Over the last 30 years or so, a vibrant network of agroecological short supply chain and direct sales businesses has developed in the UK, but currently they represent a tiny proportion of the market. Scaling up will bring colossal benefits to the environment, local economies and communities; but it is an equally colossal task! Infrastructure – or lack thereof – is key to upscaling local food systems. A loss of local infrastructure – particularly processing facilities like abattoirs and mills – combined with difficulties in accessing markets have hindered the scalability of local food systems and have left many small-scale local producers struggling to get their produce to consumers. But new initiatives to share, co-operatise and create open source infrastructure are providing grassroots solutions to filling in the gaps; putting control over the food system back in the hands of local producers and communities, and making healthy local sustainably produced food more accessible to everyone.