Sydney Food Fairness Alliance

Welcome to the Sydney Food Fairness Alliance

Posted on 19. Jul, 2009 by Mark Ludbrooke.

The Sydney Food Fairness Alliance (SFFA) is a network of consumers, rural producers, health professionals, community workers and community-based advocates active in promoting food security and developing a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable food system in the Sydney region.

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Undermining our food bowls – how CSG & mining are threatening future food: FORUM 6 FEB 2012

Posted on 06. Jan, 2012 by VivienneR.

Forum on how CSG and mining are threatening future food is on 6 February 2012. This is your chance to get involved.

Hear presentations from Prue Green, Caroona Coal Action Group, Rosemary Nankivel, organiser of the successful blockage against Santos, and Helen Redmond from Doctors for the Environment.

Read more to find out how you can attend.

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National Food Plan – our submission & next steps announced

Posted on 01. Jan, 2012 by VivienneR.

We would like to see the National Food Plan Working Group expanded to be more representative of a broad range of stakeholders. We also recommend that the Working Group adopt a similar approach to that taken by the Scottish government and many cities such as Toronto, Vancouver and London in developing their food policies, which [...]

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Can’t eat your house – development threatens food bowl: Video Clips

Posted on 12. Dec, 2011 by AlexandraG.

In October the Sydney Food Fairness held a public forum as part of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival. The event brought together experts in the area including NSW Farmers Association President Fiona Simson, rural planning consultant Ian Sinclair, WSROC President Alison McLaren and Urban Research Centre Director Phillip O’Neill. View footage from the night and download the presentations .

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Can’t eat your house – development threatens food bowl: Presentations.

Posted on 25. Sep, 2011 by VivienneR.

As part of Crave/Sydney International Food Festival, SFFA is held a Q&A panel, Can’t Eat Your House – with Costa Georgiadis as MC at Penrith on Wednesday 26 October. Panelists include planner, Ian Sinclair, Councillor Alison McLaren, Urban Research Centre Director Phillip O’Neill and NSW Farmers’ Association President Fiona Simson.
Download presentations, see media release and media coverage.

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Victorian Food Supply Scenario Report

Posted on 02. Sep, 2011 by AlexandraG.

The Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab (VEIL) was recently comissioned by VicHealth to undertake some research into the impacts on the availability of a nutritious diet. VIEL collaborated with the CSIRO, Deakin University and the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development for the project.

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Food Plan must be sustainable and ensure good food for all

Posted on 01. Sep, 2011 by VivienneR.

A major overhaul is needed to ensure fair, sustainable and resilient food systems in a climate-change affected environment and there needs to be an extended period of public debate on our future food system, SFFA and the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance say…