“Grocery Price Fury”. That’s how The Project covered the cost-of-living crisis this election. They’re not wrong. In our like-for-like comparison of groceries from a supermarket and local Melbourne grocer Gasko’s, we payed $25 less at the locally-owned shop. In this segment the Project team fact check our findings and learn how the supermarkets use choice…
In this 3RRR broadcast interview, Fakefasters Carlson, Kirby & Rachel chat with the Growing Food Justice community farmers Jess Redlich & Allara Briggs Patterson to talk about their work.
In his regular column, local food legend Costa Georgiadis shared his reflections as Sustain hits the nine year milestone.
In this piece, Sustain staff speak to how food systems are endlessly complex, encompassing everything from food production through to policies, processing, community access and food waste management. As a Bank Australia customer and community customer grant recipient Sustain is addressing these intricacies at multiple leverage points, all while helping us make fruitful use of…
In this wide-ranging piece, Sustain CEO Nick Rose sits down with writer Nikki Stefanoff to discuss how Sustain’s work across urban farming, support for policymakers, advocacy and more are integral to building better food landscapes for everyday people. was featured in this piece on how Australia’s can beat soaring inflation and cut everyday food expenses.
Sustain CEO Nick Rose was featured in this piece on how Australia’s can beat soaring inflation and cut everyday food expenses.
Costa Georgiadis, Lou Ridsdale and Nick Rose had a chance to go beyond soundbites to cover the big picture food system crisis points and inspiring stories of local and personal action. This was a great example of how to use multiple perspectives to tie a food-system story together and the role of tangible examples (like Costa’s farm-school-refugee community…
Our pilot scheme to reduce single-use cardboard, paper and plastic was recently featured in The Guardian’s piece ‘Victoria trials reusable crates for fresh produce to cut ‘invisible’ waste from supply chain’.
Our Pandemic Gardening Survey was recently featured in Permaculture Research institute’s Permaculture News. The survey, conducted in 2020, gathered responses from over 9,000 gardeners from urban, regional and remote communities across Australia who shared what food growing meant to them during COVID-19. Their stories are moving testaments to how edible gardening is good for the mind, body and…