Nourishing Matters to Chew On
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago -Nourishing Matters to Chew On is a podcast that takes its cue from big picture, healthy and sustainable food system agendas and digs in to explore what these change agendas mean for us here, in Australia. It looks at how we produce and enjoy food in a Climate Change future, as well as how we value the people, places and animals that nourish us.
Join host Anthea Fawcett - sustainability advocate, founder of Foodswell and farmer’s daughter - as she journeys across our food and agricultural landscape to speak with inspiring people in the field who are enabling change toward more sustainable and resilient food system.
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Food Systems Transformation Panel Discussion - TRANSFORMATIONS 2023, Sydney, Portland, Prague
July 30, 2023 09:29 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBHello! so happy to be back with a very special episode...podcast of the Food Systems Transformations panel discussion at the Transformative Partnerships for a Better World Conference, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, 11-14 July 2023. A great transformations community event held and shared across Sydney, Prague, Portland Apologies! A 'long' drought between eps. But WHAT a fabulous opportunity to dig and dive back into nourishing topics and themes with Associate Professor Dana Co...
With Gerry Turpin, Senior Ethnobotanist, Tropical Indigenous Ethnobotany Centre
December 01, 2022 11:44 - 51 minutes - 47 MBListen in, be inspired by Gerry Turpin, a Mbabaram Traditional Owner who is 'as far as he knows' the first fully trained Indigenous Ethnobotanist in Australia who has helped seed and lead groundbreaking, research that bridges two worlds and empowers Elders and communities to research, record, protect and derive value from their plant and cultural knowledge and to share it in ways they want. This is the final deep dive, long lens conversation for Nourishing Matters 2022. It's one that book e...
Heart filled, research: Better food for the Aged - Dr Aarti Tobin & Dr Janne Beelen, CSIRO
October 28, 2022 12:20 - 44 minutes - 41 MBThis episode is all about clever, heart-filled research to improve food options, pleasures and wellbeing for aged people. Many older people experience swallowing difficulties and that means they have limited food choices and what's offered to them may often be unappealing 'food blobs'. Dr Aarti Tobin and Dr Janne Beelen from CSIRO are passionate to help change that through their research to develop more attractive, delicious and nutritious options for people who experience swallowing diffic...
With Emma Coath, MD, Rocket Seeder - Supporting startups, tackling food waste & loss
October 14, 2022 06:12 - 57 minutes - 53 MBEmma Coath share's Rocket Seeder's story and the great work they do to mentor and support passionate people with great business ideas that can make a difference and have an impact. In this episode we zoom in to talk about food waste and food loss, about Rocket Seeder and how their business challenge and accelerator programs are helping grow the ecosystem and support people with bright business ideas to tackle the 7.2 million tonnes of food currently wasted each year in Australia. Listen in a...
Paul Van Reyk – True to the Land, A History of Food in Australia
October 09, 2022 03:08 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBResharing this rich conversation with Paul Van Reyk (S2/Ep13) all about his excellent book True to the Land – A History of Food in Australia published in 2021. Great listening for a wet old weekend, our changing foodways & climate, & with so many fascinating insights about our rich, diverse food histories that include Chinese contributions since the gold rushes and more. Why now? topical & connecting with recent Eps - Grazing Down the Lachlan, a curated foodie event that in '22 celebrated C...
Part 2: Daryn McKenny, CEO MIROMAA - On Saving First Languages
September 20, 2022 23:37 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBListen in to the second part of my great conversation with Daryn McKenny, CEO of Miromaa Aboriginal Language and Technology about the work he and Miromaa do with First People's language centres, individuals, rangers and communities to help preserve and conserve their languages in Australia and internationally. It's all about inspiring work Daryn has been doing for over twenty years, work that's set to grow and be amplified by the UN International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032. Th...
Part 1: Daryn McKenny, CEO MIROMAA - On Saving First Languages
September 15, 2022 07:11 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB2022 marks the beginning of the UN International Decade of Indigenous Languages. First Nation's languages are precious and many are on the precipice of loss, so now, more than ever, it's critical to preserve and conserve them. Listen in to the first of two parts of my great conversation with Daryn McKenny who is one of those modest, but hugely inspiring 'can do' people who gets out there and does amazing work with individuals and communities to help preserve, protect and revitalise their lan...
