by ourfoodsystem | Feb 5, 2020 | Food democracy, Uncategorized
2020. There?s something about this year. It feels like it?s going to be a big one. It feels like there?s been a shift. An awakening as such. Or is that only me who feels that way? In Australia, we started the year in such a horrific way. Bushfires have ravaged...
by ourfoodsystem | Mar 15, 2018 | Event Review
After returning from the Urban Agriculture Forum last month in Melbourne, I?ve put together some reflections on this fantastic event. We don?t often associate cities with growing food, so I?ve also included a brief explanation of what urban agriculture is, and the...
by ourfoodsystem | Oct 27, 2017 | Event Review
A place where farmers, chefs and advocates came together to discuss local food systems. Earlier in the year, I had the pleasure of attending a gathering of urban farmers from across South East Queensland (SEQ), in my hometown of Brisbane. It was a fantastic...
by ourfoodsystem | Sep 27, 2017 | Conversations, Farming, Sustainability
“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...
by ourfoodsystem | Aug 28, 2017 | Conversations
?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...
