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Farmer Profile: Neil from The Atherton Farms

August 18, 2017 by Courtney Young

Photos by Nick Lawrence Where and what do you farm? We’re from South Australia, and have two small properties. One is the few acres on which we live, which is at Templers, just north of Gawler.  The other is our larger, but still not large, production place out at Lochiel. We farm pigs, sheep, and […]

Filed Under: Fair Food Farmers United, Farmer profiles, GMO

Farmer member profile – Old Mill Road Biofarm, NSW

April 4, 2016 by Food Sovereignty

Member profile – Old Mill Road BioFarm, NSW By Sophie Lamond (AFSA) and Fraser Bayley This year AFSA is getting to know its members a little better. Every newsletter we’ll be having a chat to one of our members to find out about the work they do, their dreams for our food system and their […]

Filed Under: Community Supported Agriculture, Fair Food Farmers United, Farmer profiles

CSA at Jonai Farms

January 18, 2016 by Food Sovereignty

AFSA President Tammi Jonas wrote about their experience of Jonai Farms’ successful CSA over on their farm blog: The Farmer & the Butcher. Check it out!

Filed Under: Community Supported Agriculture, Fair Food Farmers United, Farmer profiles

WA farmer the new spokesperson for FFFU

March 24, 2015 by Food Sovereignty

Who better than someone with his own start-up agrienterprise focussing on growing and processing poultry on-farm, and …., to become the spokesperson for Fair Food Farmers’ United?

Filed Under: Fair Food Farmers United, Farmer profiles, Governance Tagged With: Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Fair Food Farmers United, Jeff Pow

Testimonial for Fair Food Farmers United — Michael Plane & Joyce Wilkie

April 27, 2014 by Fiona Campbell

Mike and I have been living and working on Allsun Farm for over 30 years and have added pigs recently…

Filed Under: Fair Food Farmers United, Farmer profiles Tagged With: Fair Food Farmers United, Gundaroo Tiller, Joyce Wilkie, Michael Plane

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FSANZ proposes ‘licence to sell lettuce’ – AFSA says NO

On 3 May 2019, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) released an information paper on its proposed approach to a review of food safety standards in the Food Standards Code (the Review). The intention is to create a consistent and up-to-date approach to food safety management with regard to so-called “high-risk horticulture,” which includes a […]

NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing

On Friday 22 June 2018, AFSA attended the NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing at Parliament House in Sydney. AFSA was selected and recognised as a key stakeholder in the food system by the parliamentary members in this Upper House inquiry. Tammi Jonas, president of AFSA, and our paralegal Sarah de Wit were welcomed […]

Response to the Proposed Draft Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry

View AFSA’s entire submission here.  The current review of the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals – Domestic Poultry offers the first opportunity in 15 years to improve the minimum welfare standards for domestic poultry in Australia. It provides the chance to modify Australian standards to reflect current animal welfare science and […]

Poultry Welfare Reforms Fact Sheet

The Codes for animal welfare for poultry are being reviewed for the first time in over 15 years. The result will be one Australia-wide Code on animal welfare for poultry. Two main documents, along with an independent Farmed Bird Science Welfare Review and many supporting papers, have been released for public comment: The Draft Standards […]

Collective action in support of small-scale, regenerative farmers

In support of small-scale, regenerative farmers in Victoria, the following organisations have submitted responses to the Victorian Government’s Planning for Sustainable Animal Industries Draft Planning Provisions. Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance Victorian Farmers Market Association Melbourne Farmers Market Association Regenerative​ ​Agriculture​ ​Industry​ ​Group​ City of Whittlesea

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Recent posts

  • Can agriculture stop COVID-21, -22, and -23? Yes, but not by greenwashing agribusiness December 15, 2020
  • 2020 National Committee Report November 3, 2020
  • Nominations to the AFSA National Committee for 2020-2021 October 23, 2020
  • Food Sovereignty Convergence 2020 Schedule October 15, 2020
  • AFSA’s Response to the ACCC’s Perishable Agricultural Goods Inquiry October 13, 2020

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