Episode 3.
Farming for a Future
In this conversation we’ll be talking about farming:
- How do we support farmers to shift to more ecologically sustainable practices and act on climate change?
- What are some of the key challenges holding us back from better farming practices?
- What is happening to change this and what do we need more of?
- What can we all do to support our farmers?
About the Host
The host for the conversation series is Dr Amanda Cahill, CEO of The Next Economy. Amanda has spent nearly 25 years supporting changemakers across the world to improve individual and community wellbeing. Her work at The Next Economy is to support communities to strengthen local economies in ways that are good for people and planet. In this way, her work touches on many of the themes in 2040 – climate change, food and energy systems, waste, and how the economic and political systems operate to both facilitate and block change.
Guests
Morag Gamble
Michael McCosker
Organisations & Resources:
- Carbon8 – https://www.carbon8.org.au
- Permaculture Education Institute – Permaculture Educators’ Program – https://permacultureeducationinstitute.org
- Ethos Foundation (Permaculture Education Charity) – https://ethosfoundation.org.au
- Our Permaculture Life Youtube – https://youtube.com/c/moraggambleourpermaculturelife.com
- Our Permaculture Life Blog – https://ourpermaculturelife.com
- Soils for Life – https://www.soilsforlife.org.au
- Agroforestry Research Trust – https://agroforestry.co.uk
- Australian City Farm and Community Garden Network – https://communitygarden.org.au
Community Supported Agriculture:
- Food Connect – https://foodconnect.com.au
- Community Supported AgricultureNetwork – https://csanetworkausnz.org
Where to Get Your Seeds and Gardening Advice:
- The Diggers Club – https://www.diggers.com.au/
- Green Harvest – https://greenharvest.com.au/
- Eden Seeds – https://www.edenseeds.com.au
- Seed Savers Network – www.seedsavers.net
Other People to Read and Watch:
- Vandana Shiva, Navdanya – https://navdanya.org
- Bruce Pascoe – http://education.abc.net.au/newsandarticles/blog/-/b/3165887/bruce-pascoe-teaches-australians-about-the-rich-indigenous-history-of-their-country
- David Holmgren, Retrosuburbia – Retrosuburbia.com
- Helena Norberg-Hodge: Local Futures – www.localfutures.org