Food Recovery Education & Engagement F.R.E.E

Food Recovery Far North Coast Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre

F.R.E.E. – Food Recovery Education and Engagement Program 2021

The purpose of this program is to engage with community within TEI guidelines.

Desired Outcomes

  • Educate community about food waste, and over purchasing
  • Community, particularly children, are given the opportunity to gain knowledge around food not going to landfill
  • Create community awareness on the advantages of recovered food helping to alleviate food insecurity.
  • Accessing of recovered food is de-stigmatised, and reframed as helping the environment.
  • More people accessing Food Recovery Food
  • Community are made aware of the CONC (Consortium of Neighbourhood Centres) Food Recovery Program

Method

  • Make contact with local Primary and Pre Schools within the Byron Shire
  • Explain the Food Recovery model
  • Keep outings manageable. (once a month, forty-five minutes max)
  • Meet at an agreed time and venue
  • Take Food recovery Van, one volunteer driver, and one worker, with the food recovered on that day for community to see. (Discussion Point)
  • Offer information on how/where to access food.

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Food Recovery Far North Coast Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre Consortium of Neighbourhood Centres Program