CSIRO's Dr Aarti Tobin & Dr Danyang Ying - Circular economy, plant & animal waste protein powders
September 01, 2022 04:49 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBListen in to hear from Aarti and Danyang, two leading Australian researchers with CSIRO, who tackle the wicked problem of food waste, at the source, in our horticultural and meat sectors. Their valuable research is turning vegetable and animal food waste into high value, nutrient dense protein powders for young and old - it's inspiring! With an expected two billion extra people on the planet to feed by 2050, coupled with changing tastes and dietary preferences, the world is going to need t...
Wendy Muffet, Grazing Down The Lachlan - A foodie adventure, sculpture & more
August 18, 2022 23:46 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBGrazing Down the Lachlan is an award winning curated foodie adventure held at Forbes and along the gorgeous Lachlan River, among ancient river red gums, sculpture and so much more. Listen in, hear from Wendy Muffet, Chair, Grazing Down the Lachlan, what this weekend of food and fun events - clever art, community and environment connections - is all about. It is AMAZING as one of the great sculptures along the sculpture trail from Forbes to Condobolin (100km!) says. Love it! Thanks so much...
Michael Claessens, Food in the Capital - Growing a sustainable agrifood hub & region
August 04, 2022 12:17 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBImagine. Our nation's capital, Canberra becomes a great food, garden city, extended farmers market, food tourism destination and hub for local and regional food production, value adding, resilience and innovation. Why not? Why not indeed! Big ideas and conversations for food justice, sustainability and business innovation are all part of what my great conversation with Michael Claessens, CEO of Regional Development Australia (RDA) ACT, is all about in this episode. Michael and his team are...
With Laura Dalrymple, Feather and Bone Butchery, on ethical omnivory, community, books & more
July 29, 2022 02:47 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBA warm, wideranging conversation with the wonderful Laura Dalrymple who, with partner Grant Hilliard, established the Feather and Bone Butchery in 2006 and co-authored The Ethical Omnivore published in 2020. Laura and Grant recently opened their new store in Charing Cross, Sydney, a great reason to catch up with Laura to learn more about their inspirational journey, the change making work they do and the communities they are part of, support and foster through producer talks, community eve...
Dr Phillip Baker on the rise of ultra-processed foods, research & whereto
July 14, 2022 12:03 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBWith Dr Phil Baker, a great discussion about and update on the surge of research into ultra-processed foods (UPF's), the growing evidence and case for urgent action to address these globalised foods (and systems) that are so damaging to human health and planetary wellbeing. Phil and I spoke in 2020 for one of Nourishing Matters scene setting episodes. Since then, COP26 in late '21 has shone the light on the need to urgently redress agricultural land clearing that UPF's help drive, an event...
Naomi Lacey & Gavin Hardy - Community Gardens change-makers & Churchill Fellows
June 30, 2022 05:02 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBA complete treat to catch up and speak with Naomi and Gavin from Community Gardens Australia. Both Churchill Fellows, Naomi and Gavin, are about to head off on their incredible, change-inspiring and enabling study tours. Naomi's research aims to help strengthen and grow the organisation and the movement by learning about and sharing new social and other food 'enterprise' forms that can help achieve that. Gavin's study tour will see him dig in to research and learn more about urban (and othe...
Honey Bees Research & the 4th Australian Bee Congress, with Dr Nural Cokcetin & Kathleen Schell
June 17, 2022 09:28 - 31 minutes - 29 MBA great conversation with Nural and Kathleen, all about the recent 4th Australian Bee Congress, why it was especially 'special' this year (200 years since the honey bee was introduced to Australia) and more. A Congress shortly followed by the 3rd Australian Native Bee Conference - our magical, stingless, precious native bees...also held in Sydney. This episodes links up and with my great conversation with Nural and Professor Liz Harry that kicked off Season 2 of Nourishing Matters in Septe...
Prof. Nick Hopwood, SuCCEED & changing lives for children who tube feed
May 28, 2022 01:42 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBIn this episode, listen in with Professor Nick Hopwood for an uplifting life-enriching conversation that’s all about tube-feeding and the heart-filled, ground-breaking work that he, colleagues and families involved in SuCCEED do. Imagine. Up to 30% of children experience feeding difficulties and as many as 1% of children are tube-fed at some point – but tube-feeding is an almost invisible yet vital issue in our health – and food - system. SuCCEED's interdisciplinary team and innovative appro...
Prof. Nick Hopwood, SUCCEED & changing lives for children who tube feed
May 28, 2022 01:42 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBIn this episode, listen in with Professor Nick Hopwood for an uplifting life-enriching conversation that’s all about tube-feeding and the heart-filled, ground-breaking work that he, colleagues and families involved in SUCCEED do. Imagine. Up to 30% of children experience feeding difficulties and as many as 1% of children are tube-fed at some point – but tube-feeding is an almost invisible yet vital issue in our health – and food - system. SUCCEED's interdisciplinary team and innovative appr...
