Contributing to the transitions we need for healing, health and wellbeing…

Why?

To help seed change that can support more people to enjoy healthy, reliable, sustainable, AFFORDABLE food.
TO FOSTER AND SUPPORT PATHWAYS TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
TO TACKLE THE ‘GLOBAL SYNDEMIC’ (THE WICKED SYSTEM OF MALNUTRITION, OBESITY, CLIMATE CHANGE) ‘HERE’ WHERE WE LIVE…
TO SUPPORT AUSTRALIAN FARMERS, FOOD PRODUCERS, FOOD CITIZENS AND CONSUMERS to lead and be the change we ‘all’ need now - thats all of us!
TO nurture conversations and collaborations for relational approaches, to tackle wicked problems in our food system and to care for our environment

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How?

Foodswell undertakes research, education, advocacy, communications and related activities to promote healthy food systems and to promote action to prevent disease by assisting people to grow, access and enjoy more healthy fresh food in ways they want. We do place based, community work and policy advocacy and communications.

Place based projects include past programs that include The Big Lunch (,Engonnia, Brewarrina, Inverell and Moree), RIG Network community based food system and gardening workshops (NT and Northern QLD CDEP stakeholders), The EduGrow Remote School Garden Awards (East Arnhem Land and Top End Australia).

Our ‘policy’ level advocacy, communications and submissions. Our podcast Nourishing Matters to Chew On straddles community, business, policy and research outreach and advocacy and we actively contirbute to Government and research inquiries and submission processes: eg. the NSW Inquiry into Food Production and Supply 2022, The Commonwealth Remote Food Security and Store Pricing Inquiry 2020, the 2010 Samuels Review of the EPBC Act.

Foodswell works in partnership, pro-bono and by commission to help develop and deliver community programs, workshops and events and useful resources. We create and curate, co-design and deliver innovative projects, programs and events that address healthy, sustainable food systems challenges and opportunities that resonate on the ground, practically, and in and for policy makers and social innovators.

In 2020/22 - during COVID - we focused on developing and sharing our podcast Nourishing Matters to share stories and inspire further action by eaters, producers, farmers and other stakeholders to get behind, seed and support healthier, more sustainable food futures.