Australia can learn from other countries to introduce a universal free school lunch program that benefits children, families, local farmers and the planet.
- Associate Professor in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
It’s a missed opportunity to think differently about how we can ensure all Australians have access to enough healthy and sustainably produced food.
Food is a fundamental human right. But governments have left it to charities and food suppliers to step in after disasters. That has to change as climate change throws up greater stresses.
City fringe foodbowls supply much of our fresh produce and can increase climate resilience by making better use of wastewater and organic waste. A new roadmap outlines how to protect these foodbowls.
To improve access to locally grown food and help prevent disruptions to supply chains caused by climate change, we need to support farming on the fringes of cities.
Sydney, Melbourne and many other areas can expect to pay more for veg from next month, after widespread crop losses in Bowen, a major source of winter vegetables such as tomatoes, beans and capsicum.
Free range, sow stall free - you’ll find a number of different types of ham on the market this Christmas. But what do they mean?
Australia’s city foodbowls are an important part of the nation’s food supply, but they’re under increasing pressure from growing populations.
Feeding Melbourne generates over 900,000 tonnes of edible food waste every year, enough to feed more than 2 million people.
New standards for free-range eggs will limit stocking densities and mean hens must have access to outdoors.
Australians eat a lot of water. Nearly 500 L is required to produce the food each of us eats every day.
Australians may need to get used to coping with more disruptions to their food supply and rising food prices in a warming climate.
Melbourne’s farms currently supply over 40% of the city’s food. But a growing population and urban sprawl mean by 2050 they’ll supply half as much.
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