Posts Tagged ‘community gardening’
Carrotmob Dinner to Fund a Restaurant Veggie Patch
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on November 15th, 2011
| 17 November , 2011 | ||
| 5:30 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
Do you want to go out for dinner this Thursday, maybe a drink too? An Evening Mob with Pizza, Peroni, Music & more….
Il Pomodoro at Fed Square & Carrotmob call on Melbourne to support sustainable food! Il Pomodoro Italian Restaurant located at Federation Square, Melbourne is committing 100% of its profit from 5.30pm-7.30pm Thursday 17th November to the expansion of a Vegie Patch and Herb Garden. So come help us ‘mob’ Il Pomodoro – eat and drink Italian and know that your dollars are helping to support deliciously sustainable cuisine and reduce food miles.
This very first evening mob will feature pizza & Peroni deals, as well as great home-style Italian favourites, al fresco dining and music by Matt Wicking from The General Assembly. Come past for a quick after-work drink, dinner with friends or even coffee and dessert. Take-away available for carrots in a rush.
What’s carrotmob? We harness the power of the consumer dollar to support local businesses to take steps to become more sustainable! We’re the opposite of a boycott!
http://carrotmobmelbourne.wordpress.com/
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The Food Gardeners’ Alliance – Grow your own food locally
Posted in Models, RDAG by Devin Maeztri on April 16th, 2009
The Food Gardeners Alliance (FGA) is an excellent example of a coalition that to lobby against the water restrictions for food gardeners in Victoria. FGA began in Summer 2007 when Melbourne gardener, Marika Wagner, was struggling to look after her vegetable patch.
Marika like many others, rents her inner suburban home and finds it particularly difficult to grow vegetables when water tanks are either out of reach financially or not worthwhile installing in a temporary situation. Marika decided that concessions were necessary for vegetable growing and so The Food Gardeners Alliance was formed.
Representing a collection of home-produce gardeners, horticulturalists, landscape designers and individuals, their first collective appeal collected over 3,000 signatures for the ‘Water for Producepetition that was presented to the Victorian State Government on 13 March 2008.
The FGA are currently working with community, government and other organisations to develop guidelines for sensible water use and to bring the needs and benefits of local food production to the forefront of the public consciousness.
To find out more about the FGA email foodgardeners@gmail.com.
This is from “Social Innovations in Victorian Food Systems”, case studies by Ferne Edwards.
Food For All forum – Learning from the field
Posted in Events by Devin Maeztri on October 16th, 2008
This abstract was recently listed on Fruit and Veg for All Project‘s Newsletter. To see the original document visit September 2008 newsletter.
VicHealth held their annual Food For All forum – Learning from the field in early August. The presentations are now available on their website. Visit the VicHealth Food for All: Learning from the field. Forum.
On the same day, VicHealth launched a glossy series of case studies taken from Food For All projects around the state. To read the full document visit Food for All Case Studies – download full document.
