USU Enviro Week: Changing Our Food System From Within

Eating ties us to the social and environmental challenges inherent in our food system. It is a system that is currently unsustainable and rife with injustices: from exploitative labour practices to the pressures of climate change, loss of farmland and food traditions to the disempowerment of communities. And paradoxically, people struggle to put food on the table, whilst so much food goes to waste. COVID-19 has not only made visible these challenges but also spurred visionary local food actors to innovate, cooperate and diversify. A panel of change-makers discuss food insecurity and how each of their organisations are tackling this unjust system. We hear from USU operations manager, Ben Pinney, about his work transforming the University’s ‘food system’. Shaun Christie-David, CEO and founder of PlateitForward, will talk about his Sri Lankan restaurant that employs, educates and feeds some of our most vulnerable in the community. And Post-doctoral researcher Kate Johnston shares with us her work with The University of Sydney led food business incubator, FoodLab Sydney, and the intersection of research and community action. Each organisation also explains the opportunities that a Community Kitchen Hub on campus can provide. For more information about this event click here.Timestamps 00:00 Welcome to Country – Yvonne Weldon 07:00 Introduction – Alana Mann 11:50 Empowering Communities Through Social Enterprises – Shaun Christie-David 18:20 Food Insecurity in Universities – Ben Pinney 26:00 Inspiring a New Generation of Food Entrepreneurs at FoodLab – Kate Johnston 43:00 Sourcing Sustainable Produce and Packaging 50:45 Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into Food Systems 58:50 The Future of Urban Agriculture in Sydney 1:05:25 Australia’s Multicultural Banquet 1:11:50 Launching the USYD Community Kitchen Hub Speakers Shaun Christie-David, PlateitForward Dr Kate Johnston, FoodLab Sydney Associate Professor Alana Mann (Chair), FoodLab Sydney Ben Pinney, University of Sydney Union Yvonne Weldon, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.