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Solidarity Session #20 – A Small Farm Future with Chris Smaje

March 9, 2022 by Food Sovereignty

Join our discussion with Chris Smaje, author of A Small Farm Future, who makes a compelling case for localised food systems. As farmers and eaters grapple with supply chain disruption throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the future of food security in a changing climate, the call to transition away from industrialised food and […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Agroecology, farming, regenative agriculture, small farms, solidarity economy

Solidarity Session #15 – Fostering Agroecology with Peter Rosset

June 29, 2021 by Amida

In Solidarity Session #15 we’ll explore how to foster a grassroots movement for agroecology with one of the world’s most renowned agroecology scholars, Peter Rosset. Agroecology brings together the science and practices of ecological farming with the social and political transformations needed to support a just and sustainable food system, and works to build solidarity […]

Filed Under: Agroecology, Events, Solidarity Economy

Solidarity Session #14- Small-scale abattoirs for local food economies

May 24, 2021 by Amida

  Watch now Join AFSA and other producers online on Wed 2 June at 6:30pm to talk about the work that is happening to build independent, local- and grower-owned, small-scale abattoirs in Australia.   We know that alternatives to centralised, industrial-scale abattoirs are critical to the future of ethical meat – for animal welfare, for farmer […]

Filed Under: Events, Regulations, Solidarity Economy, Uncategorised

Food Sovereignty Convergence 2020 Schedule

October 15, 2020 by Amida

Thurs 15 Oct, 11am-1pm (AEDT) Launch plenary Dead Epidemiologists: On the Origins of COVID-19 Free for members and non-members – donation to PReP encouraged. Join your fellow Convergers after the panel discussion for a quick intro to Convergence and how the coming week will work.   Thurs 15 Oct – Sat 17 Oct Online voting for […]

Filed Under: Events, Food Sovereignty Convergence, Uncategorised

AFSA Solidarity Economies Session #2 – Collaborative Economies

May 30, 2020 by Amida

  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 […]

Filed Under: Community Supported Agriculture, Events, Solidarity Economy Tagged With: Solidarity Sessions

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AFSA responds to the ACT Capital Food and Fibre Strategy

  AFSA recently responded to the call for submissions to the ACT Capital Food and Fibre Strategy, which will “be a roadmap to delivering social, environmental and economic benefits based on secure, climate-resilient food and fibre production across in the ACT; and respond to the need to mitigate climate challenges via adaptation and diversification. It […]

A Licence to Sell Lettuce? ASFA Submission to FSANZ Proposal

  For three years FSANZ has been working on a proposal to more tightly regulate the production and sale of berries, leafy vegetables, and melons after several outbreaks of listeria, e coli, and salmonella from large monocultures. AFSA has provided feedback from the beginning on the need to approach any changes with a scale-appropriate lens […]

Protecting farmers and preserving farm land: Submission on the Protections within the Victorian Planning Framework

In October 2021 the Victorian Legislative Council tasked the Environment and Planning Committee to inquire into and report on: “the adequacy of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and Victorian planning framework in relation to planning and heritage protection”. Particular terms of reference were outlined for the Committee to address and AFSA provides its submission […]

AFSA supports proposed changes to landscape rehydration infrastructure planning rules in NSW

The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) supports the proposed changes to landscape rehydration infrastructure planning rules and applauds the NSW Government’s initiative to allow farmers to restore streams on their property through landscape rehydration techniques, without the need for council approval. AFSA represents small and medium scale producers and our vision is to enable regenerative […]

AFSA opposes JBS acquisition of Rivalea

The proposed acquisition raises a number of concerns for AFSA and our directly-affected members—small and medium-scale pastured pig farmers in Victoria. The concerns centre around the certainty of continued access for service kills and a lack of choice, reflective of a lack of competition, in the state for small-scale farmers accessing service kills. At a […]

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Recent posts

  • AFSA denounces misinformation from the far right in response to the Victorian Government’s ALA Bill May 13, 2022
  • AFSA urges the Federal Government to change its definition of primary producers, to include smallholders seeking critical disaster recovery funding April 8, 2022
  • AFSA is expanding: Join our National Committee or sub-committees and working groups April 1, 2022
  • AFSA response to the National Biosecurity Strategy March 21, 2022
  • Global perspectives: An update on AFSA’s international advocacy March 17, 2022

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