
Similar ideas are put forward several times in the fall of 2021. After the think tank, the “meiessn” group (now the Bamberg Food Network) is formed to drive the project forward.
In November 2025, the city council decides to implement the project as part of the engagement platform.
Planning and tendering
In November 2025, the city council decides to implement the project as part of the engagement platform.
No digital application will be developed for the project.
Implementation
No digital application will be developed for the project.
Testing
The “Mei Essn” group organizes its activities through Bamberg-Miteinander.de. It is open to anyone who would like to participate.
Launch
The “Mei Essn” group organizes its activities through Bamberg-Miteinander.de. It is open to anyone who would like to participate.
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