With the climate crisis and threats to food security and human health increasing by the day, meat and alternative proteins are now firmly in the spotlight. In the UK, policy change and increasing investments affecting livestock and plant-based alternatives are imminent, from support for a protein transition and regenerative livestock management, the commercialisation of lab-grown meat, to improvements to animal welfare legislation. Although debates remain polarised, a growing number of voices are converging on the need to move away from highly industrial livestock production and move towards ‘less and better’. But how much consensus is there around this vision? What does it look like in practice? Can we trace out a clear reform pathway? This participatory workshop aims to create a space for open discussion on these questions. It will allow for different viewpoints to be shared, and for common ground to potentially emerge on pathways forward.