Local Food Connections
Local Food Connections is a radio program on 3CR on Sundays, 10-10.30am. The interviewer is Ann Stanley.
It is a show about the power of local sustainably grown food to connect us more strongly with our communities and the lands that we inhabit. It includes interviews with local food producers, backyard growers and urban farmers, and information about food justice organisations, food swaps, community gardens, farmers markets, sustainability events and food rescue in the Melbourne region.
Listen on 3CR (855 AM), 10-10.30am, by tuning into either the station (855 AM) or its livestream.
Here are the podcasts for each of the interviews.
- 14 Apr 2024: Shani Shafrir on therapeutic horticulture.
- 07 Apr 2024: Regan Defoe on Fawkner Food Bowls.
- 31 Mar 2024: Rob Rees on Cultivating Community.
- 24 Mar 2024: Jules Jay on the Edible Hub at Hurstbridge.
- 17 Mar 2024: Fleur Baker on taking permaculture to the mainstream.
- 10 Mar 2024: Leila Alexandra on wild edible gardens.
- 03 Mar 2024: Thuch Ajak on The United African Farm.
- 25 Feb 2024: Jaimie Sweetman on unusual food plants to grow.
- 18 Feb 2024: Kirsty Bishop-Fox on zero waste.
- 11 Feb 2024: Ciara on Celtic nature connections and modern horticulture.
- 04 Feb 2024: Can growing hundreds of kilograms of food in a small urban backyard save the world? A conversation with Kat Lavers.
- 28 Jan 2024: Global Gardens of Peace with Peter Symes, horticulturalist.
- 21 Jan 2024: The Edible Forest Garden in Dixon's Creek..
- 14 Jan 2024: Permaculture principles with Claire episode 2.
- 07 Jan 2024: Downs Community Farm Seaford – Henri Muniz.
- 31 Dec 2023: Permaculture principles with Claire episode 1.
- 24 Dec 2023: Making ends meet at The Wellington Community Centre, Collingwood.
- 17 Dec 2023: Community Gardens and Social Connections – Guy Palmer.
- 10 Dec 2023: The Really Really Free Market in Coburg.
- 26 Nov 2023: Living Local with Lucinda Flynn.
- 19 Nov 2023: What is permaculture?
- 12 Nov 2023: Farmer Incubator pop-up garlic farmers Vicky Elmore and Lynn-eva Bottomley.
- 05 Nov 2023: Murundaka Housing Co-operative in Heidelberg Heights.
- 29 Oct 2023: David Holmgren – Reading landscape.
- 22 Oct 2023: Bev Middleton discusses regenerative farming, climate change and keeping carbon in the soil.
- 15 Oct 2023: Robin and Paul Gale-Baker discuss managing relationships in community groups.
- 08 Oct 2023: Robin and Paul Gale-Baker – Sustainable Macleod.
- 01 Oct 2023: Angelo Eliades discusses what to plant in Melbourne's spring food gardens.
- 24 Sep 2023: Virginia Solomon's permaculture home in Research.
- 17 Sep 2023: Chelsea McNab – Yarra Valley ECOSS in Wesburn.
- 27 Aug 2023: Water in urban landscapes episode 2 – Dan Milne.
- 20 Aug 2023: Olwyn Smiley's Food garden in Heathmont and the insects that live there.
- 13 Aug 2023: Erin Goedhart's food garden in Vermont.
- 06 Aug 2023: Chelsea McNab – Food security in the Yarra Ranges.
- 30 Jul 2023: Water in urban landscapes episode 1 – Dan Milne.
- 23 Jul 2023: Claire's permaculture home in Mooroolbark.
- 16 Jul 2023: A farm in the suburbs? A conversation with Dan Milne..
- 09 Jul 2023: Guy Palmer – Local Food Connect.
- 25 Jun 2023: Angelo Eliades' Permaculture Garden in Preston.