Hidden Harvest: Art of Food Waste
Celebrating our local community through art and food. Hidden Harvest presents a jam-packed schedule of events & delicious delicacies that celebrate our local community through art & food. Hidden Harvest is hosting the ‘Art of Food Waste’ exhibition in February this year! Celebrating the talents of over 15 local artists who work with food as […]
Stir it up!
‘Stir it up’ is a community based program that trains volunteers to promote healthy eating and sharing good food in the local community. Stir it up! volunteer peer educators receive training with a focus on healthy eating, practical food ideas, presentation skills, kitchen safety and food hygiene. 2020 marked 10 years since the first Stir […]
FOGO is go-go!
In Australia, food waste makes up 35% of the average household bin¹, adding up to around $4000 worth of wasted food per household every year. In November 2020, Wollongong City Council took a big step to minimising food waste, by joining Kiama and Shellharbour Local Government Areas in implementing a weekly FOGO (Food Organics Garden […]
December Newsletter: Shopping Local
Can you believe the festive season is nearly upon us? The disruptions of 2020 have brought many questions about our food system to the fore: food security, scarcity, affordability, donations, distribution, community connection, growing your own, sourdough and fermentation are now hot topics! Localism has seen a welcome resurgence, offering solutions to many of these […]
Fair Food Champion: Ashleigh Holmes
Ashleigh Holmes – a champion of local food in the Illawarra – is currently involved with rolling out the very exciting ‘Love Local’ campaign. The ‘Love Local’ campaign was born from the advocacy masterclass; it identified how consumers can advocate to make changes to improve their local food system and a brainstorming session highlighted the […]
‘Love Local’ with us!
Are you interested in helping us to grow a vibrant food culture and economy in the Illawarra? Join our ‘Love Local’ campaign! Our ‘Love Local’ campaign calls on local food retailers to adopt our ‘I’m Local’ labels in their stores to help consumers identify locally grown or produced products more easily while they shop. Our […]
November Newsletter: Growing your own Food
One of the positive outcomes of 2020 is the resurgence of interest in old skills – particularly growing and preparing food from scratch. This issue of the FFI newsletter is jam packed with resources to help you take the next steps to producing your own food, whether you want to grow herbs in a pot […]
Fair Food Champion: Andrea Persico, Austinmer Beekeeper
I had always loved honey, and was fascinated by bees from a young age. There really is a whole world of fascinating bee facts, and science is adding every day to our understanding of these amazing creatures. Andrea Persico, Austinmer Beekeeper Tell us about your background, eg your involvement with food, travel, tourism. I’ve had a […]
Stanwell Park Eco Centre (SPEC), Community Garden Project
Stanwell Park Eco Centre (SPEC) was founded in June 2020 by Allison Tomazin in response to her witnessing the increasing fragility of our food supply chains. With community job insecurity and the pressures of social isolation thrown into the mix, Allison felt the need to start something that would inspire her local community to engage […]
Connecting Over Fair Food 2020: Event Summary
In celebration of Food Fairness Illawarra’s 15th birthday, World Food Day and Global Climate Change Week, this year our community of fair food warriors met online for a presentation, panel discussion and film screening of The Biggest Little Farm. This year’s Connecting Over Fair Food event was a roaring success, with over 60 participants. Our […]