I enjoyed Oxford Real Farming Conference last week – lovely to see so many colleagues, partners and friends and to be inspired and challenged in so many ways. Thanks for the many positive comments about our plans for the Urban Agriculture Consortium: more in a few weeks. Do I detect a growing spiritual under-current at […]
Watch the recording of our PING #11 (Policy Influencers Network Meeting) and learn about six complementary initiatives that will contribute to a better food future. Do get in tocuh if you’d like to be part of the conversation.
The Future of Urban Agroecology – watch the recording here Read More »
We’re very excited to be working alongside some visionary women in the Calderdale food system on our Landed Community Kitchens project. More and more we see paradigm shifting work like theirs as the building of metaphorical ‘rafts’ – things that we build that will prevent us from sinking in the face of the various shocks
The visionary radicals of Calderdale Read More »
We’re really excited to be working with Andy Goldring (Permaculture Association), Rebecca Laughton (Landworkers Alliance) and Chiara Tornaghi (CAWR / Agroecological Urbanism) on this 1 year project funded by AgriFood for Net Zero. Our focus is on the city regions of Bristol and Leeds, looking through two lenses: Food Zones, and Agroecological Urbanism framework –
PAU! Pathways for an Agroecological Urbanism – a new collaboration. Read More »
On 30th Oct, Pru Elliott who leads the Right to Grow campaign for Incredible Edible, hosted Professor Tim Lang for what was an incredibly important webinar on the part Right to Grow has to play in preparing the UK for food system breakdown shocks. Prof. Lang told us about his two years of work with
We’re vulnerable and unprepared – we must change that. Right to Grow X Prof. Tim Lang. Read More »
Book your ticket here: it’s free https://www.tickettailor.com/events/urbanagricultureconsortium/1436458
PING # 11 – 21st November – booking now open Read More »
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
PING #11 -Future of Urban Agroecolgy – now 21 November Read More »
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
National Planning Policy Framework Read More »
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
NEW DATE – Future of Urban Agroecolgy – now 21 November Read More »
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/
Farmstarts for the Future – regional work in the midlands and east – July 24th Read More »