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Vegie patch hacks for homegrown snacks – Act two

  • February 23, 2020
  • Alice Glare
  • All YFM articles, Living YFM

In Act One, we covered the importance of great dirt for growing veggies. Now that you (hopefully) have excellent soil on your side, it’s time to look at two other key bits of know-how, thanks to our returning guest blogger, Alice Glare.

Vegie patch hacks for homegrown snacks – Act one

  • December 9, 2019
  • Alice Glare
  • All YFM articles, Living YFM

Be the plant-parent your parsnips deserve with these tried and tested tips! Our guest blogger Alice Glare will show you how in this two-part vegie gardening series.

Exploring the missing link between farm-to-plate with Ooooby

  • April 13, 2017
  • Zo Zhou
  • All YFM articles, Faces of Food

How does food really make it from the farm to your plate? What’s probably coming to mind is a giant Coles or Woolworths logo. But as much as they claim to be fresh, or about supporting Australian farmers, it’s becoming harder to ignore stories... read more

What does it really look like to be a young farmer in Australia?

  • February 16, 2017
  • Zo Zhou
  • All YFM articles, Faces of Food

It’s something we don’t talk about enough – who the hell is going to feed Australia in fifty years?! Maybe it’ll be a bunch of drones. For now though, it’s going to be young farmers – but they’re a tiny part of th... read more

You are what you eat eats – including your veggies

  • February 15, 2017
  • Zo Zhou
  • All YFM articles, Faces of Food

Here at YFM, we often share our revelation moments – what got us into caring so passionately about food, but also who’s growing it and how. For me, it was a home grown strawberry, which tasted nothing like it did from the supermarket. So we as... read more

The young Aussies changing what sustainable farming looks like

  • January 31, 2017
  • Zo Zhou
  • All YFM articles, Faces of Food

It’s not often you hear “lentil” and “amazing” in a sentence together. But Matt and Lentil of Grown and Gathered are an amazing example of how to make sustainable cooking and farming positively glam. Their blog (and now, t... read more

4 Underrated Ways We Can Eat Our Way Outta Climate Change

  • December 13, 2016
  • Zo Zhou
  • All YFM articles, YFM Investigates

Australians’ support of climate action is growing. But while our federal government continue to embarrass us globally, we have three opportunities a day to get us closer to net zero emissions. What’s on our plate makes a massive difference, ... read more

10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Australian Organics

  • October 6, 2016
  • Danya Bilinsky
  • All YFM articles, YFM Investigates

Australia’s appetite for organic food is at crazy-milkshake levels. But unlike crazy milkshakes, even though organic food costs up to three times more than conventional, it continues to be one of our country’s fastest growing industries. But how much... read more

Vegging with Kurrawong Organics

  • December 12, 2013
  • Youth Food Movement
  • All YFM articles, Faces of Food

Sydneysiders might recognise Tobias Bland as a familiar face from Carriageworks Markets. His farm Kurrawong Organics grows brassicas like broccoli, cauliflower and brussels sprouts for many of NSW’s organic outlets. You might not have heard the na... read more

The Joys of Organic Farming: Common2Us Community Farm

  • November 13, 2013
  • Youth Food Movement
  • All YFM articles, Faces of Food

Being a small-scale, organic farmer in Dural, Borja Valls gives us insight into the way he produces and delivers quality food to Sydney – from harvesting juicy organic strawberries to packing and distributing weekly veggie boxes – all to connect p... read more

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