An Urban Food Strategy in Practice Last month I discussed the Banyule Urban Food Strategy which is currently being developed by Banyule City Council, with Sustain – the Australian Food Network employed as the consultants. What might the Strategy look like in...
Banyule Urban Food Strategy Ensuring our food future I think most of us take access to healthy, nutritious food for granted. We might be surprised to know that this is not the case for significant numbers of families in Banyule. In my interview with Kate Farrelly of...
Food Security Towards a Banyule Food Strategy Recent rises in the prices of basic foodstuffs has come as a shock to many of us. Most of us would take for granted that food is both available and affordable, but how secure is our access to food really? Not as secure as...
What can we do to cool the urban heat island? This article is an update of ‘Cooling the heat island’ – a newsletter article from December 2020. What is the Urban Heat Island effect? As summer warms up, the heat island effect is becoming more noticeable. Put...
Soil and Climate Change Part 2 In her previous article, Bev described the importance of looking after agricultural soil in order to store more CO2. In this article, she looks at the impact of regenerative farming techniques on improving soil. While still a small...
Soil and climate change – part 1 Emissions of carbon dioxide from agriculture constitute around 20% of Australia’s total CO2 emissions. Cow farts get a lot of publicity, but the real concern is in the degradation of our soil. Soil underpins the productive wealth...
