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Watch leading edge lawyers, farmers, doctors and scientists speak about what's required for a healthy society.
​You can find out more videos and events at Friendly Farms - Healthy Land, Healthy Food, Healthy People. Enjoy!
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Sunlight Packaged by Plants - Restoring Brook at Baramul, with Peter Andrews OAM

1/26/2021

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Peter Andrews OAM has been restoring Widden Brook at scenic Baramul Stud for over 15 years. Find out about the scientific principle of 'Field Capacity' and how Peter's approach is rebuilding healthy landscapes, despite the most extreme cycles of droughts, fires and floods.

​Find out more at The Australian Landscape Science - 
http://tals.org.au/.
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Food, Family + Health: A Conversation about Food Safety

3/25/2015

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Are GMOs & Pesticides safe to have in our food supply? We asked 3 leading international experts in an open and direct conversation at 'Pasta Amelia' in Sydney, Australia. Featuring:
  • Zen Honeycutt, Founder and Executive Director, Moms Across America
  • Dr Michelle Perro, Pediatrician
  • Dr Michael Antoniou, Molecular Biologist
  • Fran Murrell, MADGE (Mothers Are Demystifying Genetic Engineering)
​#thefoodequation

​Filmed: March 2015, Friendly Farms
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MADGE Tour: "Family + Food + Health - the Dangers of GMOs and Glyphosate"

3/24/2015

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Watch Dr Michelle Perro, Dr Michael Antonio and Zen Honeycutt of Moms Across America talk about the importance of eating organic food. Beatrice helped produce these videos of the "Family + Food + Health" talks organised by MADGE with the assistance of the Sydney Food Fairness Alliance. 

Dr Michelle Perro: "Gluten - Fad or Reality? The Health Benefits of Organic Food"

Dr Michael Antoniou: "Health Risks from GMO Foods and Glyphosate-based Herbicides"

Zen Honeycutt: "GMOs in our Food, the Herbicide Glyphosate and an Increase in Health Issues"

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Dr Vandana Shiva: "PLANET ON A PLATE - Eating and Farming for our Future"

2/22/2015

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Beatrice helped the GM-Free Australia Alliance organise Dr Vandana Shiva's visit to Sydney from 20-22 February 2015. Dr Shiva is an inspirational scientist, eco-feminist and author. She was awarded Sydney Peace Prize and promotes Food Security and Seed Freedom. Videos produced by Digital Storytellers.

Planet on a Plate: Eating and Farming for our Future (featuring Dr Vandana Shiva) from Digital Storytellers on Vimeo.

Dr Vandana Shiva Meets Sydney's Chefs & Bakers

22 February 2015, Pasta Emilia, Sydney

Dr Vandana Shiva: "PLANET ON A PLATE - Eating and Farming for our Future" and Introduction by Joel Salatin

20 February 2015, NSW Teachers Federation Union Conference Centre, Sydney

Dr Vandana Shiva: "PLANET ON A PLATE - Eating and Farming for our Future - Q & A with Alice Gleeson from Uganda"

20 February 2015, NSW Teachers Federation Union Conference Centre, Sydney
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Michael Shuman: "Building Resilient Local Economies Through Local Investment"

9/23/2012

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Find out more about Michael Shuman here.
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Patenting of Genes - Ownership of Cures and Crops by Multinationals?

2/17/2012

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Prof Peter Cashman, Law Professor, University of Sydney

Dr Luigi Palombi: "Patenting of Genes"

To find out more about patenting of genes, you can purchase Dr Luigi Palombi's book "Gene Cartels" here.

Peter Eggers, Farmer: "Patenting of Genes"

Costa Georgiadis: "Patenting of Genes - Q & A with Costa"

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GM Crops and Food  - Health, Social Justice and Environmental Concerns - Fran Murrell, MADGE

7/7/2011

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GM Crops and Food - Part 1 of 5 - Negative Health Effects of GMOs

In Part 1 of her talk, Fran Murrell introduces MADGE - Mothers Are Demystifying Genetic Engineering, an Australian Not for Profit Organisation that is concerned about GMOs. 

Fran also talks about the negative health effects of GM crops.

GM Crops and Food - Part 2 of 5 - Are GMOs Labelled?

In Part 2 of her talk, Fran Murrell answers the following questions:
  • How does Australia authorise GM food?
  • What is SmartStax GM Corn?
  • What does 2,4,D, and ingredient of Agent Orange, have to do with GMOs?
  • Traces of GM soy were found in infant formula!
  • Are GM ingredients labelled in Australia?

GM Crops and Food - Part 3 of 5 - Chemical Companies as Seed Companies?

In Part 3 of her talk, Fran Murrell answers the following questions:
  • Why were GM crops developed?
  • Why did chemical companies buy seed companies?
  • GM crops are commodity crops!
  • What is the Government's involvement with GM Wheat?

GM Crops and Food - Part 4 of 5 - Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and Patents

In Part 4 of her talk, Fran Murrell talks about GMOs and patents.

GM Crops and Food - Part 5 of 5 - Sustainable Alternatives to GMO Industrial Agriculture

In Part 5 of her talk, Fran Murrell talks about:
  • GM farmers and food security
  • Western Australian farmer Steve Marsh
  • Permaculture and other sustainable alternatives to GMO industrial agriculture
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What's the Future of Food? GM Awareness Evening with Costa

7/6/2011

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On 3 July 2011, Beatrice, together with the Transition Bondi, organised the event "What's the Future of Food - GM Awareness Evening of Costa". The trigger for organising this event was watching the US documentary "The Future of Food" by Deborah Koons Garcia which shows all the different problems related to Genetically Engineered Organisms (GMOs), GM food and GM crops.

In the documentary, reference is made to the plight of the Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser whose conventional canola crop was contaminated with GM canola with the consequence that he was sued by Monsanto for breach of Monsanto's patent on GM canola. Incredibly, the appeal court held that Percy Schmeiser was indeed in breach of Monsanto's patent on GM canola despite the appeal court's finding that there was no evidence, and it did not matter, as to how the GM canola came to be on Percy Schmeiser's canola fields. With all due respect, the court decision is unjust and nonsensical, and the writer would argue, incorrect. 

The terrible plight of Percy Schmeiser, a farmer who had been minding his own business but who was drawn into lengthy, costly and stressful court proceedings by the greed of Monsanto, is the writer's inspiration for her vision for an Australia with a Sustainable Agriculture - without GMOs and pesticides.

The event "What's the Future of Food" was created to "translate" the content of the US documentary "The Future of Food" to Australia, to find out whether the Australian legal landscape is similar to the the one in the United States. Watch the speakers, below, to find out more.

What's the Future of Food - Part 1 of 4 - Fran Murrell of MADGE

What's the Future of Food - Part 2 of 4 - Fran Murrell of MADGE

What's the Future of Food - Part 3 of 4 - Dr Luigi Palombi, Lawyer

What's the Future of Food - Part 4 of 4 - Panel Session

Take action!

  1. Organise a movie night with your friends and watch the documentary "The Future of Food" . 
  2. Buy organic food at the farmers market or directly from a farmer.
  3. Join a community garden.
  4. Save and share heirloom seeds.
  5. Design and plant a food forest instead of a lawn.

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