Neighbourhood to agrihood: the role of urban food growing in low carbon cities

https://www.isonomia.co.uk/ — Local authorities increasingly recognise that how we use urban space can be a key tool in tackling environmental challenges. Most of those that have adopted net zero targets will have considered the contributions made by urban green spaces, or Green Infrastructure (GI) such as trees, parks and green walls or roofs.

Urban food growing however, has received less attention, despite its substantial benefits as a GI strategy. According to Sustain, 59% of councils in the UK have not included food growing in their climate action plans, despite many also having food strategies. In this blog I outline why urban food growing should be a valuable component of any council’s net zero policy.