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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 […]

Filed Under: Governance, Media Releases Tagged With: Agroecology, Fair Food Farmers United, Media Release, permaculture

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

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…

Filed Under: Fair Food Farmers United, Legal Defence Fund Tagged With: AFSA, Fair Food Farmers United

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…

Filed Under: Peoples' Food Plan, President's report Tagged With: AFSA, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Fair Food Farmers United, Fair Food Week, Fair Food Week 2014, food sovereignty

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.

Filed Under: Fair Food Farmers United Tagged With: Fair Food Farmers United, Joel Saletin, Polyface Farm, Tammi Jonas

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Local Laws submission to defend the right to common resources

Last week AFSA made a submission to the Hepburn Shire Council to defend residents’ rights to forage, collect firewood, have more than 20 chooks, and salvage materials from the tip and roadside without need for a permit. We were concerned that these laws originated from overzealous risk management policies rather than residents’ interests. Further, they […]

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 […]

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