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Our Bioregional Growth Plan for the Marches
Building a Resilient, Regenerative Food Future for the Marches:
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In May 2025, the Marches Real Food & Farming Partnership (MRFFN) unveiled its Bioregional Food Growth Plan for the Marches — a bold roadmap designed to transform the food systems across Shropshire, Herefordshire, Powys, and Monmouthshire. At its heart, the plan envisions a future where local communities, farmers, councils, and businesses work together to create a resilient, regenerative, and relocalised food economy.
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Why a Bioregional Food Plan?
The Marches is a landscape rich in natural beauty, agricultural heritage, and vibrant communities. Yet, like much of the UK, it faces pressing challenges: climate change, declining biodiversity, food insecurity, and disconnection from the land that feeds us. The Bioregional Food Plan offers a way forward, recognising that sustainable solutions must be deeply rooted in place — in the ecology, culture, and economy of the region.
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The Power of Partnership:
The MRFFN brings together four local food partnerships: Shropshire Good Food Partnership, Herefordshire Food Alliance, Bwyd Powys Food, and Monmouthshire Food Partnership. Together, these groups are creating cross-border collaborations that break down political boundaries to tackle shared challenges — from food poverty to climate resilience.
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The Report was funded by Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food & Farming, The Rothschild Foundation, Landworker's Alliance and others.