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Draft Briefing: The role of councils in Community Food Growing

This briefing sets out the actions we believe councils should be taking to support and championing food growing.

Draft Briefing: The role of councils in Community Food Growing
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Published: Tuesday 20 April 2021

It covers:

Why councils should support food growing
How they can support food growing
A checklist of actions for self-assessment
Examples of London councils that are showing leadership in this area

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