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23.01.2022 Early bird tickets are now available for to the 3rd National Urban Agriculture Forum (@urban_agriculture_forum) on April 23-24, 2021! At Care Farming & Gardening in the Climate Emergency, we'll be looking into the expanding urban ag initiatives in Australia and beyond. Join us as we explore the positive impacts food growing has on our community’s health and wellbeing. The @urban_agriculture_forum is an initiative of Sustain. Follow them for more info about our exciting pro...gram! Get your tickets now at the link in bio! #urbanagriculture #carefarming #climateemergency #sustainabelfoodsystems #urbanagricultureforum #UAF2021
22.01.2022 Have you signed up for the Vermont Farm to Plate Webinars? In December, we'll learn how the Vermont food and farming systems strategy has, in the last 10 years: - created 6,529 new food systems jobs and - decreased the number of food insecure people in the state by 26%... Find out what Australia can learn from what is widely regarded as the most comprehensive food system policy and planning framework in the US. Hit the link in bio now! #sustainablefoodsystems #sustainablefood #vermont #localfood #foodsecurity
20.01.2022 Get excited!! This December we're bringing you an in-depth look at Vermont Farm to Plate planperhaps the most comprehensive food and farming system strategy of its kind. Across three webinars, Director Jake Claro and Network Manager Sarah Danly will discuss how the program has increased employment, business creation and food security through whole-of-system actions in Vermont. Practitioners and policy makers from across Australia will also share state and local initiatives,... and discuss how the Vermont approach could be applied here at home. We're all about getting good food news out there, so the first webinar is free! Register now at the link in bio! #foodsecurity #sustainablefoodsystems
11.01.2022 We know you've been waiting for it: The National Pandemic Gardening Survey Report is here! https://sustain.org.au/pro/pandemic-gardening-survey-report This year over 9,000 Australian gardeners told us what edible gardening meant to them during COVID-19. At a time of great global uncertainty, growing food was a source of solace, peace and healing; it meant safe, healthy and fresh food for family and friends; and it brought people together at a time of enforced social distanci...ng. As Australia plans its way forward, this publication underscores that food growing must be central to our recovery. We invite you to embrace the vision laid out in our ambitious Roadmap for Transformation: to make Australian towns and cities edible. Click on the link above to check out the report and infographics! #pandemicgardening #urbanagriculture #growyourown #sustainablefood #sustainablecities #sustainabelfoodsystems #ediblegardening #growfoodnotlawns
08.01.2022 Have you checked out the latest news from our fantastic team at the Melbourne Food Hub? We are so excited to be able to offer - exclusively - to Melburnians the first fantastic products of the East African Sisters - direct from Flemington to you! Order now for deliveries on 10 December - the perfect gift for the festive season! And don't forget to support the Grow / Source / Eat Parcel Subscription - excellent seasonal veg and fruit, grown lovingly by local producers, sourced by us at fair prices for all. Check out the profiles of the fabulous producers on the Melbourne Food Hub website - here's the latest - Simon Pappas from Sustain member Common Ground Project - https://melbournefoodhub.org.au/2020//farmer-profile-simon/
08.01.2022 The 2nd Australian #FoodStudies Conference is happening over Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th November, coordinated by the University of Tasmania with a fantastic line-up of national and international speakers. Sustain is delighted to be supporting the event, with the hosting of an industry panel on Tuesday 10th November from 3.45 - 4.30 p.m.. Sustain Chair Kelly Donati and Executive Director Nick Rose will be presenting the Action Agenda for #EdibleGardening, developed from the r...esults of the #PandemicGardening survey we conducted from June to July this year. You can register for the whole conference for $75, which gives you access to all keynotes and presentations, or for $20 for our Industry Panel or individual keynotes. https://www.utas.edu.au/social-sc//food-studies-conference
08.01.2022 The work of migrants and women in our food system is so often unrecognised and underrepresented. This occurs simultaneously to the lack of opportunity afforded these communities in employment and entrepreneurship. With the Melbourne Food Hub, we’ve been working to re-balance the scales where we can, by supporting migrant women to start small food businesses through the Food Business Boost program. ... East African Sisters are the first of the 2020 cohort based at the Flemington Community Centre to share their story and food with Melbourne. The vibrant chilli sauce Basbaas Guduud (red) and Cagaar (green) are staples on every Somali table and every jar is batch made to order by Fahan and Safiya. Pre-orders available now: https://melbournefoodhub.org.au/shop/
05.01.2022 Do you have urban ag research you're keen to share? The 2021 @urban_agriculture_forum is calling for papers! Among the many possible themes are indigenous agriculture, green infrastructure, waste and circular food economies, and gardening and mental health. The @urban_agriculture_forum is an initiative of Sustain. Follow them for tickets and more info about the call for papers !... #urbanagriculture #urbanagricultureforum #UAF2021 #sustainablefoodsystems #sustainablefood #growyourfood
01.01.2022 Technology in agriculture can be a touchy subject in the food world, what with its association to contentious topics like lab grown meat and GMOs. But does this reputation always hold water? Can agritech be used to bring about a more sustainable On Sunday, Nov 29, 9AM AEDT, join @costasworld on Facebook Live for a conversation about how agritech can be used to bring about a fair, sustainable food system. He'll be joined by:... Ben Stevenson of @water_ups Ryan Creed of @lifecykel Ashley Baxter of @montycompostco Geert Hendrix of @farmwall #foodsystems #sustainablefoodsystems #foodsystemsaustralia #urbanagriculture #ediblegardening #localfood #sustainablecity #foodsecurity #agtech #agritech
