Graduate Environmental Program

Victorian Food Policy Coalition
Steering Committee
World Food Day Invitation
2.30-4.30 PM
Friday 16th October 2009
Theatre 2 – Basement Room 1.20
University of Melbourne
221 Bouverie Street (corner Bainbridge Place)
CARLTON 3053
Guest Speaker
Jeanette Longfield MBE. Co-ordinator SUSTAIN (UK)
A strategic approach to food – policies & pitfalls. The work of SUSTAIN.

Jeanette Longfield’s degree in International Relations and a Masters in Development Studies led to work as a Policy Analyst at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, and campaigning at the Coronary Prevention Group. Four years on she became Co-ordinator of the National Food Alliance which merged with the Sustainable Agriculture Food and Environment (SAFE) Alliance to form SUSTAIN.
As SUSTAIN’s Co-ordinator, Jeanette contributes to a number of food policy committees, liaises with the Food Standards Agency, and appears regularly in the media representing a public interest view on food policy issues. She was awarded an MBE for services to food policy in 2007.

SUSTAIN (UK) – The alliance for better food and farming. SUSTAIN advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity. SUSTAIN represents around 100 national public interest organisations working at international, national, regional and local levels. http://www.sustainweb.org/

Sustain (UK) has inspired the development of a similar organisation in Canada - http://sustainontario.com/