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The findings from 4 UK Fringe Farming pilots, in Glasgow, Sheffield, Bristol and London, can be found in this new report from Sustain. Benefits of farming in the urban fringes are: Increased access to regionally-produced, nutritious, culturally-appropriate foods Generation of goods and services that support community wealth-building Provision of jobs and training in a regional

February 2022. Progress and forthcoming events.Many thanks to everyone who helped us develop the Urban Agriculture Consortium’s ever evolving networks in 2021. We look forward to more collaboration and progress in 2022. The next PING – Policy Influencers Network Group is on Wednesday 2 March at 14.00 -16.30. We’ll be examining changing priorities & narratives around locally

The following (scroll down) is taken from a post on the Facebook page of Middle Ground Growers, a farm on the edge of Bath in north east Somerset, posted on 7th Jan 2022. They talk about city-region permaculture design, bioregions and a powerful story of place. Music to my ears. Reading this got me unusually

Our next Policy Inluencers Network Group will be on PING #4 – Wednesday 27 April, 14.00- 16.30, looking at influencing the planning system with Dr Simon Ruston and Martin Elliot (Leeds City Council) WING # 2 (Wider Interest Network Group), Thursday 2 June. Our annual evaluation and feedback, plus we’ll be showcasing new policy developments