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Update. March 2012 Tomato animation ... Local Harvest Challenge ... Fairtrade Easter ... Supermarket dominance ... The really rich |
A little local knowledge...
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Here's our Local Harvest video! Join Arabella as she explores the journey of a tomato through the industrial food system to the supermarket shelves. Find out why local food alternatives are a good thing, and how easy it can be to find good food close to you. More Check it out and please pass it on. |
Take the Local Harvest Challenge...
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Sunday
1st April - Saturday 7th April |
This coming week join the many housholds, individuals and community groups who will be supporting local growers & reclaiming their food choices.
Find out more and register at localharvest.org.au/challenge |
Spread the word! Help us by promoting the Challenge week through your networks. We can post to you a pack of 20 postcards to distribute. Just send us an email. Also you could email this on to your friends. Come along. We're hosting a 'pot luck' dinner in the inner west of Melbourne to celebrate the end of our challenge week. It will include a special screening of 'Robert Newman's History of Oil' (a must-see!). Let me know if you'd like to join us. (Or run your own as part of the Challenge!) |
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Choose Fairtrade this Easter!
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Help create a better and brighter future for farmers, workers and their families. Fairtrade ensures they receive a fair price as well as additional funds to develop their communities and invest in everyday needs like education and healthcare.
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News ...
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Supermarket
duopoly dominates food spend |
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buys Goodman Fielder shares 28th Feb 2012 Singapore-based Wilmar International, the world's largest listed palm oil plantation firm, has acquired a 10 per cent stake in Goodman Fielder for around $115 million. This has reignited the debate over foreign purchases of Australian food and agribusiness assets. Goodman Fielder makes well-known Australian brands including Pampas, Meadow Lea, ETA, Cornwell's (the skipping girl brand), White Wings, and breads including Mighty Soft and Wonder White. more |
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The really rich...
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The (En)Rich List, compiled by the Post Growth Institute, celebrates a wealth of inspirational individuals. The people on this list represent wealth that cannot be defined by a dollar value. In fact, the list includes a ‘net worth’ figure, not in dollars, but in search results. And really they leave the world’s wealthiest billionaires for dead. Collectively
it's a rich tapestry of inspiring thoughts, acts and lives. more |
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Raise
funds
for your school, church or workplace - www.ethical.org.au/fundraising/ |
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