It's Australian Fair Food Week, an initiative of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance to support the People's Food Plan. The week aims to raise awareness about fairness across all aspects of the food system and understand our food supply from paddock to plate.
There are events all across Australia during the week giving people the opportunity to talk to chefs, suppliers and farmers about where their food comes from.
Celebrate fair and sustainable produce and educate yourself. Here are my event picks for the week:
Edible Streets Tour of West End Saturday 24th August lead by Dick Coperman of Northey Street City Farm identifying foods, fungi, weeds and other functional plants available in our urban landscape.
Food Connect, a local distributor of seasonal produce, is running a farm tour of two of their suppliers in the Lockyer Valley - raw honey by Phil and Robyn Dunlop and Rob Bauer and Trude Townson's certified organic farm growing a wide range of vegetables.
Garden Dinner Society, Morningside Starry Night Dinner. This is a fantastic opportunity to eat and share food from a local community garden! Tukka head Chef, Bryant Wells well prepare a fine dining experience for a handful of guests 25th August with produce from the community garden and Tukka's native Australian plant garden.
Check out the Fair Food website for more community events, films and informative talks. And why not visit your local markets this weekend for your fresh fruit and vegetables.
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