Armidale Food School
A day-long workshop that explores how habits and time use connects (in complex
The Armidale Climate and Health Project began in 2020 as series of events and publications exploring this question, and building local knowledge and skills. Phase one pilot was funded by an AdaptNSW Grant and a Primary Health Network COVID Reconnection Grant. We believe the answer to this question is related to changing the food system. Phase 2 is committed to carefully designing and building new Community Food Infrastructure in ways that respond to climate change and improve community health, guided by the princple of centring Indigenous knowledge.
A day-long workshop that explores how habits and time use connects (in complex
The Primary Health Network Covid Reconnection Grant funded meal project
We supported a local Anaiwan campaign to buy land, decolonise property and create
The health impacts of the climate crisis are being felt around the globe, but the effects are not evenly distributed either geographically or socially. On one hand, some places will warm faster than others, but, on the other, some communities and people are more vulnerable to the health impacts than others. As such, the different risks of climate change are already worsening the inequities already present in our society. We want to address that injustice in the Armidale community while also working to both adapt to and mitigate the worst effects of climate change.This grassroots initiative aims to build community connections, recognise diverse needs, centre Indigenous knowledge and seed sustainable action to address health issues related to climate change at a local level.
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At some during the first phase of the Armidale Climate and Health Project we noticed that food systems were coming to the fore as central
Project co-facilitators attended the 2022 iDEA Conference “Time to Act” in Naarm/Melbourne in early September 2022. Doctors for the Environment, Australia (DEA) is an advocacy
As part of the Armidale Climate and Health project community consultation process we learnt was that care for Country was central for Indigenous community health
This project is proudly supported by the NSW Government Adapt NSW Increasing Reslience to Climate Change Community Grant; and the Community Weathering Station, Armajun Aboriginal Health Service, Sustainable Living Armidale and University of New England.
We acknowledge that the work of this project is taking place on Anaiwan Country, we acknowledge that the custodianship of the land and waters is shared with the Gomeroi, Dunghutti, Birpi and Gumbaynggirr people. We pay our respect to elders past and present, and acknowledge sovereignty over land and waters was never ceded. We also would like to welcome any Indigenous people visiting this site to reach out to participate in the project. We aim for this project to can contribute to the repair of damage done by the process of colonisation.