Thank you for your interest in this critical campaign to improve our food system here in Ireland. Here you can find all the information and ways to get involved & support this campaign which is part of our wider work to recognise and resource Local Food Farms.
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Local Food Farms generate multiple social, economic and environmental benefits. Increasing domestic food production reduces dependence on imported food, keeps more economic value circulating within local communities and strengthens Ireland’s capacity to respond to future supply chain disruptions. There is huge room for growth in this sector, while reconnecting land, people and communties. Local Food Farms:
Talamh Beo has developed a robust criteria to use as a tool in the assessment of candidates for this basic income proposal. A summary is as follows:
Through 2025 and 2026, Talamh Beo conducted in-depth primary research of Ireland’s Local Food Farms – a sector that has remained largely invisible to government and inadequately supported.
As part of this work we:
When asked what supports would help them feel hopeful and secure about their future:
This work was part of an IEN funded project entitled ‘Strengthening Local Food Economies’.
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Local Food Farms play an important role in Ireland’s food system, supplying fresh food to domestic markets while contributing to a broad range of environmental, social and economic outcomes. Operating across horticulture, livestock, mixed farming and other diversified enterprises, Local Food Farmers strengthen local food security through shorter supply chains, generate rural employment, support local economies and contribute to biodiversity, healthier soils, education and community resilience. Their work generates significant public value that extends well beyond food production alone.
Supporting Local Food Farmers is therefore an investment in national resilience. Increasing domestic food production reduces dependence on imported food, keeps more economic value circulating within local communities and strengthens Ireland’s capacity to respond to future supply chain disruptions.
Ireland already possesses a diverse, entrepreneurial and growing Local Food Farm sector. The challenge is not a lack of demand for local food or a lack of ambition among producers, but creating the conditions that allow this sector to realise its full potential.
