Urban Agriculture Network

National Collaboration for Local Impact

We're a U.S.-based climate advocacy group focused on urban food systems,

sharing insights across cities — because food is a climate issue.

Mudtown Farms, Watts, California ~ Photo by Cindy Cotter

The climate crisis demands more than just clean energy - it demands a transformation of how we live, including how we eat. The Urban Agriculture Network puts local food systems at the center of climate action. We work across cities to strengthen urban agriculture, shift policy, and support the people reshaping how food is grown, distributed, and shared in their communities.

Urban food systems are climate systems. When we rebuild them with care for place, they become tools for healing — not just socially, but ecologically. A truly resilient food system doesn’t just feed people; it protects water sources, honors seasons, supports native biodiversity, and respects the limits and gifts of the land. We want our cities to source food locally and grow it with attention to soil health, surface and ground water, and regional ecology. Caring for our meals means caring for our foodshed — from watershed to wild space. That’s how we move from extraction to reciprocity, and from vulnerability to resilience.

This is more than a network. It’s a movement. One that invites gardeners and growers, activists and educators, food justice leaders and climate organizers, students and elders, planners and policymakers to help make food a tool for climate renewal. Join us in cultivating a better future as urban growers across the country strengthen local food and reduce dependence on industrial farming.

Questions or comments? Contact NationalUAN@gmail.com

"Agriculture has disrupted the planet more than anything we have ever done, including burning fossil fuels. A sustainable future depends on recognizing this fact – and radically changing how we farm and eat."

Johnathan Foley, Project Drawdown

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