Sow What? Seeds, Soil & Sovereignty

Liz Sanders (she/her) is the Co- founder and Manager of the Food Embassy, a not for profit business that aims to educate, energise and enable citizens to build localised food communities. Liz has been working with food for over 25 years as a dietitian, community development officer and academic at Flinders University. She is passionate about the right to all to nourishing sustainable food and driven by a desire to build local regenerative food communities that brings the deliciousness of food to everyone.

Keitha Thuy Young is a mother, farmer, seedkeeper, folk herbalist and advocate for seed freedom, food sovereignty and disability justice. As the daughter of a refugee, trauma survivor and ostomate, themes of Survival, Resilience and Joy permeate her art, healing justice work and deep relationship with plants. She studied Organic Farming & Agroecology with Dr. Vandana Shiva at Earth University in India, which led to founding Seed Freedom Food Festival in 2014-2016. After recovering from near death/giving birth Keitha is once again sharing workshops, growing herbal medicine and adapting seeds to her bioregion on a small, biodiverse market garden in the Fleurieu.

Christy is an adaptive and skilled community organiser and facilitator. She builds strong networks and is currently practising community development and complexity science in environmental engagement. She grew up in the creek beds of Ernabella, a Pitjanjatjara community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia. Having three children sparked her interest in ecological neighbourhoods. She loves conversations and action that come out of creek beds, parties and homes.

She is currently an Adaptive Communities Coordinator with Green Adelaide and facilitator of the SA Urban Food Network, and shares the role of SA representative for Community Gardens Australia."

Tori Arbon lives in Willunga with her family on their farm of vineyards, orchards, sheep, chooks and house cows. Tori’s passion for growing food and caring for the planet led her to create Magic Harvest - an urban community food growing and cooking program. She is co-author of Magic Little Meals with Lolo Houbein (author of One Magic Square). Tori’s interests and work revolves around taking control of our food sources while treading lightly on the earth and more recently with another family she is working on a cooperative farm in Kuitpo focussing on Regenerative farming and Agroforestry

Jacqui Hunter is the chief Hunter Gatherer of Hunter Gatherer designs is an environmental education consultancy that works to create memorable events and resources that lead to deeper connection to the natural environment. She has a background in Primary school teaching, Community building, Permaculture,School garden design and coming up with novel ideas .