Ross Anderson, AQUNA Sustainable Murray Cod - inspiring, land-based aquaculture
May 12, 2022 03:43 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIn this episode a great conversation with Ross Anderson, all about the truly inspiring story of AQUNA Sustainable Murray Cod and the premium, murray cod they produce for consumers, restaurants, international markets and leading chef's like Josh Niland. It's an uplifting, can-do story about business leadership and innovation, smart, passionate people and their commitment to sustainability that all adds up to a world first, all grown in regional NSW. I've long wanted to do a 'positive' story ...
Matt Linnegar, CEO ARLF, on leadership and building community resilience
April 29, 2022 00:09 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBLeadership - highly desirable and topical! Listen in to my great conversation with Matt Linnegar, that's all about leadership and two very special drought resilience programs that he and the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation is delivering to support farmers and rural communities. Key, support, skills and networks for people, resilient communities and our food systems. Matt is the Chief Executive of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) who's passionate about the programs AR...
Erica Hughes on growing Farmer Meets Foodie in FNQ
April 14, 2022 03:11 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBIf you missed this popular Ep from season one, April '21, Listen Back to Erica's great story about why and how she went about creating Farmer Meets Foodie in far north Queensland. Imagine if great food from your region had to travel over 3000 kilometres from where it’s picked to land back in your local grocery store, 10 kilometres from where it was grown and picked?! That’s a reality for a lot of top end producers and communities. Listen and be inspired by Erica Hughes and the wonderful...
An update with Erica - Farmer Meets Foodie, FNQ online farmers market
April 14, 2022 03:10 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBOne year on from my first conversation with Erica in April 2021, I catch up with Erica to chat and hear about how things are travelling, growing and going, in and around Mt Molloy, the tablelands and Cairns, and for the very special, regionally based virtual farmers market Farmer Meets Foodie that Erica created and operates with her family and colleagues. We chat about hospitality and tourism, is it bouncing back and what will it look like going forward? labour shortages, delicious organic...
Alex McClean on his work in East Timor, Central Australia & the Pacific - food security, ecosystem restoration, permaculture & change in extreme times
April 01, 2022 11:45 - 1 hour - 66 MBA great conversation with Alex about his experiences, reflections and the perspectives he brings to his work that’s all about people centred development for community and ecosystems resilience, livelihoods and food security in a changing climate. Alex has deep experience in community development and working with Indigenous people in East Timor, Central Australia and now with island communities in the Pacific. We kick off with the idea of the ‘island’ and that we’re all (pretty much) islande...
Julia Kay, Co-Founder of GREAT WRAP | A great product & business turning food waste into compostable wrap
March 17, 2022 07:58 - 38 minutes - 35 MBA heartwarming, environmentally nourishing story to lead Nourishing Matters off in 2022, when there’s so much heartache and hardship at home and overseas. Gentle steps. Listen in and be inspired by Julia Kay who, with husband Jordy, is a Co-founder of GREAT WRAP the only Australian made compostable cling wrap. GREAT WRAP is a seriously clever new product for the home, restaurants and catering services, and for any and all large commercial plastic wrap users. It’s a seriously ...
Paul West – HOMEGROWN, seasonal food, community
December 21, 2021 19:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBWe can all give it a go to grow, prepare and enjoy fresh, seasonal food and Paul’s new book HOMEGROWN is a feast for the eyes and of gardening tips, recipes and practical inspiration to do just that. A perfect gift for the holidays and throughout the seasons – a gift that keeps on giving! A warm episode to wrap up 2021. I loved meeting and speaking with Paul about HOMEGROWN, his home, family and inspirations, reflections on the bushfires and COVID, and the pleasures of deliciously fresh, s...
Dr Anika Molesworth – Our Sunburnt Country, climate courage & action
December 16, 2021 02:23 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBOur climate change debates (and cascading extreme events) can be depressing. So, what an absolute and complete pleasure to speak with Anika about her new book Our Sunburnt Country, writing, storytelling and cultivating climate courage and action with optimism, hope and excitement. Yes! Genuine, informed excitement! Anika knows her stuff. Not only is she super well informed, she’s fabulously authentic and warm. In times when worldly cynicism, sophistry and spin, can cloud our gaze on real ...
