Category Archives: Food Issues

Presentation by Maarten Stapper for the Sustainable Farming for a Sustainable City Forum at Richmond, NSW on 23 September, organised by NSW Farmers and the Sydney Food Fairness Alliance. ‘Healthy Ecosystems for Sustainable Urban Food Provisioning‘ Both producers and consumers … Continue reading →

Healthy Soils = Healthy Food = Healthy People by Maarten was published in Clean Food Organics, Issue 13: p66-69.

Maarten addresses the issue of having to feed 9 billion people on planet Earth by 2050. Can we do this? Currently we have 1 billion people eating too much refined and processed food that money can buy and 1 billion … Continue reading →

Dr Maarten Stapper was challenged to tell in three minutes why healthy soils are important for mankind! Similar short presentations were given by twenty people at the Sustainable Cities Round Table on Sustainable Food Systems in Melbourne on 25 May … Continue reading →

This article published in Insight Magazine  (Nov, 2008) by Amanda Guggenheimer examines the use of Genetic Modification in Australian crops. Read the Full Article

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In this article ,”A scientist who knows his wheat” , published 31 August 2004 (in The Canberra Times) Dr Maarten Stapper says paddocks are like the human body – they’re both complex biological systems where simple solutions often don’t work –

Consumers are becoming aware of the good taste and health benefits of organic food and demand is increasing. Organic farmers and gardeners recognise negative factors in our industrialising food production systems. They actively undertake soil fertility management by improving soil … Continue reading →