What is Food Sovereignty?

By Vincenzo Velletri It seems to be the latest trending word, however, the concept was launched by the international movement “Via Campesina” in Belgium in 1993. The movement is made by 182 organizations of small and medium farmers, rural women and indigenous...

Slow Food Travel

By Vincenzo Velletri As previously announced Terra Madre Salone Del Gusto 2022 will be held in Turin from the 22nd to the 26th of September. One of the hot topics will be Slow Travel. This project was launched in 2018 in collaboration with Carinthia Region (Austria)...

Seasonal Seafood

by Rosalba Velletri In the last few years there has been a big emphasis on the seasonality of food especially in relation to fruit and vegetables. Every day we hear that we should eat according to the season; fruit and vegetables that are in the garden now, are fresh...

International Year of Soil

By Vincenzo Velletri Did you know that 2015 was declared by the United Nations ‘International Year of Soil’? And do you know that ‘World Soil Day’ is celebrated every year on the 5th of December? Why is soil so important? In 2015 the UN wanted to raise awareness on...

Welcome to Makuru

25 June 2022 / Blog by Denise Fernie / We have come to the coldest and wettest time of year and are now in the Noongar season of Makuru. The winds have changed to coming from the west and south, and we see the heavy rains that will replenish our inland water sources....

Season of Djeran

by Denise Fernie As per the Noongar six seasons calendar, we are now in the season of Djeran, with the beginning of the cooler weather, which sees warm days with cooler nights, and dew on the plants in the morning. The winds have changed, they are lighter and are now...