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Case study: Shared Assets (Green New Deal)
Shared Assets is a ‘think and do tank’ working to create a socially just future through practical projects that build new relationships between people and land. The ‘Supporting fringe farming’ project involved the design of a support service for landowners who wish to enable the development of farms and market gardens on their land in London. It also enabled the development of a business case to demonstrate the financial value of urban farming in creating green jobs, green public spaces, and community-building through the provision of good quality, locally grown and culturally appropriate food.
The project team is aiming to engage London authorities through a series of one-to-one meetings and to promote the report and business case through the Capital Growth network and through the national Fringe Farming project. The latter is working to support peri-urban farming in Bristol, Sheffield, Cardiff and Glasgow. The partners will be seeking further funding to pilot the support service with three further London authorities.
Mark Walton, Shared Assets Founder