July 2021

25
Jul

Partners In Change: A Spotlight On The Critical Support Of In2Food

There are approximately 3.6 million Australians that seek support for food relief each year. And while Food For Change is on a mission to alleviate this, the sad truth is that more than 70,000 Australians are turned away each and every month, one third of which are children. But solving Australia’s food insecurity issue isn’t a mission that we can undertake alone,

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20
Jul

Winning Winter: Your Gro-to Guide For Planting During The Cooler Months

Soups, curries, hearty stews. For many, the cold winter months are the perfect excuse to indulge in comforting, rich meals. Sadly, it’s also the most severe of seasons for the 3.6 million Australians who face the struggles of food insecurity. But you can help us in our mission to feed the hungry. How, you ask…? Well we’ve quite the crop of initiatives,

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15
Jul

Top Five Fresh Food Storage Secrets That Will Extend The Life Of Your Produce

Eating fresh and nutritious food isn’t alway easy to do economically. And that often comes down to the shorter shelf life, and how to “buy in bulk” but also utilise before it turns bad. In fact, the average household typically throws away about $2,000 worth of food each year, which contributes to the 4.2 million tonnes of food waste that goes into

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14
Jul

Chicken Cacciatore with Bulgur Wheat Salad

Our July fresh food box is heading out across Melbourne and Victoria early next week and is packed with amazing fresh fruit and Veg! Previously we have been adding in printed versions of our recipes to our food box, but in order to reduce our environmental impact and to provide even more delicious recipes to our food box subscribers we

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12
Jul

Fables From The Farm: A Chat With Lee Alison Murray, Longtime Volunteer

Lee Murray spends a good majority of her time helping local communities thrive. Lee is the President of the Sandringham Lions Club. It’s through this position that she first learned of, and met, Food For Change Founder, Matt Donovan. “He’s such an easy going and passionate person, it’s impossible not to be caught up in that passion and want to help in

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12
Jul

May Update

Hello everyone! As Autumn draws to a close, May has been another incredible month at Food For Change. The main news of course is the official launch of our new farm at The Briars Mount Martha! Our team has doubled down on our efforts. It is our continuous mission to grow healthy and nutritious food for those experiencing food insecurity, which can best be done

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