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richardbloomfield.bsky.social @richardbloomfield.bsky.social · 21h

Thanks to @ca.theconversation.com for publishing our work on the misguided hype surrounding vertical plant factories, which was recently released in Agriculture and Human Values. The full study can be found here (open-access): doi.org/10.1007/s104...

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richardbloomfield.bsky.social @richardbloomfield.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Sharing results from our @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca project, based on interviews/workshop with urban growers, community orgs and city staff. We found that a promising strategy for urban ag ultimately stalls without leadership and resources to follow-through. @jafscd.bsky.social doi.org/10.5304/jafs...

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Growing pains: Successes and barriers in London, Ontario’s urban agriculture strategy | Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development

JAFSCD: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. Publication of the Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 25/11/2025

Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity

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Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity

London, Ont., adopted Canada’s first stand-alone Urban Agriculture Strategy in 2017. Yet, almost eight years later, many of the strategy’s goals remain unrealized.

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