Below are details of what appears to be an excellent food security conference coming up in Melbourne.  The web site is http://www.communitygarden.org.au/ and the programs and flyers can be downloaded from there.  I feel inspired to go.

4th Annual Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network Conference
(incorporating the 19th Annual Seed Savers’ Network Conference)

WHEN: 20-25 March 2007
WHERE: Collingwood Town Hall, Melbourne

Keynote speakers:
Dr. Vandana Shiva & Helena Norberg-Hodge
International perspectives on food security

David Holmgren
Permaculture, energy descent and food security

Mick Marston
UK Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens

Malaika Edwards
Co-founder People’s Grocery, Oakland USA

Jude & Michel Fanton
Seed Savers’ Network

Gardening Australia presenter Jerry Coleby-Williams
Sustainable urban gardening

Conference themes across four days include:

• School Gardens
• Seed Savers
• Food Security
• City Farms & Community Gardens

Andy General