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Collaborative Carbon Offset — Australia’s First Carbon-Status Farmers’ Market

Collaborative Carbon Offset — Australia’s First Carbon-Status Farmers’ Market


What

GRCC funded UTAS to undertake an extensive literature review of carbon accounting processes for farmers’ markets and develop a process for local farmers to donate carbon offsets to Harvest Launceston Farmers’ Market.

Who

Harvest Launceston Farmers’ Market, local farmers engaged in revegetation and carbon sequestration, and market visitors.

Where

Launceston, Tasmania

When

2020

How It Helped

The project took 12 months and resulted in Harvest Launceston Farmers’ Market becoming the first farmers’ market in Australia with a measured carbon status, adding to its award-winning reputation as an eco-aware organisation.

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