Strengthening Neighbourhood Food Resilience

Strengthening Neighbourhood Food Resilience
This event has been cancelled.

When

13/05/2023    
9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Where

Earthwise
315 Bagot Rd, Subiaco, WA, 6008

Event Type

Workshop

This is an interactive workshop utilising different methods in a relaxed, exploratory space!

Learn how to build and sustain food security within your local community in these vulnerable times, starting in your own backyard and reaching into your whole bioregion.

Topics include:

  • Identifying bioregional boundaries, characteristics and functions
  • Bioregional Food Resilience Overview and Comprehensive Strategies
  • Introducing the 12 Steps to Food Resilience
  • Generating a Bioregional Food Inventory together
  • Ensuring Seed Security & Natural Resources
  • Developing a collective Soil-fertility Resource Pool, Seedswaps and Crop Swaps.

Presenter: Robina McCurdy, Earthcare Education Aotearoa, NZ

Robina has 35 years’ experience as a community development facilitator and permaculture educator/designer. After working with village-scale food security in Southern Africa and Brazil, Robina was a consultant-educator with Victory Community Gardens (Nelson, NZ), and Harbour Basin’s ‘Food Resilience Project’ (Christchurch, NZ). Nowadays she facilitates local food action workshops across Aotearoa-NZ and Australia.

Date & Time: Saturday 13th of May 2023, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Earthwise Community Association, 315 Bagot Rd, Subiaco WA 6008
Registration: Humanitix