Food Workers Are at Risk in Today's Changing Economy ‘The gig economy is less likely to provide workers with salaries, benefits, or a consistent schedule. And it also often frees employers from any obligation to provide year-round income for their employees, and leaves workers’ livelihood in the hands of the customer.’ I am no Luddite, …
Australia’s first Slow Food Earth Market is coming
Slow Food Hunter Valley is launching the first Earth Market in Australia as part of the work of Slow Food Hunter Valley in conjunction with Maitland City Council. The launch is a feature of the 2017 Slow Food in Australia National Conference. The Market will open with 14 local farmers plus seasonal backyard growers when their produce is available. …
Continue reading "Australia’s first Slow Food Earth Market is coming"
Paddock to Plate Exhibition
Orange Regional Museum (ORM) is developing an exhibition about the produce, food and wine history of the region. The exhibition will explore contemporary and historic themes around the region’s produce, food and wine, including the geography and environment of the region, distinctive produce, migration cultures, notable people and families, food related places, changing traditions around …
Guradji – the Next Big Thing in native food?
The invitation from Slow Food Sydney intrigued. ‘Jesse [Gurugirr] is a First Nations Guringai man who will help unlock the health secrets of our traditional ancestors passed down over thousands of generations, and guide us through the tradition of a Gurạdji tea ceremony’. I hadn’t heard of any Indigenous tea ceremony nor any food preparation …
Continue reading "Guradji – the Next Big Thing in native food?"
