As part of the 72 Hours of Urban Ecology, the FEAST project—led by AVITEM and the City of Marseille—invites you on 13 June 2025 to two roundtables dedicated to food-producing nature, sustainable food systems, and agroecology.

What if nature became our ally again in the heart of our cities?

A Mediterranean gathering chaired by Aïcha Sif, Deputy Mayor of Marseille in charge of urban agriculture, sustainable food, and the protection of agricultural land.

Event highlights

June 13 – Round Tables

2:00–5:30 PM – Round Table Discussions
Free participation
Venue: Auditorium of the 1st & 7th Arrondissement Town Hall (Marseille)

2:00-3:45 PM : Round table n°1 – The role of research and education in developing sustainable agricultural practices

This discussion will bring together experts in agroecology and research to explore the fertile relationship between the two fields:
How can collaboration between farmers and researchers generate innovations for tomorrow’s food production?

Panelists:

• Guillaume Morel, Paysagiste à Astredhor – Institut du Végétal
• Véronique Masotti, maîtresse de conférences à Aix-Marseille Université en Biologie végétale et environnement, rattachée à l’Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d’Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE, UMR CNRS et IRD).
• Eliott Nakache, coordinateur de la production végétale, Le Paysan Urbain
• Synthèse par Marie Baduel, directrice adjointe de l’AVITEM

4:30-5:00 PM : Table ronde n°2 – Eaters of yesterday and tomorrow: shifts and continuities

This conversation will bring together specialists in food history and climate change along with key actors from Marseille’s sustainable food scene to weave the narrative of upcoming changes in our region—and how they’ll shape what ends up on our plates.

Panelists:

• Judith Aziza, historienne de la Ville de Marseille
• Pierre Huguet, adjoint au Maire de Marseille en charge de l’éducation, des cantines scolaires, du soutien scolaire, des activités périscolaires et du projet éducatif territorial (PEDT)
• Un chef pour évoquer « la carte du restaurant marseillais de demain » (sous réserve de confirmation)
• Un chercheur spécialiste du changement climatique en Méditerranée (sous réserve de confirmation)
• Synthèse par Marie Baduel, directrice adjointe de l’AVITEM

Building the future of our Mediterranean cities

The FEAST project (Food sovereignty, Ecotourism, Agroecology, and Sustainable Territory) forges connections between cities and the countryside to create resilient Mediterranean regions grounded in both rural and urban identities.

This initiative brings together the municipalities of Marseille, Tirana (Albania), Arghjusta è Muricciu (Southern Corsica), and Isula-Balagna (Northern Corsica) with a shared goal: reconnecting nature, culture, and food at the heart of the societies of tomorrow