Category: Food Action

Front Yard Food – [register]The Generator is proud to announce the Front Yard Food initiative. This initiative was launched in Lennox Heads by a number of landscapers, nursery’s and garden suppliers to provide materials to help people build food gardens that the community can share. Our first project was constructed by volunteers on Friday August 1, in Lennox Heads on NSW north coast. Click the picture to see more about that project.To contact us about action you may want to take in your community. Please contact Team Generator .

Links to local food initiatives in the UK

admin /18 March, 2008

  UK local food initiatives Organisations & programs Allotments regeneration initiativehttp://www.farmgarden.org.uk/ari/ Campaign to protect rural Englandhttp://www.cpre.org.uk/home DEFRA Public sector food procurement initiativehttp://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/policy/sustain/procurement/ DEFRA Sustainable farming and food strategyhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/policy/sustain/index.htm Eat the view (2000-2006 archive)http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/archive/ETV/index.asp Farmers Weekly food miles http://www.fwi.co.uk/gr/foodmiles/index.html Federation of city farms and community gardens http://www.farmgarden.org.uk/ Food desertshttp://www.fooddeserts.org/ Food vision http://www.foodvision.gov.uk/ Local food.orghttp://www.localfood.org.uk/ Local food Continue Reading →

Cuban food solution has Australian roots

admin /15 March, 2008

Giovanni with permaculturists Robyn and Roberto Cuban permaculturist, Roberto Perez, and star of Power of Community – the documentary film about Cuba’s transition to local, organic food production – is touring Australia at the moment. He tol The Generator on Wednesday that people from NSW Northern Rivers had played a significant role in his journey as a permaculturist.

Listen to the interview online. 

His tour of Australia to deliver the message that western countries need to prepare themselves for a significant change in the way food is grown and distributed was launched in Byron Bay last week, because of his long term connection with the area.

Local Food

admin /9 March, 2008

The topic of local food has always been close to the heart of the Generator. As the introductory song says, "It’s about the plants you grow; the energy you use. It’s about the things you give and take … from the world around you … it’s about turning ideas into action." When we first brought Continue Reading →