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Farmer, activist & chef to join forces for Fair Food Campaign

January 23, 2016 by Alana Mann

Chef Guy Grossi, farmer and president of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance Tammi Jonas, farmers market founder Miranda Sharp and Fair Food editor and campaigner Dr Nick Rose will join forces on February 13 for a live forum in Melbourne titled “Beyond the Supermarket: fair food in a disconnected system”. The forum is being presented […]

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?

Regulation of Fair Food

January 22, 2015 by Nick Rose

Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA), surveyed farmers’ experiences and views on fairness in the food system. We’re delighted to hereby release the report from that survey…

AFSA President’s Report, 2013-14

November 15, 2014 by Nick Rose

This is the report to be delivered by outgoing AFSA President, Michael Croft, at the AGM to be held on 18 November 2014, at Byron Bay Community Centre…

First steps in Seymour

June 1, 2014 by

Fair Food Farmers United (FFFU), the Farmers’ Chapter of the AFSA, brought together a small group of producers and food activists in Seymour, Victoria.

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

Response to Planning for Sustainable Animal Industries Draft Planning Provisions

The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) has submitted a response to the Victorian Government’s Planning for Sustainable Animal Industries Draft Planning Provisions. View the submission here. The Victorian Government’s current proposals will do serious damage to the regenerative and small-scale livestock farmers of Victoria. See AFSA’s media release regarding the proposed changes here. AFSA’s Response to Planning for […]