Do you want to help drive the fight for food sovereignty in 2021? Nominations are open for the AFSA National Committee for 2020-2021 AFSA is governed by a National Committee made up of farmers and allies, elected by our members at AFSA’s Annual General Meeting each year at the end of the Food Sovereignty Convergence, where we […]
Members’ Event – Wed 5 Aug – Sowing and Growing your CSA
Free members’ event: Practical online session on running a CSA, Wed 5 Aug 6:00pm Community-supported agriculture is way for eaters to share with the farmer the costs and risks of farming as well as the bounty. CSA models are among the best examples of an already-existing model for fairer, more connected, and democratic food systems, […]
Engaging Victorian regulators to reduce barriers to farmgate sales
AFSA continues to engage with state agencies in Victoria to reduce regulatory barriers to farmgate sales, and hope to see progress in state regulations which can serve as an example for other states where small-scale farmers face scale-inappropriate regulation. In current discussions with AgVic around planning provisions, AFSA raised the many concerns and experiences that […]
Submission to the Inquiry of the Agriculture and Water Resources Committee on growing Australian agriculture to $100bn by 2030
In 2019 the Minister for Agriculture asked the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Food Resources to inquire into and report on growing Australian agriculture to $100 billion by 2030. It is critical that the needs and contributions of small- and medium-scale farmers and agroecological practices be strongly represented, as the the Committee will advise […]
AFSA Solidarity Economies Session #2 – Collaborative Economies
WATCH: AFSA Solidarity Economies Session #2 – Collaborative Economies Join us for AFSA Solidarity Economies Session #2 talking collaboration and co-operation with the food systems game-changers at Open Food Network. Jen Sheridan of OFN Australia and Lynne Davis of OFN UK chat to Nick about OFN’s work in building and growing collaborative economies […]