Some farmers in Australia are concerned that selling at farmers markets may no longer be viable due to changing regulations. In New South Wales, these regulations are under review, and with the dominance of food duopolies, the role of smaller operations in our food system is increasingly important.
Click here to hear Sustain Founder Kelli Donati’s take on the issue.
Sustain is a “think and do” network, specialising in designing and building sustainable and healthy food systems. We work with governments, councils, and community leaders to help map local food systems, and develop evidence-based and achievable policies and programs. We sow the seeds of change with events, policy work, practice & thought leadership, capacity building, and collective action. We give people, councils, and organisations the tools they need to help them become empowered food citizens, supporting healthy communities, people and ecosystems.
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 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.
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, poor diet has overtaken smoking and alcohol as the leading cause of early death and disease in Australia. So what’s going wrong with our current food system and what can be done to fix it? Dr Nick Rose is Executive Director of Sustain: The Australian Food Network and…
Sustain CEO Nick Rose was featured in this piece on how Australia’s can beat soaring inflation and cut everyday food expenses.
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’.
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…