Richard Heath on Grains, Pulses & Future Protein
December 10, 2021 08:39 - 1 hour - 67 MBA great conversation with Richard all about our grains sector and the incredible challenges, changes, and opportunities on the horizon for grain producers and what they may be growing in the future as demand for plant-based and other protein continues to grow both here and for export. Richard Heath is the Executive Director of the Australian Farm Institute (AFI) and he’s also a Director of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). Richard’s an experienced farmer, a passionat...
Paul Van Reyk – True to the Land
December 02, 2021 18:56 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBA great conversation with Paul about his new book True to the Land – A History of Food in Australia. Available from Booktopia, Angus & Robertson, and Dymocks bookstores. Paul is a food writer, a regular presenter at the Symposium of Australian Gastronomy, and is passionate about our food history and foodways. His wonderful book travels far and wide to tell the interwoven stories of the history of the food of Australia, spanning 65,000 years from its beginnings with the First Nations peop...
Eco-innovation at the peri-urban edge – Dr Roger Attwater
November 24, 2021 19:50 - 53 minutes - 49 MBWelcome to the second of two ‘peri-urban’ stories from Greater Sydney. Stories about people who are helping build resilience, grow food, inspire change and enable change-making communities of practice in diverse ways. Listen in to my conversation with Roger to hear about innovative applied research and ecological services at the urban edge, closeby to the Blue Mountains where Farm It Forward featured last week are based. Dr. Roger Attwater is the Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainabil...
The fabulous Farm It Forward – the people & the model
November 16, 2021 19:33 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBEmmanuela Prigioni, ‘Manu’, is a fabulously warm and inspirational person, who loves growing social connections & community through the amazing Farm It Forward social enterprise that she dreamt up and that ‘many’ people now love and are connecting with her to learn from, replicate and grow where they live, love and work. This episode is all about Farm It Forward and the practical inspiration and solutions it offers to young and old to connect and to grow food, social connections, community, ...
CSIRO’s Mission for Drought Resilience
November 09, 2021 18:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBAustralia has long had the highest rainfall variability on earth. Climate change means the frequency and severity of droughts will intensify, so it’s urgent to get on with smart research and action for drought resilience and adaptation strategies. And that’s what this episode is all about. Listen in to hear from CSIRO Drought Resilience Mission Lead Dr Graham Bonnett, in conversation with research colleagues Dr Kathryn Emmerson and Dr Declan Page, talk about the Mission, its goals, and zo...
Prof Roger Stone - On Climate & Agriculture – risk, seasonal forecasting for drought resilience & more
November 02, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBRoger Stone is an Australian and international leader in climate science and a big believer in the value of seasonal forecasting to help farmers, communities and governments plan for and manage risks associated with drought and other extreme events. Listen in to this episode in which we discuss climate change and forecasting, learn about ENSO, the Southern Oscillation Index, El Nino, La Nina and perspectives on managing for drought, climate risk and change. Roger works with The Centre f...
Dr Julie Brimblecombe - Remote Food Security & Community Leadership
October 20, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBIn this episode, listen in to a rich conversation with Dr Julie Brimblecombe for warm and deep insights into the current state of remote food insecurity and to hear good news stories from remote communities and remote food stores who are tackling food insecurity and diet related chronic disease in innovative – and world leading – ways. Julie is widely admired and much loved for her contributions - over many years - in the fields of remote food security and nutrition research, policy advoca...
Why You Should Give A F* About Farming with Gabi Chan
October 13, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBListen in to this cracker of a conversation with Gabrielle Chan in which we talk about her important and really engaging new book Why you Should Give A F*ck About Farming. Gabi is a political journalist who lives upon and works from a mixed use farm in NSW. She is the Rural & Regional Editor for the Guardian Australia and the author of Rusted Off, 2018 and Why you Should Give A F*ck About Farming, August 2021. Her latest great book digs deep and wide, to share insights and perspecti...
Part 2 | Working Together, Landcare NSW Aboriginal Engagement
October 06, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBWelcome to the second part of my great conversation with Craig Aspinall that’s all about Landcare NSW’s ‘Working Together’ program that Craig manages as the Community Aboriginal Engagement Officer. It’s an Australian first in the Landcare movement and already delivering strong outcomes. Landcare NSW’s forward looking Working Together program is all about empowering Aboriginal people to get involved in Landcare projects in NSW and to encourage Landcare groups and participants to reach out, e...
