Activating Regenerative Local Food Enterprises in SA
Event description
An exciting opportunity to hear from 2 leading organisations:
Sustainable Table and Open Food Network on building localised regenerative food enterprises.
Jade and Serenity will share their extensive experience in this space, the lessons learnt and then cofacilitate the next steps in growing and supporting this work further in SA.
Keen to learn some lessons, keen to find out ways to build those ideas, then this is the workshop for you.
Be inspired, be challenged and most of all be motivated to build upon the action in SA.
Morning tea will be provided by Meez On Plus Catering.
Guest speakers
Jade Miles
National Program Manager for Sustainable Table - With the bush in her bones and business in her head, Jade is a poly-jobist to the core. She’s a local food advocate and educator, business builder, food co-op founder, author and podcaster of Futuresteading. Together with her husband and three kids, Jade runs Black Barn Farm, a biodiverse orchard, nursery and workshop space in Northeast Victoria.She’s an active presence in the regenerative space, hosting school programs, permaculture and homesteading workshops while sitting on multiple boards – all in the name of reconnecting people to nature, food and a simpler existence.
Serenity Hill
Serenity is a co-founder of Open Food Network, and a Director of both Open Food Foundation and Open Food Network Australia. Her work with OFN focuses on sector and enterprise development; advocacy, research and project development and implementation to expand regenerative agriculture in Australia and the values-based supply networks that undergird it. Her breadth of food system knowledge, connection and experience is amazing! In her spare time she runs a regenerative farm in Warrenbaynee with her partner. Here they’re exploring and enacting a collaborative farm share model that has ecological restoration at its heart.
Hosts ;
The Food Embassy - a social enterprise providing knowledge and action to build local regenerative food systems.They do this by hosting Food Matters education/community events, food system training and mentoring community leaders to influence the food system – from what we do in our own homes, to wider conversations with businesses, retail, and governments.
SA Urban Food Network has grown out of a shared community vision for a regenerative local food system.The network exchanges connections and knowledge through events and resources.Together we can all build skills and initiatives for the health of our land and communities.
Future Farmers SA is a non-profit established in 2019.FFSA aims to create a supportive culture for new and regenerative farmers in SA, synthesise and share knowledge, skills and resources between members and promote and enable more regenerative farms in SA.FFSA is also the local SA chapter of Young Farmers Connect, a national not for profit organisation committed to cultivating networks, resources and community for young farmers state and nation wide.
This event is part of the Adelaide National Park City Month in June.
Find more events celebrating our local place and people at http://www.adelaidenationaparkcity.org