Case Study Tasmanian Produce Collective How a group of Tasmanian producers banded together to create a thriving online marketplace in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 was a year that saw many great pivots, and with the closure of many in-person farmer’s...
RESEARCH Strengthening Victoria’s Foodshare organisations Foodshares play a vital part in helping to feed those experiencing hardship – in fact, they are somehow able to turn a $1 donation into over $66 worth of food! The Open Food Network has contributed...
Our projects Sustaining Land, Sustaining People Keeping farmland and food systems thriving, and helping people age in-place Managing rural land is rewarding but hard work. As people age, keeping a farm productive and managing weeds, pest animals and fire season can...
Our projects Building capacity across Victorian food hubs Disruptions to food supply in 2020 highlighted the importance of Community Food Enterprises (CFEs) as they maintained food security for their communities. For many enterprises, it felt like a window of...
Research report How can we design out on-farm food waste? Food waste is a complex problem that occurs for many reasons across different parts of thefood system and supply chain. When farms can’t sell all of their produce, farmers lose money, and the resulting food...
