Posts Tagged ‘sustainable food’
Enjoy a weekend away at the wind-powered Elgo Estate Wine Open Day!
Posted in Models, Movements by Ferne Edwards on September 16th, 2008
Tags: drink, event, Food, model, sustainable food, sustainable wine
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Eco Market Public Information Session - A real alternative to the Supermarket - 10 September
Posted in Models by Ferne Edwards on August 29th, 2008
Wednesday 10th September, 6.30pm
Friends of the Earth, 312 Smith Street Collingwood
In Spring 2008 Friends of the Earth will revolutionise the way we shop with the development of Australia’s first Eco Market, the sustainable market that will sell all the common items found at a supermarket. All products sold at the Eco Market must meet the standards of the Friends of the Earth environmental, ethical and social criteria. The Eco Market will be a ‘one stop’ shopping destination providing a real alternative to the supermarket.
* Do you want to learn more about this exciting new campaign?
* Do you feel politically inspired to be involved in a campaign that challenges the way we consume?
* Maybe you have a sustainable product that you wish to sell at the market?
* Or perhaps you are you interested in donating?
If you answered `Yes’, then join Friends of the Earth as we share news and information about the Eco Market campaign.
Tags: consumer sovereignty, Food, food ethics, local action, supermarkets, sustainable food
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The future of food security begins at home: new report
Posted in Research, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by kirsten on May 22nd, 2008
Hidden environmental costs make food production more vulnerable than society has estimated and consumers should prepare for continuing rising food prices, a new report has shown. Lead author Kirsten Larsen, based at the University of Melbourne, says food production will be increasingly challenged by changing climate, dwindling supplies of cheap oil and declining water and soil resources. “What has become patently clear is that major innovations – well beyond efficiency improvements in existing food production – are needed, and soon, if we are to have good food to feed all Victorians and to meet export demands.” The report, Secure and Sustainable Food Systems for Victoria, produced by the Victorian Eco-Innovation Laboratory (VEIL) recommends actively developing more sustainable and resilient food systems now, to enable longer term food security in the face of rising input costs and environmental risks. The report can be downloaded from www.ecoinnovationlab.com/pages/library.php. The media release and key findings can be downloaded from www.ecoinnovationlab.com/pages/press-releases.php.
Tags: food production, food security, sustainable food
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