Gabrielle Chan author of 'Why You Should Give an F*ck about Farming' speaks about farming practices, policy and the economic and environmental implications of decisions made by politicians decades ago with Michelle Michels on Bay FM Eco Futures

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Gabrielle speaks about her latest book. Her background includes being an Australian parliament press gallery journalist, a columnist and blogger forThe Gaurdian currently and a farmers wife. She tells us what she knows about farming, politics and policy that affects faring and supply chains. Farming sits at the intersection of the world's biggest challenges around climate change, soil, water, energy, natural disasters and zoonotic diseases. Yet Australia has no national food policy. No national agriculture strategy. Our water policy is close to the Hunger Games. People with means can shop at farmers' markets and order brunch, by the provenance of their eggs, bacon, butter, tomatoes and greens. But do they really understand the trade-offs required to grow it? In this book Gabrielle Chan examines the past, present and future of farming wit ... 

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farminggabrielle chansustainable farmingagricultureagricultural policy australia