Resource Local Food Cost Calculator In response to excuses that adding local food to the menu in restaurants or institutions would be too expensive, American local food group SCALEdeveloped a ‘Local food cost calculator’. The calculator can be used as a budgeting tool...
Case Study Creating a local food system for Mildura Creating a thriving local food system may not happen overnight, but the value of a paid local food activator is showing in Mildura. The area was a pilot region funded as part of the Open Food Network’s Community Food...
Model Organic Regenerative Investment Co-Operative The Organic and Regenerative Investment Cooperative (ORICoop) is going to change the way Australia thinks about accessing land for new farmers. And in doing so, it’s giving older farmers ways to retire and sell their...
Case Study Mildura’s Burundian Community Farm Making local food visible was one task identified to strengthen Mildura’s local food system. Alongside that was a need to give disadvantaged communities better access to healthy, fresh food. Food Next Door ticked both of...
Case Study Beechworth Co-Op fresh box scheme Beechworth Food Co-op was formed in 2014, with a long-term strategic approach to connecting local growers and eaters. The first step of their strategy was to build up a strong co-op membership base before they tackled the...
