Symposium Bruce Kreig spoke out about “ power over food”Food a tool of political controlEcological imperialism - westward spread in the US ploughed the prairie and created the dustbowlAdvertising creates the demand - we are surrounded by goods with messages (at least in the West). 7000 Macconald outlets in 89 countries…has real cultural power. US cultural messages are set up for the world to read and they are being read …goods are good! Everything has to be levelled to sell more.Argument proposed by Harlan Walker “societies are driven by fear as much as consumerism”John Fitzpatrick - world population is 5 billion. 2 billion are hungryPre industrial societies depend on the environment for food.There is / can be also political control of food supplyBarbara Santich - who is pushing the frontiers of horticulture or agriculture today? Govts, CSIRO, Dept. of Ag, companies all financed by industry grants. They are pushing for profitability, not palatabilityBarbara Sweeney - Fish for food and fish for funBad feeling between recreational fishermen and professional fishermen. Recreational fishing has no regulation yet catch a lot of fish (Rex Hunt phenomenon)Tim Flannery - Mass production wrong in this country. We need high value, high quality, high energy products to be able to pay for the environmental costs. Quotes Bob Menzies ‘big men with big ideas for a big country have made big mistakes’Rosemary Stanton - sugar is addictive. If hooked on sugar as a child it is hard to fight againstSean Moran’s marvellous poverty lunch- bread and dripping- corned beef- brussel sprouts / cumin / onion / garlic / pepper- reduced chicken stock- boiled onionRhubarb and baked custardFood Forum Sydney 1996 Culinary tourism was discussed. F.O.O.D. of Orange suggested as a successful regional centre70% of Australian food is foreign owned. Australia seems astable base for a push into South East Asia54% of all teenagers come home to a parentless house - they are in charge of the larder. Spokesperson for cereal company held forth about how food manufacturers are making better food.First tentative enquiries re 48-50 Bridge Road (July-August? 1996)New Zealand - Cooking classes Lovely whitebait frittersDelicious wines especially Babich Chardonnay 94Maori MarketLemonade fruit, kumera, cassava, taro, green bananas, plantainsAmazing afternoon drinking extraordinary wine with Lauraine Jacobs and her husband ?Peter. Villa Maria Reserve Clifford Bay Sauv Blanc 96, Corbans Amberley Reisling 94, Corbans Gisbourne Chardonnay 94, Atarangi Celbre 92 and so onTerry Dunlevy - the father of the NZ wine industry (Curtis Marsh agent) Te Motu 94. His aim to make the best red wine in the worldMet Jeanette and Kim Goldwater very hospitable like quality wine people everywhere. They want to share. Inspiring company.Michael Jackson a guest at my hotel - security people everywhere.Julie Biuso and her spring feast.Sydney Road with Greg Malouf (written in Good Weekend article on Melb. Masterclass March 1997)Balhais 478 Sydney Rd. for cakesTadim - 20 flavours of Turkish delightTurkish butcherSpot-on bakeryZa’atar a mix of wild thyme, roasted spices, sumac painted onto raw bread loaf with olive oil before baking, a Middle East child’s ‘vegemite snack’Many, many exotic ingredients. Greg a very good guide.
