‘Terribly,terribly sad’:Abbotsford Farmers Market shuts down after 20 years

‘Terribly,terribly sad’:Abbotsford Farmers Market shuts down after 20 years

Stallholders and customers are devastated as the operator blames the closure on a resource shortage and rising costs.

  • byCara Waters

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‘Orange is the new Palo Alto’:Why the next Atlassian,Canva will be from the bush

‘Orange is the new Palo Alto’:Why the next Atlassian,Canva will be from the bush

The global issue of food security will not be tackled in the ivory towers of metropolitan cities,says CSIRO-backed Main Sequence partner Phil Morle.

  • byJessica Yun
Bespoke roasts and traceable milk:How Australia’s coffee habit is changing

Bespoke roasts and traceable milk:How Australia’s coffee habit is changing

At one end,multinationals are buying small coffee roasters and at the other end cafe owners are building relationships with individual farmers. Australia’s coffee scene is,well,complicated.

  • byJessica Yun andNell Geraets
Waste and worms:The eco-entrepreneur making composting cool

Waste and worms:The eco-entrepreneur making composting cool

With 60,000 current clients,compost and fertilisation company Subpod aims to be in 3 million homes in the next five to 10 years.

  • byBillie Eder
Brewer does the right thing for beer lovers - and the planet

Brewer does the right thing for beer lovers - and the planet

Newtown brewery Young Henrys goes the extra yard in its quest for water and energy efficiency.

  • byLaura Chung
Big plans for BioPak as private equity bags a stake

Big plans for BioPak as private equity bags a stake

Australian-grown sustainable food packaging company,BioPak,is aiming to bring manufacturing back home,slash prices and spread its wings in North America.

  • byJessica Yun
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‘The market turned on us’:Chocolatier’s $485k fight to keep sweet edge

‘The market turned on us’:Chocolatier’s $485k fight to keep sweet edge

Vegan chocolate brand Loving Earth has raised half a million through a crowdfunding campaign in hopes it can outdo its competitors on supply chain transparency.

  • byJessica Yun
When you’re shelling out for lobster,expert hands help

When you’re shelling out for lobster,expert hands help

Do you know your eastern rock lobster from your southern? Could you kill one at home? A writer faces up to what goes on behind the scenes.

  • byStephanie Wood
$320 million food and agriculture hub frees up prime South Perth land

$320 million food and agriculture hub frees up prime South Perth land

Twenty-four hectares of valuable inner-city land will be cleared for up to 1000 new dwellings as well as commercial and retail developments.

  • byHamish Hastie
Mars bars,Snickers gets paper makeover amid soft plastic recycling crisis

Mars bars,Snickers gets paper makeover amid soft plastic recycling crisis

The new-look Mars,Snickers and Milky Way bars are expected to hit shelves by April 2023.

  • byJessica Yun
Hundreds of hives to be destroyed in new varroa mite detection

Hundreds of hives to be destroyed in new varroa mite detection

The deadly varroa mite has broken a containment ring set up by biosecurity authorities.

  • byLinda Morris