Recorded just days after the Federal election, Gabrielle Chan doesn't mince words - even when bone tired. A celebrated journalist with the Guardian, outspoken advocate for rural Australia and encourager of individual agency. "Our system has been made up by people and it can be rewritten by people". Lets not wait for Government to bring change but get active and organised now during times of abundance. Links You'll Love Acres and Acres in Corryong Wendell Berry The Guardian Show us you love us! Casual Support - Buy Me A Coffee Regular Support - Patreon Buy the Book - Futuresteading - Live Like tomorrow matters Show Notes Connecting the grass roots regen ag movements with top down politics The need for change in our food, water, land management policies “We export a lot of sausage sandwiches - beef and wheat” Why it’s time to change the narrative around Australia's ag sector Why ‘level playing fields’ are a farce The fragility of financial deregulations, long global supply chains increasing disease, increased drought - how do we as a sovereign nation reassure ourselves of continued prosperity The potential for rural policy to create the framework that allows smaller scale and regen practices to thrive The power of the colonial squatacracy How do we bring policy reform to ag so it has relevance for smaller scale 7 regen practices to thrive The potential of utilising the “voices for” movement as a model for local food to grow Why we need to re-engage with politics The thing that only Govt does is set the ground rules for how we conduct our business. People need to be involved in politics to influence its direction The need for strategic water policy to better support us on the driest continent on earth Talking about water, food and skills while we are in times of abundance Where does the role of govt need to stop and allow room for community to pick up The ongoing debate about why we do not yet have drought policy or food policy Refine what you want to change - get organised and get active in the arena from bottom up The big secret - we are ALL MAKING IT UP Her slow, gradual, accidental path to being a communicator. Her writing approach - just keep writing, push through the creative barriers The process of sitting down and ordering your thoughts results in a unique Connecting the systemic dots through political reporting The history of farming and nature control The Connectivity of farming to EVERYTHING ELSE Ag and environment are different political portfolios - WTF We cannot have an economy without an environment The need for the economy the environment + the desires of the humans involved in farming to be interacting The need to account for ecological resources Questions the fundamental systems Finding optimism in the work done by others Having faith in humanity Connecting people to spark change Support the show
