Browsing by Author "Ehgartner, Ulrike"

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    Transformations to regenerative food systems - an outline of the FixOurFood project
    (Wiley, 2021-12-12) Doherty, Bob; Bryant, Maria; Denby, Katherine; Fazey, Ioan; Bridle, Sarah; Hawkes, Corinna; Cain, Michelle; Banwart, Steven; Collins, Lisa; Pickett, Kate; Allen, Myles R.; Ball, Peter; Gardner, Grace; Carmen, Esther; Sinclair, Maddie; Kluczkovski, Alana; Ehgartner, Ulrike; Morris, Belinda; James, Anthonia; Yap, Christopher; Om, Eugyen Suzanne; Connolly, Annie
    This paper provides an outline of a new interdisciplinary project called FixOurFood, funded through UKRI’s ‘Transforming UK food systems’ programme. FixOurFood aims to transform the Yorkshire food system to a regenerative food system and will work to answer two main questions: (1) What do regenerative food systems look like? (2) How can transformations be enabled so that we can achieve a regenerative food system? To answer these questions, FixOurFood will work with diverse stakeholders to change the Yorkshire food system and use the learning to inform change efforts in other parts of the UK and beyond. Our work will focus on shifting trajectories towards regenerative dynamics in three inter-related systems of: healthy eating for young children, hybrid food economies and regenerative farming. We do this by a set of action-orientated interventions in schools and the food economy, metrics, policies and deliverables that can be applied in Yorkshire and across the UK. This article introduces the FixOurFood project and concludes by assessing the potential impact of these interventions and the importance we attach to working with stakeholders in government, business, third sector and civil society.
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    Transformative action towards regenerative food systems: a large-scale case study
    (PLOS (Public Library of Science), 2024-11-21) Buckton, Sam J.; Fazey, Ioan; Doherty, Bob; Bryant, Maria; Banwart, Steven A.; Carmen, Esther; Connolly, Annie; Denby, Katherine; Kendrick, Ian; Sharpe, Bill; Wade, Ruth N.; Ball, Peter; Bridle, Sarah; Gardner, Grace; James, Anthonia; Morris, Belinda; Stewart, Sophie; Bremner, Myles; Chapman, Pippa J.; Cordero, Juan Pablo; Geertsema, Henk; Nixon, Nicola; Om, Eugyen Suzanne; Sinclair, Maddie; Thornton, Jan; Yap, Christopher; Arnott, Dave; Cain, Michelle; Ehgartner, Ulrike; Fletcher, Ben; Garry, Jack; Hawkes, Corinna; Kluczkovski, Alana; Lait, Rebecca; Lovett, Adrian; Pickett, Kate E.; Reed, Melanie; Atkinson, Nathan; Black, Fiona; Blakeston, Mark; Burton, Wendy; Defeyter, Margaret Anne; Duncan, Naomi; Eastwood, Glynn; Everson, Ruth; Frankowska, Angelina; Frenneux, Tim; Gledhill, Dave; Goodwin, Sian; Holden, Harry; Ingle, Helen; Kane, Allison; Newman, Rebecca; Parry, Christine; Robertshaw, Victoria; Scrope, Tom; Sellstrom, Phillippa; Slater, Stephanie; Smith, Kim; Stacey, Ruth; Stott, Gary; Trickett, Alastair; Wilson, Jessica; Ashardiono, Fitrio
    We urgently need to foster regenerative food systems that mutually reinforce human and ecological health. However, we have limited understanding of the action pathways that could encourage the emergence of such systems. Here we report on an extensive Three Horizons futures process, conducted with diverse participation from food system researchers and practitioners, to identify core domains of action for transforming the food system of Yorkshire, UK, towards a regenerative future. After establishing the contrast between the current degenerative and envisioned future regenerative food system, six core action domains were identified that require support to enable transformation: 1) enhancing supply chain connectivity and innovation to support diverse hybrid business ecosystems; 2) scaling environmentally beneficial and regenerative farming; 3) empowering citizens to reshape food demand; 4) providing trusted, accessible knowledge support for standards and incentives; 5) supporting schools and young people as drivers of long-term change; and 6) ensuring coordination and mutual support across domains. Our results highlight the importance of efforts to cohere synergic action, ambitious visioning, and addressing issues of power. Overall, our study sets an ambitious standard for co-developing action priorities to encourage regenerative futures.