25
Aug

Whole Orange Cake

Oranges are one of the staple foods that go into our monthly fresh food box. Especially at this time of year when we need our vitamin C the most! So today we are bringing you an amazing recipe from Masterchef contestant Amir Manoly. Amir runs Mister Collective and is providing recipes for Food For Change and all our fresh fruit and

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25
Aug

Worms For Waste: How To Keep These Hard Workers Happy

Have you been down to Food For Change’s Briars farm lately? Well, you’re in for a big surprise.  We’ve welcomed thousands of the hardest workers you’ll ever know… WORMS!  Thanks to the amazing and generous team from Worm Lovers, our farm is all set up to get these worms turning waste into nutritious compost – so we can grow delicious,

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15
Aug

Waste Not, Want Not: Creative Ways To Repurpose Not-So-Fresh Food

There’s probably not a person in the nation who hasn’t faced the dilemma of not eating all the fresh produce we’ve purchased by the end of the week. And probably why the average Australian throws away 300 kilograms of food each, every year.  Food wastage is not only an issue for the environment, but fighting food wastage can also help

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13
Aug

Cauliflower Fritters

With the last month of winter in full swing we are excited to send out our fresh food box next week! So with winter coming to an end we are going to highlight the humble Cauliflower. A veg we grow at all our farms during winter and one that is a regular feature in our monthly fresh fruit & veg

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10
Aug

The Importance Of Giving In A Time Of Need

For a lot of people, times are tough. Most of our capital cities have been in and out of lockdown, which can really put a squeeze on small businesses, job security and general income.  During these times, we see a surge in the number of people seeking food relief with Food For Change. While many are just getting by –

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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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