Australian CliMate – A very handy app
September 29, 2021 17:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this episode ‘meet’ Australian CliMate, a nifty app that was developed for agriculture to help farmers identify the chances of certain weather conditions, to compare previous seasons and help on farm decision making to manage climate risks. Listen in, learn more about Australian CliMate from Dr Ann Starasts who is a Knowledge Broker with the new Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales Drought Resilience Hub, at the University of Southern Queensland. Ann shares her insights abou...
Working Together, Landcare NSW Aboriginal Engagement
September 22, 2021 21:59 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBGet inspired and get involved in ‘Working Together’ to heal country. Listen in to this episode, Part 1, of a two-part great conversation with Craig Aspinall, who is the Community Aboriginal Engagement Officer, with Landcare NSW. It’s an Australian first in the Landcare movement and not before time! Craig leads Landcare NSW's forward looking Working Together program that is all about empowering Aboriginal people to help lead and deliver Landcare projects in NSW and to support and encourage ex...
Part 1 | Working Together, Landcare NSW Aboriginal Engagement
September 22, 2021 21:59 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBGet inspired and get involved in ‘Working Together’ to heal country. Listen in to this episode, Part 1, of a two-part great conversation with Craig Aspinall, who is the Community Aboriginal Engagement Officer, with Landcare NSW. It’s an Australian first in the Landcare movement and not before time! Craig leads Landcare NSW's forward looking Working Together program that is all about empowering Aboriginal people to help lead and deliver Landcare projects in NSW and to support and encourage e...
Meet HFSA - Health, Sustainability, Equity - Systems thinking for healthy food policy
September 15, 2021 09:09 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBListen in and be inspired by Kate Sievert, Cherie Russell and Sarah Dickie who are the founders of, and new generation force behind, Healthy Food Systems Australia (HFSA). HFSA is an advocacy group they’ve established that is dedicated to promoting a food system that is healthy and sustainable for all people and the planet, through holistic and system-wide policy actions. In this episode we discuss why they created HFSA, food systems, wicked interconnections, leverage points for reform and ...
Incredible story of SOIL - Matthew Evans & Sadie Chrestman
September 07, 2021 07:30 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBTilth, glomalin, exudates … luscious words from the world of soils and a great conversation with Matthew Evans and Sadie Chrestman about Matthew’s new book Soil – The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy. Matthew and Sadie Chrestman are the well known and much loved co–creators and operators of Fat Pig Farm, collaborators in arms and life and both strong advocates for open, fair, accountable food and farming systems and delicious food. This episode dives into just how ...
In conversation with Professor Liz Harry & Dr Nural Cokcetin on honey and healing – the magic and science of honey research
September 01, 2021 05:51 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBListen in and be inspired by Professor Liz Harry and Dr Nural Cokcetin, two leading Australian scientists whose current research is making a big contribution to the NSW Government's bushfire industry recovery plan – honey research that’s good for honey bees, the apiary and broader farming sector, biodiversity and our collective, healthier futures. Enjoy hearing from Liz and Nural as they share their rich and warm professional and personal ‘honey journeys’ to explore the magic and science of...
A Nourishing Season 1 Wrap
June 16, 2021 06:42 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBWell that's a wrap for season 1 of the Nourishing Matters to Chew On podcast, it's time for the Nourishing team to take a well earned break and nourish themselves for a little while. But first, in this episode, Anthea journey's us back through a wrap up of the first 20 incredible episodes released in season 1 of Nourishing Matters and the mini-series, Nourishing Books & Bites. A season that has spoken with inspiring experts and innovators to deep dive into their important work and research ...
Phil Pettit and Community Greening - "People, Plants, Places" Growing Community, Connections & Food
May 27, 2021 06:35 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBCosy up, listen in and be inspired by Phil Pettit and the warm, high impact stories he shares in this episode about Community Greening, The Master Gardener Program, Youth Community Greening and the wonderful people and communities he and his colleagues work with in Sydney and across rural and remote New South Wales. Investing in people, growing community connections, food and opportunities for less advantaged people is the core, joyful business of Phil Pettit and the Community Greening and...
On Offal (Part 2) - The joys and Benefits of Eating Nose to Tail – A Sliver of Liver!
May 20, 2021 02:27 - 42 minutes - 39 MBWelcome to Part 2 of our great conversation about “offal” and the joys and benefits of Eating nose to tail. Joining Anthea for this conversation are Kate Wingett and Grant Hilliard, who are both wonderfully knowledgeable people with deep knowledge and understanding of the animal ‘value-chain’ and how it currently does – and perhaps does not – work for human health, animal wellbeing and the environment. Grant is the co-owner of the butchery Feather and Bone in Sydney, and co-author of 'The...
