BigPicnic expo infographics

These infographics were developed as part of the BigPicnic expo, held at Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid on 3rd and 4th of June 2017. They include information about:

Food security
An introduction to BigPicnic
The role of botanic gardens in food security and public debate
The implications of food production on the environment
Food waste
Mitigating your impact on the environment
Interpreting food labels and buying responsibly

And much more

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Infographics from BigPicnic expo (PDF, 4.5MB)

Co-creation activity around a picnic table (Credit BBGK)

Eleni's story

Partner: Balkan Botanic Garden of Kroussia

Since the establishment of Balkan Botanic Garden Kroussia, 15 years ago, one of our main concerns has been with the preservation of Greek plant genetic resources through research projects. Our way to persuade all target groups was ‘use it or lose it’. So, through exhibitions, tasting events, dissemination, collaboration with industry, producers and researchers from other disciplines and the public we have tried to increase awareness about sustainability of Greek species especially aromatics and small fruits as well as the benefits they bring to our daily life and wellness. All these years we didn’t realize that we were applying RRI and co-creation! BigPicnic gave us the spark to understand even more the importance of co-creation and RRI in our research. The project helps us to explore all dimensions, methodologies and tools of co-creation that are useful for our mission: to preserve our precious plant genetic resources by improving our nutrition!