Webinar - Successes and Barriers in the Urban Agriculture Strategy of London, Ontario

As part of its 2025–2026 programming, AU/LAB’s Rendez-vous AgriUrbains series presents an English-language webinar focused on the evolution of urban agriculture in mid-sized Canadian cities.

Titled Growing Pains: Successes and Barriers in the Urban Agriculture Strategy of London, Ontario, this webinar will share the results of a research project examining how municipal policy, socio-economic pressures, and community capacity are reshaping urban agriculture in London, Ontario.

Based on primary research conducted with urban agriculture practitioners and community members, the study explores the changing landscape of urban agriculture in the city, highlighting the diversity of goals pursued by local initiatives, their successes, and the barriers they face. Particular attention is given to the impacts of policy changes following the adoption of London’s Urban Agriculture Strategy in 2017 (approved in 2019), and how these shifts have influenced implementation on the ground.

This webinar will offer valuable insights for researchers, municipalities, and practitioners interested in the role of public policy in supporting — or constraining — urban agriculture initiatives in comparable contexts.

Presenters
-Richard Bloomfield, Assistant Professor in Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College, Western University

- Kassie Miedema, Researcher in Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College, Western University

Date & Time
Wednesday, March 11 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (Montreal time)

Language
English

Connection details will be shared a few days before the webinar with subscribers to the Rendez-vous AgriUrbains mailing list.

The Rendez-vous AgriUrbains program is made possible thanks to the support of the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) and the Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale.