Building Local Food Systems: A Conversation with Councillor Jess Whittaker
From expanding community gardens to advocating for dedicated local food coordinator positions, Councillor Jess Whittaker is working to make fresh, affordable, local food more accessible across our region. We sat down with Jess to explore how she plans to strengthen our local food system and create more opportunities for community-led food initiatives. 1) We understand a […]
November Newsletter: Urban Agriculture Month
Hello and welcome to our newsletter! We’ve got a lot in store for the coming months, as well as a lot to catch up on! We’d like to begin by acknowledging the D’harawal Season we have just entered, the Parra’dowee Season. We hope you’ve all been enjoying this delightful Spring season with the blooming flowers and abundance […]
April Newsletter: We are in this together
Welcome to our April newsletter! We are excited to acknowledge the D’harawal Season we have now entered, The Time of Marraigang – Bana’marrai’yung. As the weather begins to cool and the days get shorter, we welcome this new season and all it brings. The last few months have been bustling with activity, from attending foodie tours, crop swaps, […]
February Newsletter: Lettuce fight waste TOGETHER
Welcome to our February newsletter! We would like to start by acknowledging the D’harawal Season we have just entered, The Time of Burran – Gadalung Marool. With Summer slowly coming to an end, we are so grateful to look back on everything we’ve gotten up to over these last couple of months. We’ve advocated for resilient […]
Fair Food Champion: Lili Zlojutro
Who are you? I am a mother of four and child of the most amazing migrant folk, rest their souls. I was born and bred in the Gong, and spent my childhood in a backyard full of creatures and edible gardens, playing cricket while snacking on passionfruit and grapes, our beloved dog Mali, always wicket […]
November Newsletter: Urban Agriculture Month
Welcome to our November newsletter! We would like to start by acknowledging the D’harawal Season we have just entered, The Time of Parra’dowee – Gooray’murrai. What a full past two months we have had, with the highlight being our very own Connecting over Fair Food + Crop Swap event! We celebrated Global Climate Change Week, shared local produce, […]
September Newsletter: Eating Well on a Budget
Dear Fair Food Community, Welcome to our September newsletter! We have a lot to catch you up on, and many exciting things coming up. We would like to start by acknowledging the D’harawal Season we have just entered, the Murrai’yunggory – The Time of Ngoonungi. In a climate where the cost of living is rising, it’s […]
July Newsletter: We all have a Role to Play
Dear Fair Food Community, Welcome to our July newsletter! We have a lot to catch you up on, and many exciting things coming up. We would like to start by acknowledging the Dharawal Season we are about to enter, the Tugarah Gunya’marri – The Time of the Wiritjiribin. In a world of growing uncertainty and the rising […]
May Newsletter: Let’s Grow Our Own
Dear Fair Food Community, Lots has happened since our last newsletter! On a local level, we successfully launched the Wollongong Online Farmers Market, providing an additional pathway within our community to actively support our fantastic producers, our environment and our future. Meanwhile on a state level, we provided a submission to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Food […]
February Newsletter: Something New is on the Horizon…
Welcome to the first FFI newsletter of 2022! The new year has well & truly begun, leaving behind us the Burran (kangaroo) season with its indicative blooming of the Weetjellan or Acacia Implexa (see Dharawal calendar story). Our team is working hard behind the scenes to launch the Wollongong Online Farmers Market early next month in partnership with Healthy Cities Illawarra. […]