What is the role of trust and community building in creating a thriving and sustainable urban food system? Turns out - trust is an essential ingredient (excuse the food pun:). In this episode, our food innovator guests talk about how to build trust through small steps, doing what you can when you can and not being overwhelmed.

We hear from Phil Pettit from the Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney Community Greening 'Master Gardeners' program. Phil highlights how conflict, trust and commitment are negotiated when everyone's a volunteer.

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The Food Forward Podcast was created by Dr Sarina Kilham and produced with a knowledge exchange grant from the City of Sydney (2021-2023). Food Forward is part of a broad research project titled Mapping Social Innovation in Sydney's Food Systems. The ⁠project website⁠ has a free, downloadable ⁠Food-SCAN Tool ⁠that you can use to capture stories of social innovation in your local urban food systems, and additional in-depth multi-media Food Innovator Stories.

This research was developed with funding and support from the City of Sydney, The Australian Sociological Association and Charles Sturt University (CRICOS 00005F).

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Food Forward was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and we acknowledge their ongoing connection and care of Country. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands, skies and waters across Australia and pay our respect to elders past and present. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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Host & Creator: Dr Sarina Kilham

Co-Creator: Dr Tania Leimbach

Recording Studio: ⁠The Brain Studios⁠