Episode 8 - Raj Patel & Tammi Jonas: The role of the state in our food systems and building the counter hegemony
In this month's episode, Lucy Ridge is joined by Tammi Jonas and Raj Patel. Tammi and Raj have been in conversation over the last few years in various contexts, here they focus on the role of the state in our food systems, and how to create the counter hegemony. The conversation explores the deeply human work of movement building with Raj talking to his lived experiences in South Africa, the Americas and beyond. In these times of trouble this conversation brings hope to the table to build the...
13 Feb 2026
Episode 7 - Rocking Chair Farm: A non-family intergenerational farming and succession model
In this episode of the Agroecology Radio Hour, host Lucy Ridge talks with John Monaghan and Alan Smith from Rocking Chair Farm in the Hunter Valley (Wonnarua country) about how chance meetings, shared meals, and big conversations grew into an intergenerational farming partnership. John and Alan farm angus beef, Australian white lamb, chooks, hops, and veggies on 800 acres and sell direct to the public. They unpack their journeys from diverse past careers to farming and then from conventional...
10 Aug 2025
Episode 6 - Chris Smaje
In this months episode we chat with Chris Smaje; he is an aspiring woodsman, stockman, gardener, and peasant in Somerset, southwest England. Chris is also an author who writes urgently about the need for a small farm future, making the case for organising communities around small scale local agroecological farming in order to meet both the environmental and political challenges of our times. Chris is the author "Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future" and "A Small Farm Future". Chris has just ...
11 Jul 2025
Episode 5 - Jacob Birch
This month we chat with Jacob Birch, he is a Gamilaraay man, a member of AFSA's first peoples sub committee, academic and Churchill Fellow who is doing incredible work in reawakening native grain food ways. Unfortunately we had some technical issues with the audio and lost the last section of the interview but we still managed to capture the majority of the conversation. Follow this link to help fund this podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/agroecologyradiohour Links: Become a member of A...
12 May 2025
Episode 4 - Tammi Jonas
This months episode we chat with AFSA's focal point for farmers Tammi Jonas. Tammi has been farming on unceeded Dja Dja Wurrung country for close to 15 years at Jonai Farms and has long been engaged in activism. Tammi and Lucy chat about Jonai farms, the language of "peasant" in Australia, how the food sovereignty movement has grown over recent years and more! Follow this link to help fund this podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/agroecologyradiohour Links: Become a member of AFSA: https:...
6 Apr 2025
Episode 3 - Rob Wallace on Avian Flu
This months episode is a chat with renowned evolutionary epidemiologist Rob Wallace. Lucy and Rob weave through a range of topics surrounding the current avian flu outbreaks including the history and potential futures of avian flu all while dissecting the systemic struggles of farmers in the face of industrial agriculture. Follow this link to help fund this podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/agroecologyradiohour Links: Become a member of AFSA: https://afsa.org.au/join-us/ Pandemic Research ...
7 Mar 2025
Episode 2 - Morgan Ody from LVC and Update on the Australian Abattoir Campaign
This episode takes us on a deep dive into the global context of the food sovereignty movement, from the formation of La Via Campesina, LVC, the need for international solidarity, and how AFSA fits into that global puzzle. Our guest today is Morgan Ody, a small scale farmer in Brittany France. She's a member of the Peasants Confederation, which is a French peasant organization, and the general coordinator of La Via Campesina, the global Peasant Movement. We also catch up with AFSA's foca...
14 Dec 2024
Bonus Episode: Where did all the abattoirs go? Live at Grounded Festival
AFSA's focal point for farmers, Tammi Jonas, recently spoke at Grounded festival in Lutruwita, Tasmania about the plight of small scale farmers across Australia as more abattoirs close their doors to small scale meat producers. This was a live conversation and we apologise for some of the low quality audio of the audience questions.Big thanks to Grounded for giving us permission to share this recording!AFSA is currently running a survey to better understand the needs of livestock producers in...
30 Nov 2024
#1 - Jessie Power & Dominique Chen
Welcome to the first episode of the Australian Agroecology Radio Hour!In this debut episode we chat all things Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance with Jessie Power and dive deep with Dominique Chen on indigenous food sovereignty.Dominique Chen links:www.yuruwan.org.auwww.walkingstory.com.auSupport this podcast at buymeacoffee.com/agroecologyradiohourFollow AFSA's work at www.afsa.org.au
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