Feeding Australia, Fairly
Farmers across the country are working hard to feed Australia fairly, but they are not being given a fair go.
What is not fair are the negative impacts on Australian farmers of cheap imports, centralized market control, overly-burdensome regulations and the rampant expansion of the fracking industry. It’s a tough time to be an Australian farmer.
Fair Food Farmers United is a platform to connect, support and provide a united voice for farmers feeding Australia fairly.
Aims
Fair Food Farmers United aims to:
- provide a balanced voice to represent farmers who are at the sharp end of the impacts of free trade
- raise awareness about the impacts of cheap imports on farmers
- advocate for fair pricing for farmers selling to the domestic market
- connect Australian farmers for farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing
- be a voice for farmer-friendly regulations and standards.
Why join FFFU?
- be part of the voice advocating for a viable future for farmers
- benefit from farmer-to-farmer knowledge-exchange and networking through online and offline forums
- belong to a collaborative farmer community
- benefit from regular communications: a membership e-list / a dedicated Twitter account / e-news / blog page
- place your farm profile on the AFSA website and help build a listing of members by region
- enjoy regional and local connections with potential customers
- connect to the national and global fair food movement
Free-range rare breed pig farmer Tammi Jonas of Jonai Farms, Eganstown, Victoria, explains why the time has come for Fair Food Farmers United.
FFFU Blog Posts
Viva La Via Campesina! Long live the peasants’ way!
This was one of the oft-repeated refrains of the VIIth International Conference of La Via Campesina, the global movement of ...
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Farmer Profile: Neil from The Atherton Farms
Photos by Nick Lawrence Where and what do you farm? We’re from South Australia, and have two small properties. One ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Australia’s first Slow Meat Symposium! Daylesford 3-5 September 2017
MEDIA RELEASE Date of release: Tuesday 1/8/17 Australia’s First Slow Meat Symposium in Daylesford 3-5 September 2017 The Slow Meat mantra ...
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Farmer Profile: Rohan and Fiona from Gleneden Family Farm
Name and Farm: Rohan, Fiona, Eden & Jethro Morris from Gleneden Family Farm Where and what do you farm? We’re ...
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FFFU at La Via Campesina Regional Meeting
As a young aspiring farmer and producer, I was delighted to represent Fair Food Farmers United (FFFU) at the La ...
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Fair Food Forager’s New App Connects you to Food from the People Who Care
An Illawarra up and coming business, Fair Food Forager has launched an innovative new smart phone application for Android and ...
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On Australian Milk by Richard Cornish
There is a scene in the film Billy Elliot, towards the end, when Billy's dad descends down the mine. This ...
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Happy Valley Free Range – a case of flawed planning schemes
Happy Valley Free Range farmer Jo Stritch and her family at have been subjected to the woes of unforgiving regulations ...
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April 17, a Day to Remember the Life and Death Struggle for Land
April 17, a Day to Remember the Life and Death Struggle for Land A day that brings millions of farmers ...
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Phil Stringer reports on changes in the Mary Valley
by Phil Stringer, There's something very special that can happen when a small farming community undergoes rapid and disruptive change ...
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