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This document aims to make known the results of the actions carried out with the students, as well as lessons learned and good practices to be adopted in the SAL - Environmental Seed scale-up, to other schools in the Municipality of Idanha-a-Nova. SAL - Semente Ambiental (Environmental Seed) was a pilot project in the Idanha-a-Nova region as part of the Environmental Fund's support for environmental awareness-raising, namely under the National Environmental Education Strategy 2020 - Sustainable production and consumption. It aimed to raise awareness and promote changes in food consumption among the population. These objectives would have to be achieved by sharing knowledge about the importance of more sustainable production and consumption practices in the school community. How? Through information, awareness, training and active participation, from the place of production to the place of consumption, in order to encourage more informed choices and consequently promote changes in consumption habits and more sustainable behaviour.

This document aims to make known the results of the actions carried out with the students, as well as lessons learned and good practices to be adopted in the SAL - Environmental Seed scale-up, to other schools in the Municipality of Idanha-a-Nova. SAL - Semente Ambiental (Environmental Seed) was a pilot project in the Idanha-a-Nova region as part of the Environmental Fund's support for environmental awareness-raising, namely under the National Environmental Education Strategy 2020 - Sustainable production and consumption. It aimed to raise awareness and promote changes in food consumption among the population. These objectives would have to be achieved by sharing knowledge about the importance of more sustainable production and consumption practices in the school community. How? Through information, awareness, training and active participation, from the place of production to the place of consumption, in order to encourage more informed choices and consequently promote changes in consumption habits and more sustainable behaviour.

This manual is the result of the SAL - Semente Ambiental (Environmental Seed) project, an environmental awareness pilot project, as part of the ENEA 2020 Environmental Education Strategy, co-funded by the Environmental Fund. Led by the Food4Sustainability CoLAB in partnership with the Municipality of Idanha-a-Nova. The SAL project's main goal is to promote healthy and sustainable food consumption habits in the population by sharing knowledge on sustainable production and consumption practices within the school community. Raising awareness of the importance of the origin of products, particularly those originating from local production and sustainable production methods, such as organic farming, and reducing food waste should guide more responsible behaviour from the point of view of sustainability. Thus, this document fulfils the mission of supporting awareness and training of technicians and other employees involved in the preparation, cooking and serving of school meals, with a view to the adoption of new behaviours, promoting a sustainable diet.

This manual is one of the outcomes of the SAL - Environmental Seed project, an environmental awareness pilot project under the ENEA 2020 Environmental Education Strategy, led by Food4Sustainability in partnership with Idanha-a-Nova Municipality. Its main objective is to raise awareness and promote healthy and sustainable food consumption habits in the population, by sharing knowledge about the importance of more sustainable production and consumption practices in the school community. Through awareness-raising and active participation, from the place of production to the place of consumption, the aim is to encourage more informed choices and, consequently, to promote changes in consumption habits and more sustainable behaviour. Thus, the 6th, 8th and 9th year classes of the Jos�� Silvestre Ribeiro Group of Schools in Idanha-a-Nova were invited to participate in the preparation of this Good Practices Manual "Hands in the Garden - the path to a more sustainable diet" ("M��os na Horta - O Caminho para uma alimenta����o mais sustent��vel"), integrated in the themes of their Curricular Projects.

This document aims to provide information about the actions planned with the students within the SAL - Environmental Seed project, as well as to support its preparation. SAL - Seed Environment is a pilot project to raise environmental awareness and promote changes in food consumption among the population. These objectives will be achieved by sharing knowledge about the importance of more sustainable production and consumption practices in the school community. Through information, awareness, training and active participation, from the place of production to the place of consumption, the aim is to encourage more informed choices and, consequently, promote changes in consumption habits and more sustainable behaviour.

This document aims to provide information about the actions planned with the students within the SAL - Environmental Seed project, as well as to support its preparation. SAL - Seed Environment is a pilot project to raise environmental awareness and promote changes in food consumption among the population. These objectives will be achieved by sharing knowledge about the importance of more sustainable production and consumption practices in the school community. Through information, awareness, training and active participation, from the place of production to the place of consumption, the aim is to encourage more informed choices and, consequently, promote changes in consumption habits and more sustainable behaviour.

RESUMO Este artigo aborda a questão da redução do desperdício de alimentos por meio de plataformas digitais de economia compartilhada, as quais promovem o compartilhamento por meio da doação, venda e troca de alimentos excedentes entre instituições, estabelecimentos comerciais e consumidores finais, melhorando a acessibilidade e a segurança alimentar. Para ter sucesso, essas plataformas precisam ser aceitas pelo mercado, mas pouco se sabe sobre os fatores de aceitação e uso dessas plataformas. Portanto, o estudo apresentado neste artigo identifica os fatores que influenciam a aceitação e o uso de tais plataformas. O Modelo Estendido ao Consumo da Teoria Unificada da Aceitação e Uso de Tecnologia (UTAUT2) foi utilizado como base teórica para o desenvolvimento de um estudo de caso incorporado na plataforma Ecofood. Além da coleta de dados secundários, foram realizadas entrevistas e observações diretas em duas cidades do Sul do Brasil. A expectativa de esforço foi identificada como principal fator para o comportamento de uso, e dois novos fatores (confiança e gratidão) foram identificados como fatores que influenciam a intenção comportamental e o uso da plataforma. Três proposições foram desenvolvidas para resumir as descobertas e guiar pesquisas futuras. RESUMEN Este artículo aborda el tema de la reducción del desperdicio de alimentos a través de plataformas digitales de economía compartida, que promueven el compartir a través de la donación, venta e intercambio de alimentos excedentes entre instituciones, establecimientos comerciales y consumidores finales, mejorando la accesibilidad y la seguridad alimentaria. Para tener éxito, estas plataformas deben ser aceptadas por el mercado, pero se sabe poco sobre la aceptación y los factores de uso de estas plataformas. Por tanto, el estudio presentado en este artículo identifica los factores que influyen en la aceptación y uso de tales plataformas. Se utilizó la Teoría Unificada Extendida de Aceptación y Uso de Tecnología (UTAUT2) como base teórica para el desarrollo de un estudio de caso incrustado en la plataforma Ecofood. Además de recolectar datos secundarios, se llevaron a cabo entrevistas y observaciones directas en dos ciudades del sur de Brasil. La expectativa de esfuerzo fue identificada como el factor principal para el comportamiento de uso, y dos nuevos factores (confianza y gratitud) fueron identificados como factores que influyen en el comportamiento intencional y el uso de la plataforma. Se desarrollaron tres propuestas para resumir los hallazgos y guiar la investigación futura. ABSTRACT This article addresses the issue of reducing food waste by way of digital sharing economy platforms, which promote sharing by donating, selling and exchanging surplus food among institutions, commercial establishments and end consumers, thus boosting accessibility and improving food security. In order to succeed, these platforms need to be accepted by the market, but little is known about the acceptance and use factors of these platforms. Therefore, the study presented in this article identifies the factors that influence the acceptance and use of such platforms. The Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) was used as a theoretical basis for developing an embedded case study on the Ecofood platform. In addition to secondary data collection, interviews and direct observations were carried out in two cities in Southern Brazil. Effort expectancy was identified as the key factor for use behavior, and two new factors (trust and gratefulness) were identified as factors that influence intention behavior and use of the platform. Three propositions were developed to summarize the findings and guide future research.