Richard Bloomfield, Western University

Research

Urban Agriculture Municipal Policy Food Systems Local Food Production Local Food Distribution Foresight Cultural Identity Resilience

Latest funding

Farmers in urbanizing municipalities: Understanding land-use pressures on agri-food production in Southwestern Ontario
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$35,386
Urban Agriculture: Understanding successes and failures in policy and practice
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$65,777

All 2 grants and awards

Farmers in urbanizing municipalities: Understanding land-use pressures on agri-food production in Southwestern Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bloomfield, Richard S.

Keywords: Land-use Planning; Peri-urban; Urban Agriculture; Municipal Policy; Food Systems; Local Food Production

$35,386

Urban Agriculture: Understanding successes and failures in policy and practice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Bloomfield, Richard

Keywords: Urban Agriculture; Municipal Policy; Food Systems; Local Food Production; Local Food Distribution; Foresight; Cultural Identity; Resilience

$65,777

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Urban Agriculture Dear Professor Bloomfield, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on urban agriculture connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Farmers in urbanizing municipalities: Understanding land-use pressures on agri-food production in Southwestern Ontario" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]