Local Solidarity-based Partnerships for Agroecology
Local Solidarity-based Partnerships for Agroecology (LSPA) initiatives typically involve multiple stakeholders from the local food systems. They are based upon partnership, local exchange, or direct relationships where producers can earn decent livelihoods, and consumers share the risks and rewards of sustainable agriculture in return for their share of healthy, nutritious, locally-grown food. CSA is the best-known iteration of LSPAs but there are many different forms of LSPA around the world. There is no fixed way of organizing these partnerships: it is a framework to inspire communities to work together with their local farmers, provide mutual benefits and social cohesion, and reconnect people with one another and to the land where their food is grown.
LSPA Focus topics
Food Citizens: Consumer who are changing the world
Are you a member of a CSA community or food cooperative? Then you belong to a group of food citizens! By making conscious decisions and buying products directly from farmers, you are making a great impact on the environment, society, and the local economy! Join this course to learn how to better organize your food communities, attract and hold members.
ViVid Portal: Growing Stronger Citizen Food Networks Across Europe
ViVid is a collaborative Erasmus+ project empowering citizen-led food networks to thrive in the face of climate and social challenges. By supporting CSA and Local Solidarity-based Partnerships for Agroecology (LSPA), ViVid helps networks become Viable, Visible, and LiVeable—ensuring economic resilience, communicative impact, and inclusive well-being. Through a co-created blended learning programme and self-assessment toolkit, ViVid strengthens the capacity of networks to train, adapt, and grow. The project nurtures the next generation of agroecological actors by fostering solidarity, peer learning, and digital innovation, ultimately contributing to the transformation of food systems in Europe.
