Today I came to the Raadshuis Ede to meet with Lara Sibbing
who is working as a policy adviser of food for the local government of Ede.
After following the master's programme Organic Agriculture at
Wageningen University & Research.
I can't wait to meet her and find out what she is doing today.
Lets go! 
So Lara which master's programme did you follow at Wageningen University & Research 
and how did this prepare you for the job you currently have?
I did the master's programme Organic Agriculture, MOA.
And then in my Internship, I actually already started working at the municipality of Ede.
They asked me to develop a food strategy,
which is an urban strategy that really aims to improve the food system 
from farm to fork. 
And that's how I started working for the municipality of Ede.
So, this is your work environment. 
But how does your average day of work look like?
For me, it is really diverse and it depends if I am working on my research,
which I do at the University of Wageningen,
or if I work as a policy adviser.
So I am participating in international research projects
and I manage certain school garden projects
So sometimes I have a meeting with the teachers about their school gardens.
But also giving advice to our aldermen or to my colleagues about
how we can improve certain parts of the food strategy.
So, yes the differences and diversity are really nice.
As you said you're not only working at the Raadshuis but also here at the Smaakpark. 
What are you doing here?
Yes, I am here to check in with Chris today.
Chris is one of the entrepreneurs in the municipality of Ede
who does amazing things with food. 
And we are here today to check how the project is going. 
So this is another project that you are stimulating for the municipality of Ede.
Yes, that's correct. As a municipality we feel responsible 
for the food system of our citizens,
and of course that's also starts with education for children.
So in this project, we facilitate school gardens for each school in Ede,
so that children can learn how food grows and how to prepare food.
How did the master's programme prepare you for these kinds of projects?
What I learned in the organic agriculture master's programme is
of course a lot about plant production.
So how do the plants, that these kids put in the gardens, grow?
And what do they need,
but also sometimes how can they be prepared.
With this knowledge, I can help teachers who do not have the knowledge 
about plant production.
and make it easier for them to offer school garden education.
I learned a lot today about the work Lara does,
and the way the master's programme prepared her for doing this work.
I am going to help in the garden now. See you guys later!
