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The problems, promise and pragmatism of community food growing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2018

Chris Maughan ,
Rebecca Laycock Pedersen  and
Hannah Pitt
Chris Maughan*
Affiliation:
Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
Rebecca Laycock Pedersen
Affiliation:
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
Hannah Pitt
Affiliation:
Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
*
*Corresponding author: chris.maughan@coventry.ac.uk
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Abstract

Alongside associated forms of socially and politically conscious food production, community food growing is routinely connected to a wide range of social and environmental benefits. However, robust evidence in support of these associations remains scant, and while the conversation has shifted in recent years to take account of the sometimes unintended or negative aspects of these activities, no consensus has been reached about how such forms of food growing should adapt to new conditions, or be scaled up to maximize their positive impacts. A July 2016 conference was organized to address this strategic shortfall. This themed issue presents the papers resulting from the conference.

Keywords

Community food growingcommunity gardeningparticipatory action researchsustainable food systemsurban agricultureurban agroecologyurban gardening

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Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems , Volume 33 , Special Issue 6: Themed Content: Critical Foodscapes , December 2018 , pp. 497 - 502
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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