Eintüten - where does our food come from?

A project to raise awareness in the field of nutrition

The citizen science project "Eintüten – Where does our food come from?" invited residents in six Aargau municipalities to examine their own food consumption. The focus is on the question: How regional and seasonal are the products we buy? Participants analyze the origin of selected food items using an app and reflect on the extent to which regional purchasing is possible today and what existing barriers are.

The project centers on direct relevance to participants' own lives and making global and local supply chains visible. In doing so, it promotes awareness of consumer decisions and their impacts on the environment and society.

Availability of regional foods in one's own community

Through active participation by the public, everyday knowledge is combined with quantitative data collection. Participants document the origin of their food items and complete challenges to delve deeper into the topics of regionality and seasonality. At a joint closing workshop, the experiences gained are reflected upon and compiled.

The citizen science approach enables a deeper engagement with one's own consumption practices. Even people already sensitized to the topic experienced surprises and learning moments in the project. At the same time, the project helps make regional supply structures visible and enables communities to jointly discuss challenges in today's food system.

A map with local shopping options

The collected data make transparent where our food comes from, what is actually available from regional production, and how easy or difficult it is to shop regionally.

Participants particularly appreciated a jointly created map that shows local shopping options with regional offerings. The map will be published together with some useful tips on regional and seasonal eating as a flyer.

Client: Agricultural Center Liebegg

Implementation partners: Aargau municipalities Gränichen, Suhr, Lenzburg, Othmarsingen, Niederlenz, and Möriken-Wildegg

Our role: Project support and consultation in citizen science, development of the data collection method, and data evaluation