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Food in the Capital: Discover local producers in the Canberra region on a regional or peri-urban tour

Posted on 13/05/202113/05/2021 by Amelia Bidgood

In November 2020, Canberra hosted the first series of Regional Development Australia ACT’s Food in the Capital sustainable food conference program. They’re running the second series of events on 18^th May and there’s an opportunity for you to see food in action by attending a rural farming or a peri-urban tour that will showcase local producers in the Canberra region.

Food in the Capital: A sustainable food event for Canberra and the surrounding region

Posted on 10/11/202010/11/2020 by Amelia Bidgood

Urban farming, food wastage, sustainability, social ventures, vertical farming and food innovation are all topics that will be discussed at the upcoming Food in the Capital event series. It’s the first sustainable food conference of its kind to come to Canberra, and it kicks off on 17 November 2020.

War on Waste: Croppz surplus food platform launches in Canberra

Posted on 19/01/201819/01/2018 by Amelia Bidgood

Food wastage. It’s something that needs to be prevented. Did you know that Australia throws away millions of tonnes of food every year? Millions. Of. Tonnes. We often throw away leftovers from the fridge without a second thought, we leave packaged food in the cupboard for too long or we don’t eat all of the food on our plate when we go out for dinner. I say ‘we’ because I’m sure we’re all guilty of one of the three scenarios just mentioned. Continue reading War on Waste: Croppz surplus food platform launches in Canberra