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Local Organics has just joined AFSA. It is a Melbourne-based food hub created to give access to ethical food from sustainable, organic and biodynamic Victorian family farms.
AFSA welcomes its newest member, Southern Harvest NSW, a producer network in the Southern Highlands of NSW.
Story by Russ Grayson, August 2014 Our food is too cheap. We pay too little ...
During the recent Students of Sustainability conference at the ANU, Simon Cunich, director and producer ...
More and more people are embracing Fair Food – healthy nutritious food that is produced locally - at an affordable price for consumers and with a fair return to farmers. Fair Food Week 2014 will run from 10-19 October and will celebrate the International Year of Family Farming.
Last year I was fortunate to be one of around 100 people in Australia awarded a Churchill Fellowship. My research trip is to investigate innovative models of urban agriculture in a variety of sites in the United States (Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit), as well as Toronto and a number of centres in Argentina ...
Driving through the French countryside over the past two weeks, I was constantly struck by the smallness of the farms.
The July message is a simple one, get ready for Fair Food Week! This message is all about the celebration of Fair Food during Fair Food Week.
There are rumblings across the country. Murmurings and whisperings of plans afoot as preparations for Fair Food Week gather pace. Buoyed by the success of last year, organisers are putting together fun and innovative events that capture the themes of the week.
The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) today urged all candidates and parties for the 2014 Victorian state election to commit to a Local Food Act and Local Food Fund for Victoria. It is encouraging voters to sign an online petition which calls for a range of measures to promote food sovereignty in Victoria.
Woolworths has partnered with Jamie Oliver in a campaign to promote fresh fruit and vegetables. The campaign, targeted at kids, gives free stickers to parents for every $20 spent in store
Story by Russ Grayson, June 2014 JENNIFER ALDEN, the Victorian food consultant, gave me the ...