Agroecological Living Labs To Gather Experiences for the Transition of Horticulture through Education and Research

positive social impacts. ALLTOGETHER is a network of 15 case studies with mixed fruit and vegetable cropping systems from seven countries along a North-South gradient in Europe (Sweden, Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria). The three-year ALLTOGETHER project brings together farmers, gardeners, students, researchers, value chain actors, policymakers, and consumers with the common goal of i) to validate the performance of mixed fruit and vegetable growing systems, ii) to promote the exchange of information on the performance and potential of these systems, and iii) to accelerate the intro-duction of further agroecological practices in these systems. Each case study or Living Lab represents its own combination of the various locally typical elements of fruit and vegetable growing systems, and together they provide an excellent model for testing, measuring, and adapting key components of this growing system and communicating the benefits necessary for the accelerated introduction of agroecological practices. The project will identify existing barriers to the transition of the fruit and vegetable sector to agroecological systems and provide evidence of the benefits and risks of fruit and vegetable growing systems based on technical data and shared experiences within the LL network. The project will promote the exchange of experiences within and between case studies / Living Labs. In addition, learning programs will be developed and further training in agroecology in Europe will be promoted, particularly within the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS).