The Galway bid for the European Region of Gastronomy 2018, entitled \u2018From the\u00a0Ground Up \u2013 Feeding our Future\u2019, focused on five key areas following a stakeholder engagement workshop in September in Galway.\u00a0During the bid feedback session that took place at the European Region of Gastronomy Partners\u2019 Meeting in North Brabant 16-18 March 2016, the jury applauded the Galway \u2018grass roots initiative\u2019 approach in terms of embedding this work across communities and schools.\u00a0Education and health were seen as critical components of any future projects and the bid team used this feedback to guide the bid book development.<\/p>\n
A programme of work will be identified in the coming weeks and projects will begin in the coming months. The European Region of Gastronomy judges will visit West of Ireland from 24-26 May\u00a02016.<\/p>\n
In June, the formal award will be presented at a European conference in Aarhus, Denmark by EU Irish Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan.<\/p>\n