Comments on: Something new, something edible this way comes http://pacific-edge.info/food-connect/ sustainability for the 21st Century Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:25:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Open for business – Food Connect Sydney starts-up | www.pacific-edge.info http://pacific-edge.info/food-connect/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Open for business – Food Connect Sydney starts-up | www.pacific-edge.info Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:49:11 +0000 http://pacific-edge.info/?p=980#comment-605 [...] year 2009 proved to be the breakout year for Food Connect. Brisbane’s Robert Pekin met with interested people in other cities and the reproduction of the Brisbane model got [...] [...] year 2009 proved to be the breakout year for Food Connect. Brisbane’s Robert Pekin met with interested people in other cities and the reproduction of the Brisbane model got [...]

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]]> By: admin http://pacific-edge.info/food-connect/comment-page-1/#comment-167 admin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:59:44 +0000 http://pacific-edge.info/?p=980#comment-167 On 26/08/2009, at 6:11 PM, Robert Pekin wrote: Great article Russ. Only thing is the virus is pretty quick to catch. I was down in Tassy for 4 workshops and was trying my best to stall peoples attempts to get it going down there and wait till the Sydney, Adelaide and Coffs were up and running to see which of the start up models work best. We are advocating a regionally autonomous, nationally aligned roll out of the model and it is fascinating to see the differences emerging. Food Connect Australia is being assembled as we speak to be able to accommodate the replication so Food Conect Brisbane is not drained too much. I have asked Emma to write up something for you on Food Connect Aaustralia, the replication and the new Participatory Farmer Assessment scheme we are rolling out. Cheers Robert On 26/08/2009, at 6:11 PM, Robert Pekin wrote:

Great article Russ.

Only thing is the virus is pretty quick to catch.

I was down in Tassy for 4 workshops and was trying my best to stall peoples attempts to get it going down there and wait till the Sydney, Adelaide and Coffs were up and running to see which of the start up models work best.

We are advocating a regionally autonomous, nationally aligned roll out of the model and it is fascinating to see the differences emerging.

Food Connect Australia is being assembled as we speak to be able to accommodate the replication so Food Conect Brisbane is not drained too much.

I have asked Emma to write up something for you on Food Connect Aaustralia, the replication and the new Participatory Farmer Assessment scheme we are rolling out.

Cheers

Robert

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