What if We Had the Right to Grow?

Up and down the country public land is being left unloved, costing our local authorities money to care for and giving nothing back to the community in return.

Community groups like Incredible Edible have shown that with a little imagination, bravery and TLC these parcels of land can be turned into oases for food and wildlife, but getting access to public land and permission for food growing can be very challenging.

With support from University of Sheffield and Research England this film was produced by Incredible Edible as part of a knowledge exchange program bringing community voices together in Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Hull to discuss land access for community food growing and local needs as work develops towards securing Right to Grow policies within the local authorities.

The Right to Grow calls for a new relationship that builds trust between councils and communities, and sees authorities recognise the immense value that community food growers bring to the places we call home.