The pilot network provided a testbed for real-life experimentation in structuring and operating the future European Network of Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures. It applied co-creative and participatory methodologies, bringing together 20 pilot members spanning 13 partner countries, that identified as Agroecology Living Labs, Research Infrastructures or other open innovation arrangements. The pilot network lessons learnt outlined below serve as recommendations about the opportunities and potential barriers for the future network to consider in order to contribute to the agroecology transition in Europe.