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 […]
Join the Illawarra Edible Garden Trail!
We’ve got some exciting news! Food Fairness Illawarra will host the 2024 Illawarra Edible Garden Trail on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November 2024 from 10am-3pm. This event is sponsored by Gilly’s Kitchen Garden. Buy Tickets Register to be a host here by 30 June. What is an Edible Garden Trail? An edible garden […]
Warrawong Foodie Tour
Nina Cantina is back and wants to take you on a culinary journey through Warrawong!. Warrawong is a multicultural hub with a fabulous array of cuisines. We will meet for a coffee to start the day and graze our way down Cowper St. Yummy snacks and coffee included on the way. We will be following […]
URBAN AGRICULTURE MONTH: Green Connect Workshop: Grow your Own Veges & Herbs
This step-by-step workshop ensures everyone leaves with the knowledge and skills to grow an edible garden on a balcony, in a backyard or over a whole property. Come along and learn the following: Understanding how vegetables and herbs grow Helping vegetables and herbs to grow without chemicals Tools and techniques used to produce vegetables and […]
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 […]
Makers & Growers – Special Sunday Market
Make it, bake it, grow it, sell it, sew it stallholders.