Join our team: AFSA National Committee We are seeking nominations from people interested in joining our National Committee. We have a vacancy after the resignation of Vice President Nick Holliday, who is facing an even higher workload than usual in the face of major climate events impacting the farm. So while we are looking for […]
Declaration from the 2018 Food Sovereignty Convergence
We representatives of small-scale farmers, fishers, agricultural workers, indigenous peoples, women, youth, eaters, and NGOs came together from across Australia to meet on the traditional lands of the Ngunnawal, Ngambri, and Ngarigu peoples, paying our respect to elders past and present. At the 2018 Food Sovereignty Convergence we celebrated the opportunity to meet each other […]
You know it’s women’s work when everyone is working together
You could see our diversity in the hodge podge, mismatched layers of clothing worn to protect us from the record-setting temperatures that never climbed above -8C, and later in our dorm rooms at night as the layers came off, leaving us as we were, stripped back to basics and a dozen tongues. We gathered […]
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 near Warwick, QLD and we’re a traditional and innovative mixed family farm with a wide variety of small enterprises. How is food sovereignty important to you? We would like to be able to earn our […]
Why I’m with Fair Food Farmers United
Tammi Jonas… “My thoughts on what ‘fair food’ means & why I’m with Fair Food Farmers United and the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance. Join us to help bring fair food to ALL Australians!”