In the news

I thought I'd share a couple of articles that caught my eye recently regarding food production in Australia. They were published by The Age Melbourne, so perhaps I'll look a little wider for future articles however this shows what is being discussed in the general media sphere. Please share any thing you've come across in the comments.


The Age April 6, 2012


To market, to market to buy food fresh and wholesome and local

THE supermarket wars have spurred renewed effort to rethink our food supply chain and foster less centralised, local alternatives such as food hubs and growers' markets.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/business/to-market-to-market-to-buy-food-fresh-and-wholesome-and-local-20120405-1wfhh.html#ixzz1s3hYJhpf


The Age April 15, 2012


The good oil on food miles: it's a bit of a myth

TWO brands of olive oil, one from Australia, the other shipped 16,000 kilometres from Italy, sit on a supermarket shelf.

Most eco-friendly shoppers would reach for the Australian oil. But despite burning less fossil fuel to get here, it may not be better for the planet.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/the-good-oil-on-food-miles-its-a-bit-of-a-myth-20120414-1x0jy.html#ixzz1s3hxbyyw

The Age April 15, 2012


Free ranging approach to obeying code

TENS of thousands of free-range eggs being sold in Melbourne supermarkets come from chickens ''roaming'' in a space smaller than a doormat, the industry has admitted.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/free-ranging-approach-to-obeying-code-20120414-1x0js.html#ixzz1s3iXmWV7