Local Food Connections

This is the second of a two-part conversation with certified organic and biodynamic farmers Robin Koster-Carlyon and Peter Carlyon from Transition Farm in Fingal.  The land once supplied boxes of organic fruit and vegetables to the local community but is now being cultivated to produce high quality non-GMO seeds for other farmers.See more here: https://www.transitionfarm.comLocal Food Connections thanks Formidable Vegetable for their song, You Are What You EatPlease subscribe to 3CR. We need your support to keep us on the air. Just go here https://www.3cr.org.au/ and press the big button or call the station on 94198377 or drop in to 3CR at 21 Smith Street Fitzroy. Tell them Local Food Connections sent you.

This is the first of a two-part conversation with certified organic and biodynamic farmers Robin Koster-Carlyon and Peter Carlyon. Robin and Peter created the beautiful, productive Transition Farm in Fingal on the southern part of the Mornington Peninsula. With previously hydrophobic, unproductive soil that has been carefully built and nurtured since 2007, their business has transitioned from supplying boxes of organic fruit and vegetables to the local community to producing high quality non-GMO seeds.See more here: https://www.transitionfarm.comAnd tune into the Local Food connection show next week for the second part of the conversation.Local Food Connections thanks Formidable Vegetable for their song, You Are What You Eat

Wayne Rankin has lived at his place in North Warrandyte for 45 years, ever since he and Ruth Rankin built their Alistair Knox-inspired mudbrick house there. The garden they have built around the house is highly productive after decades of soil building, mostly using biodynamic techniques. And the community around them is also productive and dynamic because of the efforts made by Wayne, Ruth and the other residents to form helpful relationships with each other. (Out of the Mist is a book about their street, telling the stories of those that have lived there, starting with the Wurundjeri Willum, traditional custodians of the place).One Nature.We are nature.All people, and all species.We are interconnected with nature, and with each other. What we do to the planet and its living creatures, we do to ourselves.David Suzukiwww.waynerankin.com.auwww.rankindesign.com.auInstagram: @studiorankinLocal Food Connections thanks Formidable Vegetable for their song, You Are What You Eat

People Care is a permaculture ethic that focuses on the well-being of individuals and communities. It's one of the three ethics of permaculture, along with Earth Care and Fair Share. In this episode Angelo discusses the relevance of People Care in guerilla gardening, an activity that has the power to build community but also to divide people if it is not approached carefully. Follow us!InstagramFacebooklocalfoodconnect.org.audeepgreenpermaculture.comLocal Food Connections thanks Formidable Vegetable for their song, You Are What You Eat

This is the second episode discussing Angelo's ideas about how permaculture principles can help you maximise the success of your sneaky food garden on public land. Follow us!InstagramFacebooklocalfoodconnect.org.auLocal Food Connections thanks Formidable Vegetable for their song, You Are What You Eat

Angelo Eliades of Deep Green Permaculture joins us in this episode to chat about how to be a guerilla gardener, 'cultivating plants in neglected, abandoned, or otherwise unused spaces, often without...official approval...' Whether you want to re-green the urban landscape or make a stand for food sovereignty, there are ways of maximising the success of your efforts using permaculture principles, seed bombs and a high vis vest.Follow us!InstagramFacebooklocalfoodconnect.org.auLocal Food Connections thanks Formidable Vegetable for their song, You Are What You Eat

Horticulturalist Patrick Wain, from Kevin Heinze Grow, joins us again with a chat about the therapeutic value of gardening slowly and mindfully. It might be nice to end the old year and start the new one with a deeper relationship with the plants in your life and with the natural world in general. We hope you enjoy this discussion. Follow us!InstagramFacebooklocalfoodconnect.org.auLocal Food Connections thanks Formidable Vegetable for their song, You Are What You Eat

Jack Adams cares about the devastating impact of meat-eating on our environment, about supermarket monopolies, and imagines self-reliant communities where food is locally-grown. Jack and his partner Mei started up a successful not-for-profit that supplies plant-based foods to university events, where people were previously served the classic Aussie sausage. The success of their enterprise speaks to the power of incremental change and of showing people how delicious plant-based food is, rather than telling them why they should eat it.Google Give a Fork to find out what Mei and Jack do and why they do it.Follow us!InstagramFacebooklocalfoodconnect.org.auLocal Food Connections thanks Formidable Vegetable for their song, You Are What You Eat

Kirsty Bishop-Fox, zero waste educator, joins Ann in this episode to chat about ways of giving gifts of landfill this Christmas. Have a listen for some gift ideas that don't involve plastic gifts in plastic wrapping.https://www.sustainabilitypathways.com.au/Follow us!InstagramFacebooklocalfoodconnect.org.auLocal Food Connections thanks Formidable Vegetable for their song, You Are What You Eat

Sian Kavanagh is the Sustainability Planner at the Maroondah City Council, local government of the Rinwood and Croydon areas. As one of the organisers of the 2024 Maroondah Eco Gathering, Sian joins us today to chat about the role of local communities in making positive changes that benefit the planet. Sian firmly believes in grassroots action that builds community and creates inspiring places for community gathering.https://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/Development/Environmental-Sustainability/Maroondah-Eco-GatheringFollow us!InstagramFacebooklocalfoodconnect.org.au