Impact Hour Illawarra: The Business of Local, Sustainable Food
The next Impact Hour event will convene an expert panel to explore the business of local, sustainable food, posing questions like: – What is the future of local food? – What types of businesses or enterprises will produce it? – What needs to happen to develop the food system? Impact Hour is a business sustainability […]
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 […]
Research Project: Resilient food futures?
University of Wollongong Honours student, Anna Smith, recently completed a study on the role of alternative food networks in creating resilient food systems in the Illawarra. Here is a synopsis of her research findings: The overarching aim of my thesis was to explore the ways in which organisations in the Illawarra region contributed to food […]