In this Episode I spoke with Christy Spier, facilitator of the South Australian Urban Food Network and SA-representative of Community Gardens Australia. We talked about defining urban food systems, creating more edible cities, the path towards more resilient, regenerative and sustainable urban food systems, and more!

Creating More Edible Cities with Christy Spier

In Episode #1, I had the opportunity to speak Bill Bellotti, Professor in the Food Systems, School of Agriculture and Food Science, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland. Professor Bill Bellotti has more than 30 years' experience in leading agricultural production systems research in Southern Australia, western China, and Eastern India. His expertise including agronomy, climate variability and change, farming systems and integrated approaches to food systems. His research interests include the application of Life Cycle Assessment methodologies to Australian food systems, including the development of concepts such as sustainable diets and food footprints, and the promotion of healthier, sustainable and equitable food systems.

In this episode, we specifically spoke about:
•	The Global Change Institute and their focus on sustainable food systems.
•	Overview of Australia’s history and our future as a food export-orientated nation.
•	How we’re expecting climate change to impact our ability to produce food.
•	The impact of food production on the planet
•	The Australian Diet and transition to a more planet and people friendly diet.
•	Steps we can take towards creating food systems that are healthier, equitable and more sustainable.
•	Improving equity and fairness for producers along supply chains
o	Burdens/challenges for farmers
•	Food literacy, responsibility of the consumer and the private sector.
•	Life Cycle Thinking and Life Cycle Assessment
•	Environmental Food Product Labelling


Music:
Hustle by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3890-hustle
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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