Latest News - Eco market Update
See information about the proposed South Melbourne Commons - A community hub of social enterprise, markets and food production.
Seasonal Food Pocket Guide - Ready to Go
The seasonal food pocket guide is now available for free download. The guide will tell you what fresh produce is in season each month for the Melbourne and surrounding area. Eating sustainably produced, locally grown, in-season food from small independent shops is one of the easiest things you can do to reduce your daily ecological footprint.
Looking for our November news wrap from our interview on 3CR Food Fight radio or our Guerilla Gardening links from the SYN radio interview? You'll find them here.
Access to fresh healthy food is a basic human right. However, the ability to uphold this right is becoming increasingly difficult with giant agribusiness slowly taking control of the food chain. From seed to supermarket the same players are buying up, consolidating and effectively controlling what farmers grow, how it is grown, packed, shipped and what price they will get paid.
As consumers we unknowingly play our part in this vicious cycle. Through the lack of information, limited options and relentless bombardment of food marketing, we return to the supermarket day after day to purchase more of the same homogenous packaged food. We have no idea where it came from, how it was made or how it got there, but its there on the shelf and .. oh the convenience of being able to get the dairy, fruit, vegetables and washing powder all under the one roof at 7.PM.
By making informed decisions about what we eat and how we get it, people can substantially limit their ecological footprint and take back control of our food.
Contact us at realfood[at]melbourne.foe.org.au for more information
. . . Breaking news . . . Check out our exciting Eco Market campaign.
Imagine a real alternative to shopping at Coles and Woolies. Imagine a
farmers market with live music, bicycle parking and educational
workshops, where you could find most of the items you normally buy at
the supermarket, all underpinned by environmental, social and ethical
criteria. Imagine Eco Market.
. . . Breaking news . . . Guerrilla gardening planting
day was a success. Get down and dirty with us as we demonstrate that as
a community we can provide free fresh, seasonal chemical free food and
create a sense of community. More details here.
