Local food, future directions

Friends of the Earth inspires solutions to environmental problems which make life better for people Friends of the Earth is: the UK's most influential, national, environmental campaigning organization The most effective environmental network in the world, with almost one million supporters across five continents and over 60 national organisations worldwide a unique network of campaigning local groups, working in over 200 communities throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland dependent upon individuals for over 90 per cent of its income. Acknowledgements Thanks to all the farmers, growers, producers, box scheme organisers and farmers' market managers who kindly took time out of their very busy schedules to complete survey forms and tell me about their various projects. Thanks to Local Food Links and Food Futures coordinators and other people involved in facilitating local food schemes for giving up their valuable time to tell me about their schemes and sharing their views and opinions on the barriers and potentials for re-localised food systems: Thanks also to many individuals from a variety of organisations for giving up valuable time to share their views and opinions on the barriers and potentials for future re-localised food systems: This project could not have been undertaken without the help given by all these people and organisations.