Tammi Jonas: The Story of a Farmer, Agroecologist & Mindful Meatsmith
Heartland Stories Radio
English - April 19, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBHealth & Fitness Kids & Family sustainableagriculture farming food goodfoodmovement health kids pesticides publichealth socialjustice sustainability Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Tammi Jonas is an agroecologist, farmer, mindful meatsmith, agrarian activist, author and academic with a focus on ethical, ecologically sound and socially-just food system. Tammi is the President of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance and the founder and owner of Jonai Farms and Meatsmiths, a 69 acre farm in Eganstown (Australia), where together with her husband, she pasture raises happy, tasty, heritage-breed Large Black pigs. Tune in to learn more about:
The story of how as a vegetarian she decided to start a farm and raise Large Black pigs; Capitalistic industrial agriculture vs. ethical small family farms; Why rebuilding the local food system within communities can revitalize local economies; Australia’s efforts to use less herbicides in comparison to the US; Female leadership in agriculture; The grassroots work and programs of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance.To learn more about Tammi’s work go to http://www.tammijonas.com.