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Good ideas flow at Sydney urban farming event
March 3, 2018 | Russ GraysonIt was the conversation rather than the presentations that made the Sydney Environment Institutes Urban Farming — Feeding the Future a source of good information and ideas.Read More
On the food frontline: seminar highlights growing challenge of food insecurity
August 7, 2016 | Russ GraysonNot knowing where next week’s meals are coming from is something fortunately unknown to most if us. But, for a growing number of people its is a real question…Read More
The Community Food Movement: Review: Fair Food – the Documentary
October 18, 2015 | Russ Grayson | 2 CommentsIt is difficult to write a review of a film the content of which you agree with but the production of which you think could have been a little better done.
So it was for me when I came to write this review of the film, Fair Food — the Documentary…Read More
The Community Food Movement: Time to treat food security as national security
October 18, 2015 | Russ GraysonOur food security should be regarded as part of our national security and included in planning around that…Read More
The Community Food Movement: Sydney Environment Institute’s seminar explores movement’s needs
September 26, 2015 | Russ GraysonThe Community Food Movement: In linking the academic discussion around community food systems, a Sydney Environment Institute seminar highlights the need to evaluate what we do and for communication to bring together a fractured movement…Read More
The Community Food Movement: TAI findings interesting though with just a little disconnect from experience
September 20, 2015 | Russ GraysonLast year’s Australia Institute research into home and community food production in Australia is a useful contribution. There are just a few findings that disconnect from observation and experience, though…Read More
The Community Food Movement: Food security — whose responsibility?
September 20, 2015 | Russ GraysonA recent article by farmer, Tammi Jonas on the website of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance raises issues about our dual food system…Read More
The Community Food Movement: Seven big challenges
September 12, 2015 | Russ Grayson | One CommentTHE COMMUNITY FOOD MOVEMENT — Here’s seven challenges for our emerging community food movement…Read More
The Community Food Movement: The birth of AFSA
September 12, 2015 | Russ GraysonTHE COMMUNITY FOOD MOVEMENT— In late 2010 in response to a federal government proposal for a national food plan, a new organisation came into being to redirect government bias towards big agribusiness…Read More
The Community Food Movement: The coming of the advocates
September 6, 2015 | Russ GraysonTHE COMMUNITY FOOD MOVEMENT — the arrival of food advocacy organisations signifies that food in Australia is now an economic and political issue.Read More
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