President’s Report 2020 has been a year like none other in living memory. For Australians, the year commenced with the Black Summer, or rather continued from the horror fire season that started many months earlier across the east coast. Just as the air cleared, a new plague in the form of coronavirus arrived, and we […]
Solidarity Session #10 – Tue Oct 6
The New Economy Network Australia connects people across all sectors of society to facilitate a shift to sustainable and just economies. The New Economy Network Australia (NENA) is a network of individuals and organisations working to transform Australia’s economic system so that achieving ecological health and social justice are the foundational principles. NENA is a […]
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 […]
Solidarity Economies Session #1 – Everything you ever wanted to know about building a CSA
WATCH: AFSA Solidarity Economies Session #1 – Building a CSA Join AFSA Farmers Tammi Jonas of Jonai Farm, Ant Wilson of Tellurian Fruit Gardens, and Dan Cordner of Bellasato Farm to talk about the highs, lows, and hows of setting up a CSA, and why CSAs – as solidarity economies – are critical for building […]
COVID-19: Food sovereignty & Pandemics
Food sovereignty, pandemics, and public health Food sovereignty means having control over where our food comes from and how it’s grown. It means being able to build strong, connected local food systems with accountability and mutual support between growers, distributers, and eaters. As supply chains are disrupted and eaters face supermarket chaos, current events […]