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Melbourne Food Hub Collaboration for transformation Dr Nick Rose, Executive Director Taking Action for Healthy Communities North East Healthy Communities Forum Tuesday, 29 th October 2019 Why do we exist? Because the food system is broken The
Dr Nick Rose, Executive Director Taking Action for Healthy Communities North East Healthy Communities Forum Tuesday, 29th October 2019
Food hubs Local food economy Regenerative agriculture Urban agriculture Food justice Food culture and gastronomy Food education and literacy Food governance
GOAL The Community Food Strategy and Action Plan Food Systems and the Role of Local Government
Policy work
Roles, strategies and systems National Sustainable Communities Summit (2018)
Thought leadership
Conferences and events Reclaiming the Urban Commons:
Past, Present & Future in Australian Towns and Cities (2018)
The Human Right to Food (2016) Melbourne Food Hub
(Key partner: Melbourne Farmers Market) ▪ Training women in food entrepreneurship ▪ Urban Agriculture: training and practice ▪ Food Waste Recovery: composting ▪ Industry Community Kitchen ▪ Weekly Farmers Market
Cardinia Food Circles Project
(Key partner: Shire of Cardinia) ▪ The Community Grocer ▪ Pakenham Secondary College Community Farm Initiative ▪ Healthy Education Network SMRC Cafe and Food Hub ▪ Cardinia Community Food Strategy 2018- 2026
Practice leadership
Hubs, communities and projects
Research
Books, journal articles and reports
The think-and-do network
New Economy Network Australia Conference (2018) Transforming Food Systems through Social Enterprise (2018) Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities (2018) Food for Thought Festival (2017 & 2018) Cardinia Food Forum (2017) Urban Agriculture Forum (2016, 2018 & 2020) Symposium of Australian Gastronomy (2016) Growing Food Justice from Montreal to Melbourne (2016) Community Food Hubs Conference (2015) Democratising Food Systems (2015) Melbourne Statement
Farm-to-Plate Peri-Urban Planning Scheme Audit (2019-2020) Urban and Regional Food Declaration Diversity, Connectedness, Scale:
Understanding Victoria’s artisan food and agriculture sector (2018)
Food Systems Literacy: Transforming
the Global Industrial Food System (2018)
Successful Failures: The Problem
with Food Banks (2017)
Community Food Hubs: An
Economic and Social Justice Model for Regional Australia (2017)
Cultivating the Critical Food Artisan: Undergraduate Food Studies
in Australia (2016) Australia Research Council project: “Strengthening food governance at the local level” (2019-2021)
Local Government Agribusiness Officers: Case Studies (2016) Innovations in Agricultural and Culinary Training and Education:
International Case Studies (2016)
Mapping Local Government Urban Agriculture Strategies (2016) Bendigo’s Local Food Economy (2017) Food Hub Feasibility Studies
(Bendigo/Wangaratta/Wyndham/Cardinia/ Darebin) (2016-2018)
“Nourish Victoria” State wide Plan (Vic) – 5-10yrs
GOAL
Thought leadership
Conferences and events Melbourne Food Hub
(Key partner: Melbourne Farmers Market) ▪ Training women in food entrepreneurship ▪ Urban Agriculture: training and practice ▪ Food Waste Recovery: composting ▪ Industry Community Kitchen ▪ Weekly Farmers Market
Practice leadership
Hubs, communities and projects
Research
Books, journal articles and reports Community Food Hubs Conference (2015) Community Food Hubs: An
Economic and Social Justice Model for Regional Australia (2017)
Food Hub Feasibility Studies
(Bendigo/Wangaratta/Wyndham/Cardinia/ Darebin) (2016-2018)
“Nourish Victoria”
State wide Plan (Vic) – 5-10yrs
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The think-and-do network
Theme: Food hubs
GOAL
Policy work
Roles, strategies and systems
Thought leadership
Conferences and events Reclaiming the Urban Commons:
Past, Present & Future in Australian Towns and Cities (2018)
Melbourne Food Hub (Key partner: Melbourne Farmers Market)
entrepreneurship
practice
composting
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Research
Books, journal articles and reports Urban Agriculture Forum (2016, 2018 & 2020) Melbourne Statement
Mapping Local Government Urban Agriculture Strategies (2016)
“Nourish Victoria”
State wide Plan (Vic) – 5-10yrs
The think-and-do network
Theme: Urban agriculture
How we work
Collective impact Networks and partners
to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem, using a structured form of collaboration.
