The Southern Harvest Farmers Market in Bungendore has a new home for our weekly market at the Anglican Church Hall in Bungendore, starting this Saturday 23rd July.
We are so excited to be back to weekly and at the NEW LOCATION, Bungendore Anglican Hall, 25 Butmaroo Street. Just turn at the Caltex and you’re basically […]
Today Southern Harvest Association welcomed Canberra Organic Growers Society as the second organisation to formalise a partnership agreement with us.
Southern Harvest Association and Canberra Organic Growers Society have a common goal to promote local and regional food production and consumption and agree to share information about each other’s activities with their own membership and subscription […]
Southern Harvest are proud to announce we have formalised a partnership agreement with Slow Food Canberra Capital and Country Convivium.
We have agreed to cross-promote activities and work together where possible to promote and support our wonderful local food producers. As a bonus, members of Southern Harvest and Slow Food Canberra will be entitled […]
Last year the ACT and Region Conservation Council released a discussion paper requesting feedback on the formation of a food plan for our region. A number of stakeholders, lead by the ACT and Region Conservation Council, were involved with the development of the ACT Region People’s Food Plan Working Paper, which aims to […]
The Farms with a Future program has funds for local farmers to improve soil quality, water retention and environmental diversity on their farms. To access funding, attendance at a Ground Work Day in Bombala on Thursday, April 28 is required.
By attending a Ground Work Day and submitting their plan for their farm property, producers will […]
Things are changing at Permaculture eXchange. After its AGM in February it was voted to transition Permaculture eXchange activities into the Southern Harvest Association under the banner of Southern Harvest Education with its own subcommittee.
Permaculture eXchange itself was an Association Member of Southern Harvest and all members were automatically provided benefits. What this means now […]
To help set the course for Australian agriculture, the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) will release five new research reports from its National Rural Issues program in Canberra next month. The National Rural Issues program aims to consider themes that cover multiple industries and in areas where industry and government leaders need […]
Australian consumer magazine, Choice, recently published an article about free range eggs. The report explains that the Model Code of Practice stipulates no more than 1500 hens per hectare to meet ethical standards, yet many free range egg producers are stocking at much higher densities. The report goes on to identify stocking densities of free […]
Merran Laver is a local freelance writer and editor and has been helping us understand why local food resilience is important. This month Merran looks more closely at what is happening right now in our region to secure our local food resilience.
In considering local food resilience in our own region, I thought it would be useful […]
