“Before coming to Malta, I expected this one-year experience to be a bit of a vacation and a bit of gaining experience in the environmental field. However, the team’s genuine love for their work, the effort and dedication they put in, very quickly led me to develop a sense of belonging and embrace the cause....
16 September 2025 Press Release: Friends of the Earth Malta calls for a bold, coherent, and truly sustainable Malta Vision 2050 Friends of the Earth Malta (FoEM) welcomes the launch of the government’s Vision Malta 2050 strategy and the inclusion of interim goals for 2035, which mark the start of an important process. We note...
In the third episode of Friends of the Earth Podcast, Beth Fiteni, our Zero Waste Campaigner, has a chat with Jean Paul Farrugia, sustainability advocate and co-founder of ReRoot Malta.
Seasonal ingredient: peaches! Peaches in Malta are prized for their flavor, especially flat peach varieties. The taste is markedly richer due to Malta’s sun-drenched climate and quick-to-market handling. One visitor compared the experience of tasting them to “a party in my mouth,” praising their superior sweetness and tenderness compared to peaches from other regions.
We live in a fast-paced digital world where 75% of Europeans grow up in urban areas — making us increasingly detached from nature. Together with FOE Cyprus, NOAH (Denmark) and the Center for Environment (Bosnia and Herzegovina), we are working through the Embrace project to create opportunities for young people to rebuild that connection.
Today's harvested ingredient: purslane! Purslane is one of the few wild greens that remain vibrant and edible throughout the hot summer drought, when most other greens have withered. It’s often mistaken for a weed, but it's one of the most nutritious wild plants around, rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and perfect for summer cooking.
Leonor recently closed her 10-months ESC Program as a Campaigning Volunteer in Friends of the Earth Malta. Here's how she describes her experience.
Would you like to contribute to food waste solutions? Friends of the Earth Malta will be hosting an online focus group for a food waste project entitled FoodConnect.
Do you have a spare room or flatlet?
Host a European Solidarity Corps Volunteer! We are looking for welcoming people who can offer accommodation for our incoming ESC Volunteers.
We are looking for your opinion!
Are you running a restaurant, a catering service, or a grocery store in Malta? We would like to hear about your experience with food waste and donations.