On Offal (Part 1) - The Joys and Benefits of Eating Nose to Tail
May 13, 2021 02:37 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBThis "On Offal" episode is the first of a special two parter that features fascinating insights, nutrition facts and inspiration from Kate Wingett and Grant Hilliard. Join us as we talk about ‘offal, supply chains and making more of these delicious and nutritious foods - to minimise waste, better value animals and all in all get back to our Grandmother’s Wisdom by enjoying eating more of the whole animal, ‘nose to tail’. The Italians and French call it the Fifth Quarter, Americans talk ab...
Nourishing Books & Bites - Mark Spencer on Podcasters Declare and Climactic
May 06, 2021 06:39 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBAnthea speaks to Mark Spencer, Founder of Climactic, a network of Climate Change focussed Podcasts and Podcasters - including Nourishing. He is also one of the key people behind Podcaster's Declare, an initiative calling for Apple Podcasts to add a climate category to their platform. CLIMACTIC: We live in Climactic times. Times that led Podcast Producer, Mark Spencer, to pose a simple question... What if there was a podcast network dedicated to all the ways that our lives are defined by...
Nourishing Books & Bites - Nicole Abadee on "Books, Books, Books" & more
April 29, 2021 00:43 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBA complete treat and fun, to speak with Nicole Abadee this week about her wonderful podcast Books, Books, Books and how books nourish and share joy and hope at times like these. Two talkative women, Nicole and I, went on a roadtrip to Scone last March to what was to then be the last ‘live’ Writers Festival for more than a year as COVID restrictions kicked in. Within a month or so, Nicole’s new podcast Books, Books, Books was up and underway featuring interviews with the best Australian and...
Erica Hughes, Farmer Meets Foodie – Innovative virtual farmers market & connections, far North QLD
April 22, 2021 03:32 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBImagine if great food from your region had to travel over 3300 kilometres from where it’s picked to land back in your local grocery store, 10 kilometres from where it was grown and picked?! That’s a reality for a lot of top end producers and communities. Listen in and be inspired by Erica Hughes to hear about the wonderful Farmer Meets Foodie virtual farmers marketplace and food connections that she and her family are growing at Mt Molloy on the Atherton Tableland, North Queensland, to ch...
More fresh food! Food Ladder’s ‘protected agriculture’ – Practical technology fit for purpose, people & place
April 07, 2021 12:21 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBImagine a ‘lettuce’ took six weeks to reach your store and had to travel up to 4000km to get there? What would it look and taste like? That’s something people in remote areas often face. But new generation “protected agriculture” hydroponic growing systems offer powerful options to schools and communities who want to grow and enjoy more fresh food where they live. Food Ladder are helping grow practical change on the ground to help make more fresh food possible in extreme growing conditions ...
Australian Farmer-Led, Science-Based Pathways to Net Zero Emissions by 2050
April 01, 2021 02:29 - 55 minutes - 51 MBIn this episode I speak with Dr Colin Chartres, CEO of The Crawford Fund, and Dr Daniel Walker, Chief Scientist of ACIAR, about an inspiring workshop that was held in March to bring leading Australian farmers and researchers together to present and discuss success stories, research challenges and paths forward. Farmers and researchers across the country have high ambitions and believe it’s possible for agriculture to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with the will and way. ...
Care Farming & Gardening in the Climate Emergency - Urban Agriculture Month & Forum
March 25, 2021 08:37 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBAustralia’s first national Urban Food Month (UAM) kicks off in April with a host of opportunities to learn, share and get involved! Listen in to my conversation with this weeks change making guests Councillor Jess Miller, Councillor with the City of Sydney, Naomi Lacey, President, Community Gardens Australia (pictured), and Dr Nick Rose, Executive Director, SUSTAIN The Australian Food Network and Lecturer, Food Studies and Food Systems, William Angliss Institute, to hear about ‘what’ it’...
Nourishing Books & Bites – Gemma Meier on ‘Catchment Keepers’, Murrumbidgee Landcare & More
March 17, 2021 22:25 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB‘Catchment Keepers’, is a great new program for women farmers in the Murrumbidgee catchment that kicks off this winter that we’re keen for you to know about! (Picture/acknowledgement: Jenny Grant-Curnow of Canberra, tree planting at Grong Grong, NSW) In this episode I chat with Gemma Meier about Catchment Keepers and how it aims to support women – who juggle many roles - to connect, learn and share knowledge, information and social support to help plan and grow on farm natural resource man...