Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/T014733/1
"Breaking eggs": engaging community in the implementation of a circular food system
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor L Cruickshank, Lancaster University, Lancaster Inst for the Contemporary Arts
- Grant held at:
- Lancaster University, Lancaster Inst for the Contemporary Arts
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Unknown
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- Agricultural systems
- Crops (food)
- Design for Sustainability
- Design Innovation
- Design Processes
- Designing in Human Factors
- Inclusive Design
- Integration of Design
- Food security, food supply
- Geography and Development
- Abstract:
- AHRC : Jessica Robins : AH/R504671/1 "Breaking Eggs" is an exciting project sharing knowledge between the UK and Canada. The project invites residents of Guelph, Wellington to take part in a series of hands-on workshops responding to the beginning of Our Food Future project, a city wide, 5-year project that aims to use technological innovation to make the region a sustainable food hub for Canada. Our Food Future is a multi-million-dollar project that will use technology to radically change the way food is grown, distributed and consumed. The project will make Guelph the world's first circular food city, using technology to make sure everyone has enough to eat and waste is eliminated, while restoring natural systems. The workshops will use creative methods to help local community members explore the wider project and examine avenues for their engagement. It will look at what opportunities' residents could take advantage of, and what challenges communities could face during this transition. Breaking Eggs will take place in the first year of the Our Food Future project so will give residents of different local communities a chance to be involved in shaping the project. The workshops will invite people from all parts of Guelph and Wellington County to take part in sharing ideas and creating a new future for the region. The lessons learned through the project will be brought back to the UK and the knowledge gathered will be shared so that other communities can look at ways they can engage in more sustainable food systems for their region.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/T014733/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- NC&C NR1
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Globalink Placement
This grant award has a total value of £10,156
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Exception - Other Costs |
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| £10,156 |
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