In this episode we hear from Vanessa, a food lover, avid gardener, fellow Master of Sustainability student and employee at an independent food retailer. Vanessa is part of their graduate program working on sustainability, responsible supply chains, and product development. Her professional interest is how we can make fair, sustainable, and nutritious food systems accessible for all.

We talk about the impacts of COVID from a supermarket's perspective, as well as the cascading shocks of drought, bushfire and flood, farm labour shortages, the supermarket landscape in Australia, imperfect veg, the cost of cheap food and sustainable sourcing. You can find Vanessa on Instagram.

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Links to things mentioned in the episode: Malcolm Knox Supermarket Monsters, ACCC Perishable agricultural goods inquiry, ACCC Supermarket Taskforce, Sen. Janet Rice questions to the Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) about the Taskforce. Any updates on the Supermarket Taskforce are posted on the blog.

Music: Night Owl by Broke For Free (CC)