Permaculture eXchange merges with Southern Harvest
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. [...]
The Southern Harvest Farmers Market is Going Weekly from Easter!
The Southern Harvest Farmers Market in Bungendore will be going weekly from Easter. The Farmers Market is on at the Bungendore War Memorial Hall on Easter Saturday 26 March from 9am to 1pm and thereafter [...]
Boot up to support Australian farming families
Boots – any kind – gumboots, work boots, riding boots, tap boots, cowboy boots, fashion boots – will all feature at this special Southern Harvest Farmers Market BOOTS FOR CHANGE Market Day. Boots have been [...]
New research to inform debate on the future for Australia’s rural industries
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 [...]
How ‘free range’ are your eggs?
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 [...]
Initiatives to strengthen our local food supply
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 [...]