{"id":389,"date":"2020-04-17T12:23:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T12:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/rurbanrevolution\/?p=389"},"modified":"2020-05-05T14:46:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T14:46:58","slug":"meet-the-team-bethan-mead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/rurbanrevolution\/2020\/04\/17\/meet-the-team-bethan-mead\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the team: Bethan Mead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bethan Mead: Rurban Researcher in Psychology\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Who are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello! I\u2019m Bethan (known as Beth), a psychology researcher who\u2019s part of the Rurban team. I\u2019m also a tea-drinking science fan who occasionally bakes wonky-but-tasty cakes.<\/p>\n

What research are you doing as part of the Rurban Revolution project?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m interested in what exposure and involvement with urban growing can mean for improving diets and wellbeing. I\u2019m doing this through psychological studies that look at relationships between urban agriculture, food choices, connection with nature and wellbeing. I\u2019m also looking in to barriers and opportunities for upscaling urban agriculture by interviewing growers, stakeholders and council members to try and understand how we might do this.<\/p>\n

Are you an urban food grower or an urban greener?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I try to be an urban food grower, although I\u2019m still learning. Since I moved house last year I\u2019ve been trying to grow tomatoes, strawberries, blackcurrants, peppers, spinach and herbs with varying levels of success. The herbs are doing well but the tomatoes and peppers keep ending up tasting bitter. Carrots and onions are next on my list to have a go at.<\/p>\n

If you had a magic wand, what is the one thing you would change in our current food system and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inequality in food security. I know there\u2019s issues throughout the system, but the number of people living without secure food access in 2020 is shocking. I\u2019d love it if foodbanks weren\u2019t needed anymore, but they\u2019re so vital. I\u2019d use that magic wand to make sure everyone had access to safe, healthy and sustainable food regardless of their circumstances \u2013 and preferably some of that food would come from urban growing.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite food?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crumpets! Especially on frosty winter mornings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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