Cardinia Food Circles Project Melbourne Food Hub
Common agenda | Common progress measures | Mutually reinforcing activities | Communications | Backbone organisation
Building a common agenda
Cardinia Community Food Strategy and Action Plan 2018 - 2026 Cardinia Shire’s Liveability Plan 2017 – 2029 Partners and Stakeholders
Engaging community and building public will
Events for learning and networking: Cardinia Food Forum, workshops, partner events Cardinia Food Network Media and Social Media
Enabling and supporting mutually reinforcing activities
The Community Grocer Pakenham Pakenham Secondary College Community Farm Initiative Healthy Education Network Food Hub Community Kitchens: Sikh and CWA Farmland Protection Advocacy + Research
REFLECTIONS
requires a shared vision and action plan
been crucial…we need to build relationships + trust
movement for change.
a) Continuity b) Take time to develop + refine c) Draw on expertise.
connection.
Cardinia Food Circles Project Melbourne Food Hub
Common agenda | Common progress measures | Mutually reinforcing activities | Communications | Backbone organisation
The Melbourne Food Hub is a flourishing place to co-create and connect to a local food system that is secure, sustainable, healthy and fair – reflecting and celebrating intercultural diversity. At the Melbourne Food Hub, we are creating a self-sustaining and replicable model where the community can meet, learn, grow, make, eat and source fresh local produce.
A weekly accredited farmers market attracting thousands of visitors each week. Urban Agriculture including workshops and vocational education. Cooking and catering, educational food workshops and small food business incubation. Local, fresh produce storage and distribution to individuals and groups. Community events bringing people together with food as the connector. Co-working spaces where social enterprises and small business can thrive. Food waste recovery recycling community food scraps into fertile compost. Research gathering the learnings from this new project, to share with and inspire others.
MFM commits to move to Alphington Sustain & MFM commence discussions about a collaborative food hub proposal
First complement of staff recruited (Food Hub Manager, Bus Dev Manager, Comms Coordinator, Urban Ag Facilitator First Alphington Farmers Market, averaging 30 stallholders / 1800 patrons every week Calendar of community representation and events e.g Alphington CWA/World Bee Day
Mar – June 2018
Sustain secures LMCF funding to hold a visioning day 50 people from 40
and co-create a vision MFM secures funding from City of Darebin for site works / business plan development
Mar - May 2017
Team strategic planning Rename Alphington Comm Food Hub to Melbourne Food Hub Facebook launched MFH Launch lunch First Urban Ag wicking bed workshop
July - Sept 2018
Sustain applies to LMCF for an Innovation Grant for 2 years funding to start the Alphington Community Food Hub MFM receives Bendigo Bank container grant
July 2017
MFH website created and launched Food Business Program funded by Inner North & Bennelong Kingfisher Citrus commences distribution from Farmers Depot Reground moves onsite
Oct - Dec 2018
SGS Economics to conducts a business plan for the Alphington Community Food Hub (paid for by City of Darebin)
July - Nov 2017
2nd wicking bed workshop First passata making workshop First FBB cohort commences First Food Dist pilot commences with Reservoir High School Progress report to LMCF MOU signed with Melb Poly for hort students
Jan - Apr 2019
Sustain & MFM pitch to LMCF Board & grant awarded to Sustain MFM moves to Alphington / secures funding from City of Darebin for replacement infrastructure
Dec 2017 - Jan 2018
MFH Open Day as part of Darebin Homemade Food & Wine Festival 3000 Acres comes onsite Mushroom women join MFH cluster Bank Aus grant for Climate Smart Classroom Discussions with PCF Shared visioning process with wider collective Community kitchen build commences
May - August 2019
Renewable energy / community solar farm Teaching & learning, e.g. Melb Poly, Reservoir High School Business incubating – Commercial Kitchen Bee-keeping and pollinators Hospitality – e.g. café / bar Social inclusion – inclusive employment / training opportunities Food waste & packaging recycling and composting Seed-saving / propagating / seedling nursery Urban Farming & Urban horticulture Eating & socialising – Community Kitchen Cooking and preserving – workshops / community kitchen Giving and sharing, e.g. DIVRS Food value-adding – Commercial Kitchen Markets and retail
Research / Citizen Science – e.g. ClimateSmart Classroom / RMIT Soil Environment students
Alphington Farmers Market: 1500 patrons, 30 stallholders Food Business Boost: Training migrant women in food entrepreneurship Urban Agriculture: vocational training with Melbourne Polytechnic, workshops, sales of farm produce Food Waste Recovery: composting and food plastics recycling Industry Community Kitchen
ACTIVE PROJECTS: PRINCIPLE FUNDERS: PARTNERS:
Contact: Dr Nick Rose nick@sustainaustralia.org M: 0414 497 819