
Urban Agriculture Forum Blog
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The Urban Agriculture Forum (UAF) is a bi-annual event that is held in Melbourne. The forum attracts over 200 policy makers, practitioners, innovators, and institutions in the urban agriculture sector.
Urban Agriculture Forum Blog
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Our three day Urban Agriculture Forum ends on Sunday 19th November with a day of tours, and there are 7 to choose from. No matter whether you'd like a quick look around or an all-day excursion, whether you're keen to walk, want to cycle or prefer a bus to take you from place to place, we've covered all bases ..read more
Urban Agriculture Forum Blog
2y ago
Australia loves to consider itself a foodie destination, but imagine a city where every inch of public space is covered in something you could actually eat. Urban agriculture expert, Dr Nick Rose, believes our cities are ready to feed themselves. Melissa Howard catches up with him only to discover his ideas aren’t that hard to swallow ..read more
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2y ago
It’s time to look at some of the strategies we can use in our gardens to mitigate and adapt to climate change, ensuring an abundance of food for ourselves and communities into the future ..read more
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2y ago
If the past few months have shown us anything, it’s how precarious our supply chains are in times of crisis. From food and water shortages in bushfire affected regions over Summer, to scenes of empty supermarket shelves across the country during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, it has become glaringly obvious that our current food system is insufficient in meeting our needs in challenging times ..read more
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2y ago
In recent years, there has been a flood of interest in Indigenous agriculture in Australia. Rightfully so, we must acknowledge the sophisticated and advanced system of agriculture that has existed here for tens of thousands of years ..read more
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2y ago
An update from Community Gardens Australia president Naomi Lacy ..read more
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2y ago
Benalla Health, St Vincent de Paul’s Society Benalla and Beechworth Correctional Centre teamed up to build wicking garden beds in people’s backyards. The project aimed to reduce the reliance on emergency food relief, improve community connectivity and increase people’s knowledge, confidence and skills to grow their own food at home ..read more
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2y ago
In this report, we lay out an action agenda to create more edible towns and cities in Australia. Based on findings from the first-ever national Pandemic Gardening Survey, the report reflects the voices of over 9,000 gardeners from urban, regional and remote communities across Australia who shared how edible gardening is good for the mind, body and soul ..read more
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2y ago
Listen back to the recording of the UAF panel dinner on women in food ..read more
Urban Agriculture Forum Blog
2y ago
From Korea to Singapore to Argentina to England to Brunswick, the Grampians and beyond, urban agriculture is sweeping the world. On one hand, this is not a new phenomenon: people have been growing food in cities for as long as there have been cities, and the Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates that at least 800 million people worldwide are engaged in various forms of urban food production, producing at least 20% of the world's total food needs. On the other hand, urban agricul ..read more