One of the real draws of Congress is the opportunity to participate in our hands-on workshops. This year we will tackle seven live issues affecting Bristol as well as many other towns and cities across the UK, Ireland and Europe. They cover topics from ‘self-build’ to digital urbanism, the economic lift from good place-making to the reconciliation between traffic and places.
Where is our food coming from?
Facilitators
Jeremy Iles, CEO of the Bristol based Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens – supporting 2,000 community growing groups, and providing advocacy for local food across the UK.
Rachel Harries, Soil Association and the new Community Supported Agriculture Network.
Mary Clear, Incredible Edible Todmorden – pioneering urban food growing in public places- now spreading across the UK through the Incredible Edible Network.
Overview
Bristol is at the forefront of thinking about local food and resilience: we will explore some key questions in this dynamic session.
Using a mix of presentations, video footage and participatory challenges, we will explore some key questions around food resilience
- Where does our food come from?
- Who owns our food?
- What will happens when the global population increases to 10 billion?
- Can real farming provide an alternative to global business?
- What is Bristol doing to lead the way?