“Farmers don’t need an invite to the table—they are the table.”Nicole McNaughton, community leader at FAN (Food & Agribusiness Network), joins me to cut through the noise: the real pain points for small producers; why Australia’s food system is so fragmented; and how place-based networks can turn supply-chain fragility into resilience.We cover:• Voice of small vs “big end of town” — getting farmers and makers to own the table, not wait for a seat.• Practical fixes: REKO rings, direct-to-consumer, diversified channels, and collaboration that actually moves product.• The cost squeeze: inputs, freight, packaging access, and why scale/commercialisation is the bottleneck.• Policy gaps: the case for a coherent national food strategy with industry at the centre.• Seafood origin labelling and consumer choice.• “Team GSD” energy—coalitions of the willing that get things done.• FAN’s role across SEQ (Moreton Bay, Gympie, Noosa, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane) connecting 500+ members end-to-end.• Nicole’s AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award (QLD 2025) and why sustaining community energy matters as much as soil health.foodagribusiness.org.au  / nicole-mcnaughton  Listen to all platforms via my master link: https://linktr.ee/sam.jewelHashtags#FoodSovereignty #RegenerativeAgriculture #AustralianFarming #SmallProducers #CommunityLed #FAN #SunshineCoast #Queensland #REKORings #LocalFood #SupplyChain #Packaging #ScaleUp #EcosystemBuilding #CoalitionOfTheWilling #TeamGSD #WomenInAg #AgriFutures #FoodPolicy #NationalFoodStrategy #SeafoodLabelling #Resilience #FarmToTable #ValueAdd