[Pil-pc-oceania] SYDNEY: The future of Food

Sat Mar 29 07:50:14 EST 2008

A documentary of the same name by Deborah Koons Garcia about GM:

http://thefutureoffood.com/

highly recommended viewing

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:39 AM, RussGrayson <info at pacific-edge.info>
wrote:

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> > From: claire fulton <spiral at senet.com.au>
> > Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:22:56 +1030
> > To: ACGN email network <Community-gardens at lists.green.net.au>
> > Subject: [Community-gardens] Sydney: The Future of Food info evening 2nd
> April
> The Future of Food
>  Information Evening
> 6:00 - 9:30 p.m. Sydney April 2nd
> An important invitation for business
> innovators, key decision makers, financiers,
> journalists, and people concerned about
> food supply....
>
> You are invited to attend an information evening to learn about the
> future
> of food, and the approaching challenges of feeding our cities in an era
> of
> climate change.
>
> Much recent media coverage has emphasised the impact that climate change
> will have on agricultural systems – with the forecast  that an increase
> in
> frequency of crop failure in combination with the inexorable rise in the
> cost
> of oil could bring on a food security crisis of global proportions.
> People in cities all over the world are already beginning to feel these
> impacts
> through rising prices.
> But not only is agriculture affected by climate change, the way in which
> food
> is currently produced and distributed is one of the main drivers causing
> climate change....
>
>
>
> .....few Australians realise that food accounts for 21% of  their total
> greenhouse gas
> emissions, compared to 13% for their transport (car, public, air) and 17%
> for
> electricity and gas.
> Business and governments around the world are currently investing
> significant amounts of money into hybrid vehicles, improved public
> transport systems, 'clean coal' technologies, energy efficient lighting
> and
> appliances, and the development of renewable energy sources.
> These improvements to the personal transportation sector and the domestic
> electricity sector are crucial.
> Fortunately the largest of the domestic sectors - the food supply chain,
> is
> starting to receive attention from industry and government.
> It is unlikely that deep cuts in total emissions can be achieved without
> addressing the issue of 'food miles' and consumption of fossil fuels in
> meeting the food requirements of Australians and people throughout the
> world. 'Food miles' relates to the distance food travels from paddock to
> plate and
> the resulting environmental costs.
> While some media commentators are awake to the issue of food miles,
> conflicting opinions downplaying and exaggerating its environmental
> impacts have muddied the topic.
>
>
> Topics to be covered at the 'Future of Food' information evening include:
> • The facts about 'food miles' – which types of food can be efficiently
> transported over long distances, and which foods we need to urgently
> produce more locally.
> • What are the threats to food supplies in Australian cities with the
> onset of climate change?
> • Why it will become essential to achieve much greater levels of local
> food security.
> • Why food production in Australia will need to become 'drought-
> proof'.
> • The importance of urban agriculture in the move toward more
> ecologically sustainable cities
> • What opportunities exist for businesses, developers, investors and
> governments as a result of upcoming changes to production and
> distribution of food to our cities?
> The evening will include an overview of the award-winning ecoCity Farm -
> a practical commercial system for producing fresh food locally in urban
> areas. The ecoCity Farm has been developed by innovative Australian
> company Urban Ecological Systems Ltd (UES). www.ecocityfarm.com <*
> http://www.ecocityfarm.com*>
> The Future of Food Information Evening is being sponsored by:
> • The NSW Department of State and Regional Development
> • Urban Ecological Systems Ltd – developers of the ecoCity FarmTM system
> for commercial production of food in urban areas.
> • Australian Small Scale Offerings Board  www.assob.com.au
>
> You are invited to this event free of charge, but seats are limited
>  and bookings are essential.
>
> BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
> To reserve your seats please book on-line  at *
> http://www.ecocityfarm.com/launch/*
> For further information or phone bookings please call Urban Ecological
> Systems Ltd
> on 02 8005 1948 (lines open 24 hours)
>
>
> The Future of Food
> A view to urban agriculture and feeding our cities
> via sustainable food production systems
>
> The NSW Department of State and Regional Development, the Australian Small
> Scale Offerings Board
> (ASSOB) and Urban Ecological Systems Ltd. (UES) are pleased to announce a
> public information evening
> on the future of food supply to cities and the role Australian business
> will play in this developing industry.
> The evening will conclude with the official launch of Urban Ecological
> Systems.
>  Wednesday, 2 April
>  NSW Trade & Investment Centre
> 47th floor of the MLC Centre
> Corner King & Castlereagh Streets, Sydney
>
> 6:00 for 6:30 PM
>
> Admission is free, but bookings are essential - RSVP on 02 8005-1948 or
>
> - Programme -
> 6:00 - 6:30     Welcome drinks and light supper
> 6:30 - 6:40     Welcome by David Watson – CEO of Urban Ecological Systems
> Ltd. (UES)
> 6:40 - 7:00     A vision of the world's cities as they become ecoCities.
> Opportunities for Australian businesses
>                        and developers - Dr Rafael Pizarro, University of
> Sydney
> 7:00 - 7:20     Sustainable Urban Farming and the way forward for
> Australia. Overview of the looming food
>                        crisis – Dr. Frances Parker. University of Western
> Sydney.
> 7:20 - 7:50     An overview of the ecoCity Farm project (
> www.ecocityfarm.com.au <*http://www.ecocityfarm.com.au*> )
>                        Andrew Bodlovich, UES Director
>                        Questions for speakers
> 7:50 - 8:10     Light supper break
> 8:10 - 8:25     A sustainable vision – Investing in emerging companies.
> The new portfolio options for
>                        governments and private investors to maximise
> environmental, social and financial returns.
>                        Brookes McTavish, ASSOB Managing Director
> 8:25 - 8:35     Introduction by ASSOB on how the ASSOB model works in
> Australia and how UES is
>                        utilising ASSOB's services.
> 8:35 - 8:50     Official launch of the Urban Ecological Systems Ltd.
> Vision and road map for UES, including
>                        financial, marketing and export potential – David
> Watson, CEO of UES
> 8:50 - 9:00     Technical Q&A to the UES team
> 9:00 - 9:30     Closing remarks / Coffee and discussions
>                        David Watson, UES; Brookes McTavish, ASSOB
> Urban Ecological Systems Ltd.
>                                                       ABN 82 133 695 837
>
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