Unlocking the food system: a co-creation session with 13 Living Labs from the Cities 2030 project

Envision a Europe in which urban areas, the peri-urban and rural hinterlands cooperate closely on the development of food systems that are driven by the fuels of justice, inclusivity, sustainability and community empowerment. Now, imagine that such areas adopt a City Region Food System (CRFS) which offers concrete and holistic policies that improve the economic, social and environmental conditions in both urban and nearby rural areas. A food system where urban food developmental issues can be addressed and rural and urban communities can be directly linked with each other. A system in which all food actors, processes and relationships along a sustainable food chain and beyond are part of the solution in transforming our food systems – One where Living Labs play an important role in accelerating this transition.