Chris Ennis's guest appearances

Chris Ennis

BACKchat

The Farm Ownership Podcast

Futuresteading

Carolyn Suggate

Matt Hall

Rob Greenfield

Cyndi O'Meara

Claire Dunn

Brandon Brock

Wayne Schwass

Stephen McKenzie

Hannah Moloney

Alexx Stuart

Paul West

Kirsten Bradley

Damon Gameau

Lisa Cox

Tammi Jonas

OwlTail

With front line activism on his resume and a concerted effort to diverge from his familial farming and retail heritage, Chris Ennis embarked on a path of his own only to find himself at the front of the socially progressive 10 acre urban farming, retail and educational enterprise CERES Fair Food and now CERES Fair Wood in Melbourne's North. As you guessed it, an urban farm and retailer. Seems you can't escape what's in your blood... but you can reframe it to suit our times and cultural needs which is exactly what Chris has done as a social entrepreneur.SHOW NOTESWhat is a social entrepreneur? Caring about all the parts of business that aren't about moneyEnterprise stacking = an ecosystem of diverse enterprises that fit togetherMake up the rules of business! You can decide what the workplace looks like and how that fits with your lifeDifferent ways of being a farmer even in the cityHaving faith in kids to take their seeded habits and make them bounce in later lifeFrom fair food to fair wood and possibly fair anythingStacking diversity in life to ensure multi-purpose usesNot subscribing to traditional channels of business or being pigeon holedWhy he refers to ‘founders’ as weedsPlanning for business succession with the right types of peopleThe long game versus short-term-ismThe importance of seeing the pathway as having value The value of generational knowledge in businessYearning for indigenous wisdomBeing comfortable to ask uncomfortable questionsEmbedding ritual as the social fabric of lifePractical positive activism is nourishing and fulfillingAim for deeper change, it’s more potent than flashy shallow initiativesIf in doubt - go out!LINKS YOU'LL LOVEProm Coast Food CollectiveBaw Baw Food HubBeechworth Food Co opRetrosuburbia - David HolmgrenThe Social Dilemma Ubie - NSW based social enterpriseGreen Connect South SydneyCERES Fair WoodCERES Fair FoodDark Emu - Bruce PascoeSupport the show

With front line activism on his resume and a concerted effort to diverge from his familial farming and retail heritage, Chris Ennis embarked on a path of his own only to find himself at the front of the socially progressive 10 acre urban farming, retail and educational enterprise <a href="https://www.ceresfairfood.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CERES Fair Food</a> and now <a href="https://ceresfairwood.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CERES Fair Wood</a> in Melbourne's North. As you guessed it, an urban farm and retailer. Seems you can't escape what's in your blood... but you can reframe it to suit our times and cultural needs which is exactly what Chris has done as a social entrepreneur.SHOW NOTES<ul><li>What is a social entrepreneur? Caring about all the parts of business that aren't about money</li><li>Enterprise stacking = an ecosystem of diverse enterprises that fit together</li><li>Make up the rules of business! You can decide what the workplace looks like and how that fits with your life</li><li>Different ways of being a farmer even in the city</li><li>Having faith in kids to take their seeded habits and make them bounce in later life</li><li>From fair food to fair wood and possibly fair anything</li><li>Stacking diversity in life to ensure multi-purpose uses</li><li>Not subscribing to traditional channels of business or being pigeon holed</li><li>Why he refers to ‘founders’ as weeds</li><li>Planning for business succession with the right types of people</li><li>The long game versus short-term-ism</li><li>The importance of seeing the pathway as having value </li><li>The value of generational knowledge in business</li><li>Yearning for indigenous wisdom</li><li>Being comfortable to ask uncomfortable questions</li><li>Embedding ritual as the social fabric of life</li><li>Practical positive activism is nourishing and fulfilling</li><li>Aim for deeper change, it’s more potent than flashy shallow initiatives</li><li>If in doubt - go out!</li></ul>LINKS YOU'LL LOVE<ul><li><a href="https://www.promcoastfoodcollective.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prom Coast Food Collective</a></li><li><a href="https://bawbawfoodhub.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baw Baw Food Hub</a></li><li><a href="https://www.beechworthfoodcoop.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beechworth Food Co op</a></li><li><a href="https://retrosuburbia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Retrosuburbia - David Holmgren</a></li><li><a href="https://theconversation.com/netflixs-the-social-dilemma-highlights-the-problem-with-social-media-but-whats-the-solution-147351" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Social Dilemma</a> </li><li>Ubie - NSW based social enterprise</li><li><a href="https://green-connect.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Connect South Sydney</a></li><li><a href="https://ceresfairwood.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CERES Fair Wood</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ceresfairfood.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CERES Fair Food</a></li><li><a href="https://www.magabala.com/products/dark-emu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dark Emu - Bruce Pascoe</a></li></ul><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/futuresteading" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Chris Ennis of CERES Fair Food

Sam Marwood interviewed the founder of CERES and ORICOOP board member, Chris Ennis. Organic and Regenerative Investment Cooperative Board is working to purchase farms and there could be opportunities for Cultivate Farms members - another reason to create your farmer profile.

Sam Marwood interviewed the founder of CERES and ORICOOP board member, Chris Ennis. Organic and Regenerative Investment Cooperative Board is working to purchase farms and there could be opportunities for Cultivate Farms members - another reason to create your farmer profile.

Localised Food Systems &amp; Solutions - Chris Ennis

1.    What is the Ceres Fair Food business? 2.    Ceres supporting Victorian organic farmers where the food ends up in one thousand households using Food Hosts. 3.    Why Coles and Woolworths cant compete with the local CoOp? 4.    What is Organic food? 5.    What steps do farmers need to take to ensure they are certified organic?  6.    What is Fair Foods carbon credit offsets in Cambodia? 7.    Why should people eat organic food? 8.    How does Fair Food benefit asylum seekers coming into Australia? 9.    Three take home messages from this podcast 10. For more information, check – http://www.ceresfairfood.org.au The post BC 08: Chris Ennis on CERES FAIR FOOD Organic Food appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

1.    What is the Ceres Fair Food business? 2.    Ceres supporting Victorian organic farmers where the food ends up in one thousand households using Food Hosts. 3.    Why Coles and Woolworths cant compete with the local CoOp? 4.    What is Organic food? 5.    What steps do farmers need to take to ensure they are certified organic?  6.    What is Fair Foods carbon credit offsets in Cambodia? 7.    Why should people eat organic food? 8.    How does Fair Food benefit asylum seekers coming into Australia? 9.    Three take home messages from this podcast 10. For more information, check – <a href="http://www.ceresfairfood.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ceresfairfood.org.au</a> The post <a href="https://thewellnesscouch.com/bc/bc-08-chris-ennis-on-ceres-fair-food-organic-food" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BC 08: Chris Ennis on CERES FAIR FOOD Organic Food</a> appeared first on <a href="https://thewellnesscouch.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wellness Couch</a>.

BC 08: Chris Ennis on CERES FAIR FOOD Organic Food