Jeremy Iles

Thursday 21 November, 10.00-12.30. Join us for this free online consultation where we’ll be curating discussions on how best to support the future of urban agroecology with a wide range of stakeholders. Booking details to follow

UAC’s succinct submission was sent to the NPPF consultation on 24 September. Irrespective of where new settlements are built, UAC supports the widespread adoption of 20 minute neighbourhood principles, and the integration of green spaces for recreation, wildlife and local food growing and market gardens, as proposed in garden city principles. The last thing we

NEW DATE: 21 November 2024 timing bewtween 10.00-13.00 tbc. We are busy planning our next Policy Influencers Network Group where we will curate a discussion on future directions for urban agroecolgy. We are inviting input from a wide range of partners, existing and new, and we aim to produce a mandate, or root map (see

You can now watch the recording of the successful Policy Influencers Network meeting and the excellent presentations by our colleagues in the midlands and east regions: we’ll be looking for resoruces to take this work forward. Do get in touch is you have any thoughts. https://www.urbanagriculture.org.uk/ongoing-projects/influencing-policy/

Next Policy Influencers Network – Wed 24 July, 13.00-14.30. Farmstarts for the Future – Latest News / 23 July 2024 There’s still time to book onto this online forum looking at the farmstart concept and how it might kickstart a growing revolution in the midlands. Open to all – details https://www.eventbrite.com/e/farmstarts-for-the-future-thriving-sustainable-local-food-systems-tickets-933113677127?aff=oddtdtcreato

A new government – there is immediate talk of new towns in the greenbelt. The word greybelt has crept into the discourse. Housing is of course necessary and it has to go somewhere. As well as transport and social infrastructure, any new towns and villages should embrace the vision of garden cities – and must

Whilst we support new home building – people have to live somewhere – we also think that a new holistic vision for England’s greenbelt is needed. Otherwise the greenbelt will be eroded away with unsustainable car-dependent housing developments. We want to see sustainable food growing, homes for land workers, and nature restoration – as well

You can now watch the stimulating session on Re-imagining the Greenbelt (Policy Influencers Network Group on 14 March). https://www.youtube.com/@urbanagricultureconsortium8120/videos We’d be happy to talk to you about replicating this innovative work in your area. Email maddy@greenfuture.org.uk

You can now access the recordings of the PING held on 17 October here The next PING will be in January/February 2024 and will be looking at our recent work on re-imagining the greenbelt around Bristol and Bath.

UAC is now in our fourth year.  Our initial core grant from Esmée Fairbairn has come to an end,  so we are pleased to report that we are still here (!) and evolving with a patchwork mix of projects, grants and contracts, and we are partners in a number of co-designed initiatives across the UK… more details