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Rebecca Laycock Pedersen

Postdoctoral researcher

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The problems, promise and pragmatism of community food growing

Author

  • Chris Maughan
  • Rebecca Laycock Pedersen
  • Hannah Pitt

Summary, in English

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.

Publishing year

2018-12-01

Language

English

Pages

497-502

Publication/Series

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volume

33

Issue

6

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Topic

  • Other Social Sciences

Keywords

  • Community food growing
  • community gardening
  • participatory action research
  • sustainable food systems
  • urban agriculture
  • urban agroecology
  • urban gardening

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1742-1705