Building financial and economic resilience. The very real breadth of impact of climate change. The challenges of drought and conversations about land management and direction. Balancing running a farm and Anika’s other activities with communication and Farmers for Climate Action. On Japanese Buddhist cuisine or ‘shojin ryori’. Desensitisation to consumption and wastage. All the systems we interact with are interconnected. What consumers can do at the end of the supply chain to support these activities. How Farmers for Climate Action works on awareness, education, and solutions in this area. Increasing awareness and concern about climate change and global food security. What prevents us from implementing more closed systems. More linear farming systems in Australia. Observations of the differences between our global farming systems. The opportunity to work in Laos during Anika’s Masters. Exploring food and farming systems in other countries. Discovering the greater scope for her passion. The opportunity to undertake her studies via correspondence.
A desire to continue pursuing agriculture. Anika falling in love with the landscape and the land. Listen to it on Vurbl, Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, or RSS. In our conversation, we talk about Anika’s journey and passion for communicating agroecology and climate change awareness. Anika is passionate about ensuring the best possible future for the planet, people and the food on our plates. Awards include Young Farmer of the Year (2015) and Young Australian of the Year, New South Wales Finalist (2017). She is widely recognised for her work in agriculture and food systems and generating climate change awareness, and is author of Our Sunburnt Country. Dr Anika Molesworth is a farmer, scientist and storyteller.