I first met Kat at the Urban Agriculture Forum in Melbourne earlier in the year. She presented on her experience working with local council and helping communities to get urban agriculture and community garden projects off the ground. Throughout her presentation she shared valuable insights into the workings of local government, along with a number of tips on
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Craig Reucassel: Warrior against Australia?s War on Waste
Craig Reucassel first etched his way into our memory through the various stunts he and the Chaser team performed over the years. Through his familiar use of humour and satire, he?s once again captured the hearts and minds of Australian?s, this time challenging us to join him in the fight against the War on Waste.
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Emma-Kate Rose: Transforming people?s attitudes through food
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.? – R. Buckminster Fuller Emma-Kate Rose is well versed in advocating for change as part of Australia?s fair food movement. She has worked in this space for many years and has witnessed change
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Thor Svensen: Leader in creating a transparent and sustainable community food system
?Be the change you wish to see in the world? is the sage advice from Mahatma Gandhi. Many of us are familiar with this well known quote, yet how many of us choose to act on it? Thor Svensen, founder of Sovereign Foods, is one such change-maker, creating a transparent local food network in the
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Joel Orchard: Small scale farmer and big future thinker
What started out as an aspiration to be self sufficient, has evolved into a vision to grow and support young farmers into a profession that has enormous reward, alongside huge risk, immense challenges and a great deal of fulfillment. What?s more Joel can see the future in small-scale farming and has a vision for how