on air April 25, 2011 on bayfm99.9

 

Yes it was all about new, or sometimes the old becoming new again, on the farms of the Northern Rivers on belly today.  I spoke with Jane Laverty,  Regional Project Officer at Northern Rivers Food Links, about the upcoming Sustainable Agriculture Forums.  They are free and open to everyone, but you do need to book in.

 

Forum dates and venues:

Murwillumbah Tuesday May 3 (Murwillumbah Golf Club, 9-11:30am)
Ballina Tuesday May 3 (Ballina Beach Resort, 3:30-6pm)
Casino Wednesday May 4 (Windara Function Centre, 9-11:30am)
Maclean Wednesday May 4 (Maclean Services Club, 3:30-6pm).

Forum Presentations

a.. Softer Farming Methods – Stuart Larsson (Mara Seeds)
b.. Sustainable Farm Planning – Greg Reid (Industry & Investment, NSW)
c.. Improved Greenhouse Production Practices – Stephanie Alt (Industry & Investment, NSW)
d.. Biological Farming Methods – Bob Jarman (Northern Landcare Support Services)
e.. Soil Health for Commercial Food Production – Claire Masters (Tweed Landcare)
f.. Sustainable Grazing – Clarence Valley Project – Julie Mousley (Clarence Landcare)
For more information, or to register: visit www.northernriversfoodlinks.com.au

or email events@northernriversfoodlinks.com.au

You need to book because the forums will include some delicious local food, as well as lots of sharing of information by farmers and scientists getting down and dirty and sharing their knowledge.  I love that the polite term for poo, if it is applied to your field, is ‘input’.

There will also be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and share information on anything to do with    sustainable agriculture.

 

We also mentioned the Sustain Food website, a very good and growing portal with lots of information about food in the Northern Rivers.

And Jan Barham’s Tofu stir-fry with seasonal vegetables and locally grown brown rice recipe. This is the link, also check out the other Majors’ recipes.

 

EDIBLE QUOTE

Our edible quote today comes from an unfinished short story by Jon, one of our bayfm front desk volunteers.

” I experiment with food.  It’s a relationship I’m wary of, food can do things to you.”

Please call him up on a Wednesday or Thursday afternoon and ask him to finish the story – I’d like to know what happens.

Love and sustainable chocolate bilbies, Sister T

 

MUSIC

 

Robert Childs, Sugar Addict

Slow Train, Naturally

The Mighty Imperials, Thunder Chicken and Chiko’s Barnyard

Abbie Cardwell and her Leading men, Down

David Lindley and Wally Ingram, Cat Food Sandwiches