As young people I believe we have a big role to play in being creative, to think outside the box and reshape the future we want to see …. Justin Whittle We are currently in the process of finalising a video that gives a 4 minute overview of the Young Farming Champions and The Archibull […]…
Advocacy – how to avoid the pitfalls
Clover Hill Diaries – Join Me and Be the Change Over the last few months I have been invited to participate in some events that have significantly lifted my spirits and reinforced I am heading in the right direction. One of those events led to me being invited to be a community Australia Day Ambassador….
Hit in the face with an old tomato
Back in April, 2016 I joined a group from Western Sydney University and Youth Food Movement in a Food Fight. Now, when I say ‘Food Fight’ I don’t mean a figurative fight. This isn’t just a witty play on words to describe a heated discussion around food issues. No, I mean I picked up handfuls…
Who’s keen for an Environmental Career?
In the Environmental Education sector we often focus on environmental values and ways of life. Offering all students positive experiences in sustainable living and the environment is an incredibly important role. Yet I wonder, should we be doing more to mentor students into the next logical step, enviro careers? I work at Western Sydney University,…
Would you carrot all to help create 100 Food Leaders?
What I love about he national not-for-profit, Youth Food Movement (YFM), is that they take action. YFM make the conversations that we all want to have about our food happen. From the big questions surrounding global food security to the smaller things like how do they grow broccolini anyway? YFM run events, for young people…
Rabobank Farm2Fork
Last week I was lucky enough to attend Rabobank’s Farm2fork (#Rabof2f). #Rabof2f aimed to explore tomorrow’s food and agri landscape. With an impressive lineup that included the likes of entrepreneurs, agribusiness CEO’s and even some Dutch Royalty, #Rabof2f was certainly a diverse, international meeting of the minds. Opening the event, was Berry Marttin of Rabobank’s…
Edible Education
Food affects your health and well being, as well as having profound environmental and social impacts. Food has the power to make you well, draw communities closer together and change the environment for the better. But, moving toward this brighter food future requires informed and active food citizens. The food system needs confident, empowered consumers…
Youth Eco Summit 2016 gets agricultural
Every year Sydney Olympic Park Authority hosts a 2 day celebration of all things environmental. The Youth Eco Summit (YES) is a space for primary and high school students to come together and showcase excellence in education for sustainability. I’ve been a part of YES since it began and what I love about this…
Picture Agriculture (my 60 sec spiel)
My Masters research in the field of agriculture. But, before I jump into exactly what I’m researching I’d like to try something. I would like you to picture agriculture. When you read the word agriculture what do you picture? What is the environment that you picture agriculture happens in? Who does agriculture? Form an picture…
Moral Licensing in the Supermarket
I recently became hooked on Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast, Revisionist History. Over the last few weeks I’ve been binging on this incredible podcast, and would highly recommend the whole series so far. However, one particular episode really struck a cord with me and this was the Lady Vanishes. This episode addresses the topic of moral licensing….
Agriculture Communications for the Win
I recently wrote a post on communication in agriculture and mentioned an undergraduate student that I was working with who is, encouragingly, already across this topic. The expectation on researchers to broadly communicate their findings is increasing. From work with undergraduate student it seems to me that these potential, future researchers are uniquely suited to…
Local Food event in Blacktown
Late last week I attended the first ‘sustainable food film & discussion panel‘, run by Blacktown City Council as part of their Sustainable September series. My main reason for turning up to this particular event, a part from it being based on a topic that I love talking about, was that it was organised by…
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