We are going to state the purpose of this article up front. If you are part of a non-government, civil society organisation or initiative that is working for a better food future for our country, then we would love to hear about what you are doing, how you do it, and why. You can tell…
In an article in the ABC, reporter Lisa Clausen covered the Backyard Farmers project, a brainchild of Growing Farmers, a community regenerative urban farming group. The group was created in early 2020 to strengthen local food security and sustainability. In it, Clausen references Sustain’s National Pandemic Gardening Survey. She writes, “the group hopes to build…
We’re expanding access to fresh, local produce with food hubs
The following is transcribed from an excerpt of the Facebook Live broadcast, Costa’s Live Edible Garden Odyssey: Growing Food in Urban Spaces. The full video recording can be watched here. Minor edits have been made for clarity. Costa Georgiadis: There are a lot of great things happening in urban agriculture, but we also need to…
On a windy and cold afternoon in late June, in western regional Victoria, I pulled my car over out of pure relief. I was met with what I had recently become accustomed to: ineffable beauty. I had driven a red dirt road over four one-way bridges and two hairpin turns, all in the middle of…
In this post, I will share my experiences and perspectives as the Community Engagement Coordinator in the Cardinia Food Circles project since I first came on board in mid-2017. This project is a cross-sector collaborative effort to grow a healthy food system in Cardinia Shire. My approach to engaging the community is to be present,…
Food sovereignty and sustainable food systems expert Nick Rose is pioneering urban agriculture in Melbourne. He explains why the future of city life depends on it. How worried should we be about food security? How pressing a concern will it be for city planners and designers? It’s a huge problem right now, let alone what…
Hamilton College’s Hannah Katz explores the benefits of and barriers to gardening during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The average age of an Australian farmer is now nearly 60, vast amounts of our soils have been degraded by industrial agriculture and a changing climate threatens the quality and the security of our food and health. Young Farmers Connect (YFC) has responded by creating a collaborative group that works to ensure collective success for…
Thanks to the amazing work of the Cardinia Food Movement, the opportunity created through the Pick my Project funding and the generosity of Vicki Jones of CSM, a local farmer, there is something truly innovative happening right now in Longwarry. It all started when Liberian-native Queyea Tuazama moved to Pakenham 10 years ago from Dandenong/Narre…