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Comment on Public Forum – Food Fight by catriona Macmillan

catriona Macmillan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:58:34 +0000

Jeanette is a lively and relaxed speaker. food fights ..the time is ripe to bring the issues of food to the forfront and stand up for our rights.. to have access to good food. well food rather than the fake imitation of food.

Comment on Food Summit Declaration 2009 by Plains To Plate signals food as an issue has arrived | www.pacific-edge.info

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:05:09 +0000

[...] To Plate will issue a declaration of food as did the Sydney Food Fairness Alliance’s Food Summit last year. The final official event was a forum where ideas about the declaration were raised and [...]

Comment on Report on ‘Hungry for Change’: Sydney Food Summit October 22-23 October 2009 by Plains To Plate signals food as an issue has arrived | www.pacific-edge.info

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:04:54 +0000

[...] In many ways Plains To Plate was the natural complement to the Sydney Food Fairness Alliance’s Hungry For Change Food Summit of October last year, although the buzz at the events was quite different. I anticipate more such [...]

Comment on SFFA Food Summit 2009 by PatR

PatR — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:38:12 +0000

Tony
The presentations are gradually being put on line – keep a look out. We were all a bit frazzled at the end of the Food Summitl but there were some great presentations and they will soon be here.

Pat

Comment on Alliance to act on food security by Grant Eastwood

Grant Eastwood — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:47:25 +0000

I am involved with Upper Yarra Community Environment Park in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. We are a non-profit association establishing a sustainable farm to address food security, food miles, sustainable agriculture and as a training facility to inform future generations of farmers and other regional community groups.

We are preparing a business plan for our farm, including a feasibility study and market assessment, budgets and forecasts.

If you have any helpful information or links please let me know.

Grant Eastwood
President
03 5967 2757

Comment on Central Sydney regional forums by Food Summit hands food declaration to state Parliament | www.pacific-edge.info

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:49:25 +0000

[...] series of Summit lead-up events that have taken place over the previous months. Those lead-up events had packed the Sydney Customs House (the inner-urban, Inner West and Eastern Suburbs event) and [...]

Comment on Central Coast regional food forum by Louise DuVernet

Louise DuVernet — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:58:34 +0000

Hi Michael,
Food Fairness Central Coast is still quite new so we don’t have a website as yet but I would be happy to add you to our email list if you would like updates on our activities.
email me louisehendriks [at] yahoo.com.au

Comment on Macarthur Food Workshop – have your say by Louise DuVernet

Louise DuVernet — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:53:14 +0000

Yes Kristen I agree. On the Central Coast we have a Food Integrity Group(FIG) that provides an opportunity for people in the area to purchase locally grown fruit and vegetables. I would not have known about this group if I had not become a member of the SFFA. I have discovered the beautiful people of the Permaculture Central Coast who really make a difference in their every day life in supporting the local farmers and caring for the community.

Comment on Urban farming on way to extinction by TimL

TimL — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:04:09 +0000

All of these articles present new fear to society…I have a few questions that I hope will be answered?
* approximately how much land is farmed in the sydney basin?
* how many people are working these farms?
* what proportion of the food supply are they producing?

Comment on SFFA Food Summit 2009 by Tony

Tony — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:58:55 +0000

This looks like a really important event, but unfortunately, I’m from the far north coast & unable 2 get 2 Syd 4 it. Will any of the presentations & recommendations b available online?
Looking forward 2 hearing from someone on this
Tony