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. […]
The Time of Burran – Gadalung Marool
The Time of Burran – Gadalung Marool. Hot and dry (January / February) The annual cycle of the D’harawal landscape comprises six seasons, one of which is the season of Gadalung Marool. The staple diet during the time of Burran (the kangaroo) was fruit, seeds, and the roots and tubers of those plants which had […]
The Role of Australian Local Governments in Creating a Healthy, Sustainable, and Equitable Food System – workshop outcomes
On Friday 19 November 2021, there was a workshop hosted on ‘Healthy, sustainable, equitable food systems: The role of local government’. The event attracted over 300 registrations with 150 people joining online on the day. The audience included representatives from academia and research, local government (staff and elected members), state government departments and agencies, community […]
Fair Food Champion: Rebecca Smits
Rebecca recently graduated in a bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics at The University of Wollongong. Rebecca was a part of a research team for her Honours Thesis which focused on a project called “Strengthening Local Food System Governance”. Tell us a bit about yourself – what is your background and how are you involved in […]
December Newsletter: LOVE Local this Holiday Season
Dear Fair Food Community, Can you believe the festive season is nearly upon us? The golden yellow flowers of the Acacia binervia (coast myall wattle) indicate the beginning of the often warm and wet Parra’dowee season (see Dharawal calendar story). This festive season, we encourage everyone to Shop Local and to support our local producers and independent retailers so that, […]
Fair Food Champion: Juliana Mitry
Juliana Mitry is the founder of Balinese Spice Magic, a restaurant located on Wollongong’s Keira Street food strip that aims to brings the spirit of Bali to the heart of Wollongong. Growing up in Baturiti, a small farming village in central Bali, Jules acquired her knowledge and skills to produce and serve food with Balinese […]
The Time of Parra’dowee – Gooray’murrai
The Time of Parra’dowee – Gooray’murrai. Warm and wet (November / December) The annual cycle of the D’harawal landscape comprises six seasons, one of which is the season of Gooray’murrai. The time of the Parra’dowee (eel) signifies the time to prepare for the very hot weather which will, within the next two moons, scorch the […]
October Newsletter: Ensuring Food Security For All during lockdown
Dear Fair Food Community, As the days are getting longer and the weather becoming warmer, as gentle rains fall and flowers bloom, we enter the Dharawal season of Murrai’yunggory. With vaccination rates soaring, this season continues to be a hopeful time. This newsletter focuses on our Ensuring food security for all, an especially important topic […]
Fair Food Champion: Amy Carrad
Amy Carrad – this month’s Fair Food Champion – is a researcher and advocate for a more healthy, sustainable and equitable food system Tell us a bit about yourself – what is your background and how are you involved in the local food system? I am a researcher with a public health background, currently working […]
Connecting Over Fair Food 2021!
We each have a role to play when it comes to our food: the food we choose and the way we consume it affect our health and that of our planet. From local food businesses to government, farmers, food waste fighters, academia and consumers of all ages. As a community, we need to come together […]