Today's post I'd like to dedicate to all those involved in food systems work in Melbourne and the state of Victoria as a whole. I realize that I've become so immersed in this world, but I haven't shared my master list of contacts. For anyone who's interested in traveling to the area or finding a job in this field, I figure this would be helpful. I've tried to give a brief description and organize them by theme as best as I could. Most of the organizations will also have hyperlinks to take you directly to their website. Enjoy!
Food Waste/Redistribution
Food Waste/Redistribution
- Second Bite
- Works to reduce food waste by collecting it from various markets and redistributing it across the city
- OzHarvest
- Works to reduce food waste by collecting it from anyone who has it to donate and redistributes to charities across the city
Community Gardens/Council Initiatives
*Please note that this list is not comprehensive, but only represents the areas that I'm familiar with in Melbourne. There are many more Councils in Melbourne beyond what I have here*
- Darebin Food Harvest Network
- "Created to assist and support community groups and individuals in the Darebin community involved in or interested in sustainable food initiatives and / or improving food security"
- Darebin Fruit Squad
- Volunteers harvest fruit across Darebin from trees in need of picking
- Fitzroy Community Garden
- Part of Community Grocer's operations. Beautiful!
- Collingwood Children's Farm
- Family-friendly farm allowing those of all ages to interact with, feed, and learn about farm animals, growing food, etc. Located at Abbotsford Convent
Broad-based food organizations
- Cultivating Community
- Open Food Network
- Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance
- Sustain: The Australian Food Network
- Victorian Eco Innovation Lab (VEIL)
- Associated with the University of Melbourne
- Research group
- Lentil as Anything
- Volunteer-run restaurant chain that works on pay-what-you-can sliding scale
Food policy/planning reports
- City of Darebin Urban Food Production Strategy (Couldn't get direct link, but it'll pull up if you google it)
- Moreland Food System Strategy
- City of Darebin Annual Report
- Melbourne's Food Future: Planning a Resilient City Foodbowl
Farmers Markets
- Community Grocer
- Melbourne Farmers Markets
- Highly recommend checking out Queen Vic market and South Melbourne Market
- 3000 Acres
Farmer Promotion/Support
- Youth Farmer Movement
- Farmer Incubator
Persons of Significance
- Dr. Nick Rose (Involved in pretty much everything)
- Highly recommend picking up a copy of Fair Food
- Kelly Donati (University of Melbourne, Slow Food Melbourne, Sustain)
- Emmy Nicol (Previously with Farmer Incubator)
- Prudence Rothwell (Melbourne Farmers Markets)
- Guy Coleman (AgriEducate, use of tech in precision farming)
- Catherine Phillips (University of Melbourne, researcher)
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