Northern Food and Farming is a dynamic collaboration which brings together NGOs, farmer organisations, researchers, and other food system workers across the North of England. Together, we are working towards the creation of a fair, healthy and sustainable food and farming system for the region – see the Our Vision page for details.
Within the region, our work is unique in its breadth and strategic focus. Northern Food and Farming is a space where people and organisations who are focusing on specific elements of agroecological transitions can come together and collaborate with like minded others to share resources and inspiration in order to amplify the impact of their work. Importantly, we also link up those who work on farming and landscape recovery with those who work in procurement and processing, in order to facilitate a systemic approach to food system transformation in the region.
We first held a conference online in 2020, with a second online and in-person event in 2021. In 2022 we ran campaigns and engagement through video content. During 2023 we paused to explore a strategic approach for the north which identified six key themes to leverage in order to create a resilient northern food and farming system.
You can access our archive of farmer to farmer video content, see an up to date list of events and sign up to our mailing list by clicking the link below.
LESS coordinates the network in collaboration with a large number of food and farming organisations across the North.
