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• : food/agriculture/chemicals

In every civilisational decline, there is a clear point when their food source occurs too far away from the city. 2. Scan of newspaper article 3. 41,799 ha of farmland in Sydney 31,000 ha of parkland in Sydney 4. sydneys fresh produce is supplied by market gardens in the sydney basin 90 % 15% agricultural produce 20% vegetables 48% poultry 100% mushrooms 100% leafy greens (and asian vegetables) using only 2.5% of NSWs land (Cohen 2007) 5. (Cohen 2007) /hectare return sydneymarket gardens $543 /hectare return NSW $136 $1 bil /yeardirectcontribution to NSW $4 bil /yearindirectcontribution to NSW 6. sydney has a mild climate, fertile soil and reliable water to grow food year round - west of the mountains are less reliable water sources and more extreme climates - and more cost and energy use associated with food transportation and refrigeration - and a decline in freshness and quality due to increased traveling time - leading to more expensive, less environmentally sustainable food sources for sydney. http://www.imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/ accessed 12/07/2007 sydney 7. parramatta cbd liverpool penrith 8. one :cease the release of agricultural land for development 9. 10. 11. distance from food source price of oil price of food 167.3 million tonnesof food is transported around australia a year - 2.5 billion kilometresoftravel - 12. ` 13. 14. two :encourage and implement self sufficiency 15. two :encourage and implement self sufficiency

tax breaks

council community gardens

- urban agriculture scheme

16. three : implementation of organic and biodynamic farming principles andpractice on all market and community gardens 17. In every civilisational decline, there is a clear point when their food source occurs too far away from the city. 18.