Join gardening celebrities Annette McFarlane and Jerry Coleby-Williams at Brisbane’s leading restaurants for local food that will make your mouth water, your thumbs greener and your carbon emissions smaller.
Did you know that 25% of the energy and 40% of the water you consume is contained in the food you eat? Or that a basket of popular items from the supermarket has travelled up to 21,000km before it gets to your plate?
Whether you're a lover of fine dining, a gardening enthusiast or simply love the idea of preparing food that you've grown yourself these Grow Local events will put you on a Low Carbon Diet while you eat better than ever.
Queensland Conservation, in partnership with a number of leading community organisations, has drafted a strategy which aims to increase the production and consumption of local, fresh, ecologically grown produce. The organisations are now seeking public input into that strategy, which is available here Food Strategy SEQ June 2009 version 53.50 Kb
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Grow Local SEQ – a community resource
Queensland Conservation has produced the first edition of its community resource for local food production. The publication features some background information about the benefits of choosing local food and goes on to provide a snapshot of some of the organisations involved in promoting the production and consumption of local food. The publication was produced with the support of Landcare Australia and Australia Post and is available
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Grow Local SEQ is a regional strategy under development by Queensland Conservation Council that aims to bring together individuals, communities and local farmers to increase the production and consumption of locally grown food across Southeast Queensland.
Michael Pollan is the author, most recently, of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. His previous book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (2006), was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times and the Washington Post.
In 'Farmer-in-Chief: an open letter to the President' he sets out a manifesto for improving food security and population and environmental health as we experience the profound changes to our food supply that are a major consequence of Peak Oil.
This article is required reading for anyone who cares about food security.
The Public Health Association of Australia is calling for an overhaul in the way we approach food policy in this country.
The Public Health Association (PHAA) in association with its members, and informed by the PHAA Nutrition Round Table, has developed A Future for Food - an initiative calling on government, professionals and industry to work together to establish a national integrated food policy to enable the national to meaningfully address the issues of public health, sustainability and equity when it comes to our food supply.
You can download and read the report from the PHAA website
There are two things you can do for the environment this Christmas. Enjoy a sustainable celebration with locally produced food and donate to Queensland Conservation's Grow Local Campaign!
Did you know that 25% of the energy and 40% of the water you consume is in the food you eat? Queensland Conservation's Grow Local campaign is about supporting local producers, resourcing community gardens and helping people to get involved in growing their own food.
Click on "Full Story" to see a holiday menu from our friends at Food Connect. We hope it inspires you to choose locally grown, in season organic food for the tastiest, least travelled, freshest and most sustainable Christmas dinner ever!
Welcome to new friends visiting Queensland Conservation after meeting us at Greenfest!
While Governments argue about what and how much they should do about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, there are many positive and effective actions individuals and families can take right now. At Greenfest and at other festivals, Queensland Conservation is spreading the word about just two of those positive actions - using green power and growing and buying local food
Man is Born Free, But is Everywhere in Chainstores...
Except in Chippendale!
Since August this year several local cafes, businesses and residents in Chippendale, inner city Sydney,
have been buying their fruit and veggies direct from farmers within 100 k of Sydney.
The farmers produce is brought straight from the farms the day it is picked, or the
day after. Waste food and coffee grounds are taken
back to the farms from the cafes to revitalise the farms
and stock. A box for two for a week costs $25 or $30
for some extras such as goat yoghurt (surely the best
tasting yoghurt I've come across).
In September this year, I did a comparison shop at the
Broadway Coles shopping centre, and found that my
local farmers $25 food box cost me $52.90 at Coles -
or, twice the price.
Growing, producing and buying food takes up almost
half our resources. Building and living in houses takes
up about 11% of our resources.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a farming model where people know
where their food comes from, whatʼs in it, and who has grown it.
The CSA concept originated in the 1960s in Switzerland and Japan, where
consumers interested in safe food and farmers seeking stable markets for their
crops joined together in economic partnerships. Called ʻteikeiʼ in Japan, it translates
to ʻputting the farmersʼ face on foodʼ.
On Wednesday 8th October join ABC Gardening Australia presenter, Jerry Coleby-Williams for the launch of Queensland Conservation's Grow Local Campaign.
Grow Local is about getting people involved in growing food locally in back yardsand community gardens. It’s about understanding where our food comes from and supporting local farmers.
Grow Local will help to reduce food miles and cut greenhouse emissions while re connecting people with their local landscape to ensure Queensland has healthy, active communities.
Queensland Conservation, in partnership with a number of leading community organisations, has drafted a strategy which aims to increase the production and consumption of local, fresh, ecologically grown produce. The organisations are now seeking public input into that strategy, which is available here 
Food Strategy SEQ June 2009 version
Grow Local SEQ resource directory
Grow Local SEQ | a community gardening forum
The Public Health Association of Australia is calling for an overhaul in the way we approach food policy in this country.
Welcome to new friends visiting Queensland Conservation after meeting us at Greenfest!
Man is Born Free, But is Everywhere in Chainstores...
Except in Chippendale!