reCAP is the new campaign of Young Friends of the Earth Europe, calling for a transformation to our food and agriculture system in Europe. From 19th September 2012, we'll be organising 50 actions over 50 days to raise awareness and demand reforms to EU policy.

Europe's current model of farming and food consumption is destroying the environment and hurting people. Most of the food that we eat is mass-produced and highly chemically treated on factory farms, where irresponsible and profit-driven practices prevail. Furthermore, industrial agriculture damages water supplies, wildlife and rural communities, and is a major driver of climate change. It is not a fair or sustainable system for us, for farmers, for the planet or for the future.

However- another world is possible! One where people eat healthy and nutritious food, grown on small-scale farms with respect to natural production methods, that don't pollute the environment, use chemicals or genetically modified crops. Young Friends of the Earth Europe envisions a food and agriculture system based on small-scale, self-sustaining settlements, balanced within the natural ecosystem, which produce healthy, highly nutritional, affordable, and locally distributed food.

The whole world needs the food system to be transformed, and we as Young Friends of the Earth Europe are prepared to fight for it.

In Europe, the Common Agriculture Policy is a major set of legislation that has for the last 50 years shaped the way that food is produced and distributed in Europe. The CAP, as it is more commonly known, currently uses up to 40% of the EU's 140 billion euro annual budget. Sadly, the vast majority of this money goes towards subsidising industrial and intensive farming practices, rather than small scale and sustainable family farms.

reCAP calls on politicians to rethink – with 50 awareness-raising actions being carried out across Europe during the 50th year of the Common Agricultural Policy.

This autumn is a critical moment in the decision making on the reform of Europe's Common Agricultural Policy. Young Friends of the Earth Europe are demanding that reforms to the CAP are made which will deliver much fairer and more sustainable and environmentally friendly food and farming systems. We invite you to join our reCAP campaign and take action this autumn!