We have invited a broad range of good practice case studies (beacons) to share their knowledge and take part in the project’s activities. Beacons demonstrate different ways that farmers and producers can access consumer-driven opportunities to improve their incomes and rebalance their position in food chains through collaborative short agri-food chains.  

The 34 beacons are regional, national and international initiatives from 16 European countries. They represent a diversity of topics and issues and one or more territorial food system ‘building block‘: Short Food Supply Chains, Civic Food Networks and Sustainable Public Food Procurement. Collectively, their stories form a living library that we hope others will learn from. The beacons’ narratives are collated in a ‘Living Library’ and can be found on the project’s Collaboration, Learning and Information Platform (CLIP).