The first objective of the project has been achieved and the Living Library has been launched. It hosts 34 emblematic good practice case studies, known as ‘beacons’. Users can search the library to find real-world examples of short food chains, civic food initiatives and public procurement initiatives. They can search thematically, according to different ‘spotlight’ topics such as ‘innovative governance’ or ‘equity and accessibility’. A full ‘spotlight analysis’ report is also available. Work has also begun on our knowledge-based suite of activities to support small-scale farmers and improve their capacity to connect with consumers (second objective). A highlight of the reporting period was an open-air Bread Festival held in Georgia. One of three planned consumer facing events, the festival attracted 4 – 5,000 visitors and enabled producers to promote short food chains and showcase traditional products, notably heritage wheat and bread varieties. Other key highlights were multi-actor dialogues, hosted by the municipalities of Copenhagen (Denmark) and Merano (Italy). Over 100 participants including farmers, restaurateurs, a parent group and local authority procurement officials gathered at these two events to discuss and develop strategies to support collaborative short food chains and territorial food systems. Our plans for an International Knowledge Exchange event are underway and our Coaching and Mentoring Programme is set to launch. In relation to our third objective, we have developed a novel methodology to measure economic and non-economic costs and margins for different actors at different stages of the value chain. Analysis showed that, by participating in collaborative short food chains, producers are able to achieve more stable and direct relationships with consumers. Whilst they often command higher prices for their products, they also have additional costs to cover, such as labour, transport/logistics, processing and marketing. Our fourth objective, the procurement toolkit will be delivered in the project’s second half, and our fifth objective regarding communications, dissemination and impact is well underway with strategies in place and foundations laid for a range of outputs including practice abstracts, policy briefs, academic publications, films and animations.