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 easy to overlook the importance of eating well. In this issue, we turn a spotlight on how to eat well on a budget, with dietetics students Gemma and Ebony in the Fair Food Champion segment.
We also have some exciting events coming up, look out for Pocket City Farms Community Feast and our very own Connecting over Fair Food Event!
Read on for:
- Applying to become our next Communications Support Intern
- Stir it Up! Training Day
- Eat Well on a Budget
- Upcoming Events
D’harawal Season: The Time of Ngoonungi
The time of Ngoonungi – Murrai’yunggory. Cool, getting warmer (September / October). This is the time when the restrictions on eating shellfish, prawns, crabs, yabbies and lobsters are lifted, and feasting on the beaches and river banks occurs.
Click here to read the full story
Stir it Up! Training Day
Stir It Up! is an exciting project that aims to promote good food and healthy eating in local communities. The program was developed by Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) and is now coordinated by Healthy Cities Illawarra.
Click here to read the full story
Fair Food Champions: Gemma and Ebony
Gemma and Ebony are our current Communications Support interns and are the Fair Food Champions for this newsletter edition. They share their top tips for Eating Well on a budget. Click here to read the full story
Communications Support Internship
Applications are now open for our six month Communications support internship! Develop your communication and marketing skills, while helping to educate our community and encouraging them to take action towards a fairer food system. Click for more info!
Invest in Our Local Food System
It has never been clearer that eating local produce is a powerful way to take action on climate change. The Wollongong Online Farmers Market is here to grow a more resilient, sustainable and local food system
Click here to order now!
Nominate your fair food champion
Do you know someone who would be a great #FairFoodChampion to be featured in our next newsletter? Our FFC segment is a great way to recognise and celebrate the amazing champions we have in our community, all working towards a fairer food system.
Click here for more
Our EATING WELL Fair Food Field Guide talks about how access to nutritious food is a basic right and should be available to people at all levels of social and economic privilege. Follow the below links to find more information on how to eat well!
Knowing how to shop, how to store food and how to cook are valuable tools for eating well on a budget. Click here for more.
Processed food is any food that has been changed from its natural state through methods like freezing, baking, cooking or adding ingredients. Click here for more.
In the Illawarra there are numerous cooking programs which promote healthy eating. Click here for more.
Being able to identify which foods contain high amounts of sugar, fat and salt allows us to make informed choices about what we eat and is a simple first step towards eating well. Click here for more.
Want more? Head to the Eating Well section of our Fair Food Field Guide to find:
Our FAIR FOOD EVENTS CALENDER is filled with exciting opportunities to participate – from workshops and seminars to markets, community garden days, and more. We’ve listed a few exciting events coming up:
Womens Patch Garden Workshop: Seed raising and Propagation | 16th September 2022 | 10am – 12pm | Wollongong
Join this FREE gardening workshop run by Women Illawarra who have partnered with A Garden for Life. Join at their organic garden, where you can learn about propagating your our own crops for seasonal planting. Click here for more.
Pocket City Farms: Community Feast | 13th October | 6pm – 9pm | Camperdown Commons
Pocket City Farms, an Urban Farm in Sydney is hosting a dinner to raise money to support their 2023 Farm Incubator Program, a 12 month program that trains young farmers across all seasons and farm tasks. All funds raised will go directly to helping us grow the farmers of the future. Click here for more.
AFSA’s Food Sovereignty Convergence | 16th – 18th October | Queensland
A little further afield, but an important event in the food space. Join AFSA’s first in-person Convergence since 2019, to discuss pathways to democratically designed food sovereignty. Held in Queensland. Click here for more.
Connecting over Fair Food | 18th October | 6pm – 8.30pm | Innovation Campus
Join us for an inspiring, encouraging and nourishing evening with Clarence Slockee, local speakers, expo stalls and a bustling crop swap!
Click here for more.
Podcasts
How Ultra-Processed food took over your shopping basket – podcast
This 35 minute podcast by ‘The Long Read: The Guardian’ is a great use of your time.
Click here to listen 🎧
Use it up
Use it up is a podcast based on the no-waste movement. Be prepared to be have more confidence in the kitchen, to think before you buy, to plan ahead, and to set practical goals to help reduce food waste in Australia.
Click here to listen. 🎧
Reads
Cook Chill Chat CookBook
The Cook Chill Chat Cookbook, ‘Connecting Over Food’ has 29 recipes, including soups, salads, mains, sides and desserts. They are all easy to make, budget-friendly, time-friendly and don’t require fancy equipment. They even have options to swap veggies for what is in season! Click here to buy.
Australian Dietary Guidelines: Summary
The Australian Dietary Guidelines provide up-to-date advice about the amount and kinds of foods that we need to eat for health and wellbeing. The recommendations are based on scientific evidence, developed after looking at good quality research. Click here to download for FREE!
Healthy Easy Eats Recipe E-Book
An online recipe E-book created by ‘Nourish Naturally’ an accredited dietitian. The recipe book is filled with healthy plant-based recipes. Need some inspiration to eat well? Click here to buy.
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