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The Housewife’s Guide; or an Economical and Domestic Art of Cookery
Researchers have discovered the first locally produced cookbook in Australia.
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Healthy Eating Policy and Political Philosophy
On 22 February 2022, the Food Values Research Group co-hosted a panel discussion together with the Stretton Institute on healthy eating policy.
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Community Attitudes Toward Gene Editing in the Red Meat Sector
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New research by the Food Values Research Group sheds light on community attitudes towards the use of gene editing in the beef industry.
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Consumer research on new breeding techniques
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New research from the Food Values Research Group provides insight into Australian and New Zealand consumers' attitudes towards the use of new breeding techniques in food production.
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Farming Women, Distress and Drought: Intra-actions and Entanglements with Matter
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On 25 November 2021, we were joined by Prof Lia Bryant who spoke about the causal connections between drought and distress among farm women.
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Seminar - November 2021
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Farming Women, Distress and Drought: Intra-actions and Entanglements with Matter
Food for thought — why do we eat what we eat?
On 26 September 2021, Food Values Research Group convenor Prof Rachel Ankeny took part in a panel discussion on ABC Radio National's God Forbid program, together with researcher Edgar Crook, to discuss values surrounding meat eating and vegetarianism.
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Corporate Cultivation of Consumption: Time to Release the Weapons of the Structurally Weak
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On 14 September 2021, we were joined by Prof Sharon Friel who spoke about the commercial drivers of consumptogenic societies.