EP 46 Urban food systems: Our future through food

By fixing our food systems could we solve chronic disease/obesity, reduce the cost of healthcare, reverse climate change and ensure everyone in society has equal access to quality nutritious food… Could regenerative agriculture be the answer for a better future?In this episode, I chat with visionary change-maker and activist for the future food systems - Nick Rose: Executive Director of Australia’s national sustainable food systems organization - ‘Sustain’You will get to learn from Nick’s extensive knowledge & experience about our food systems, the significance of urban agriculture, food sovereignty and about his latest project - ‘The pandemic gardening survey’- which brings hope for a better tomorrow.We talk about how COVID has shone a light on our broken system as well as prompted more interest in creating edible gardens.Despite the serious content matter of this conversation, I’m sure you’ll come away feeling both informed, inspired and hopeful.Nick doesn’t just highlight the problems but identifies practical solutions and a call to action for us to all to do our bit to contribute to a more sustainable, fair and resilient future.Relevant Links:Pandemic Gardening survey findings :Webinar on the 16th September 2020 - https://events.humanitix.com/pandemicgardeningresultspart1Sustain membership - https://www.sustain.org.au/membership/Design Files Award profile - https://thedesignfiles.net/2020/08/sustainabledesign-melbourne-food-hub/Sustain - https://www.sustain.org.au FB https://www.facebook.com/sustainaus Insta - https://www.instagram.com/sustainaustraliaTwitter @sustainaus LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustain-the-australian-food-networkUrban Agriculture Forum - https://www.uaf.org.au FB - https://www.facebook.com/urbanagricultureforum Insta - https://www.instagram.com/urban_agriculture_forumMelbourne Food Hub - https://www.melbournefoodhub.org.au FB https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneFoodHub Insta - https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneFoodHub LinkedIn - https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneFoodHubGrow Source Eat Fresh parcel subscription + craft shop https://www.facebook.com/grow.source.eatCardinia Food Movement - https://www.cardiniafoodmovement.org FB - https://www.facebook.com/cardiniafoodmovement Insta - https://www.instagram.com/cardiniafoodmovementTwitter - https://twitter.com/cardinia_food LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardinia-food-movement/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nick holds a bachelor degree in Law, A Masters in and Community and International Development, a PhD in political ecology, A Churchill Fellowship, Editor of Fair Food: Stories from a Movement Changing the World (2015) and the co-editor of Reclaiming the Urban Commons: The past, present and future of food growing in Australian towns and cities. He is also a Lecturer in Food Studies, Food Systems and Food Movement at William Angliss Institute in Melbourne.Nick brings more than a decade of working at the grassroots and institutional level in several Australian states in food sovereignty and sustainable food systems.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you’ve enjoyed this episode please share it with your friends and subscribe to the Wellthy Living on iTunes or Youtube channel, so you can listen to for more conversations with wonderful humans who’s stories, knowledge, actionable ideas and wisdom can help you to live a meaningful, connected and well life, both personally and professionally. I’m Lisa, I’m an integrated life, clarity and wellbeing coach, a conversation facilitator and event creator, facilitator and host.To find out more about my services you can visit my website www.wellthyliving.com.au or connect with me on all social media channels.https://www.facebook.com/welllthyliving/https://www.instagram.com/wellthy.living/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaentwisle/Until next time remember CONNECTION IS MEDICINE