Southwark’s decision is a recognition of the significant role urban food growing plays in providing habitat for nature, improving wellbeing and social connections and improving access to fresh fruit and veg in a cost-of-living crisis. It’s a bold step forward and reflects Southwark council’s commitment to future-proofing resident’s access to land.
What is the Right to Grow?
The Right to Grow is a piece of legislation developed by Incredible Edible that is being made available to councils to adopt and adapt to their local circumstances.
The Right to Grow requires local authorities to maintain a free, accessible map of all public land that is suitable for community cultivation or wildlife projects. And to make it straight-forward for community groups to secure free leases and allow those groups to bid for the land should the authority decide to sell it.
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