Coffs Coast Local Food Futures Part A_Final Report - Coffs Harbour ...
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Local Food Futures Project Part A: Final Report Key Focus Area: Consumer Awareness and Education Stakeholder List –– NSW Environmental Trust –– Bellingen EYE –– Bellingen Chamber of Commerce –– Bellofoodbox –– Northbank Community Garden –– Local schools and pre-schools –– Bellingen Community Garden Association –– Coffs Grower’s Market –– Coffs Harbour City Council –– Bellingen Council –– Coffs Community College –– Local Harvest –– Growers and Distributers –– Coffs Community College –– Mid North Coast Local Health District –– Nambucca Local Food Network Financial Statement Total Project Budget: $65,160 Total Inkind/ Cash Contributions: $177,534 Summary of the Focus Area The Consumer Awareness and Education Key Focus Area was developed in the business plan to increase community knowledge, awareness and skills in sustainable consumption and healthy lifestyles around the theme of local food. This focus area was a concentrated program of skilling workshops, demonstration events and community gatherings, complimented by print media and web based promotion. The Consumer Awareness and Education KFA has resulted in a number of projects within the Bellingen and Coffs Harbour LGA’s, with projects reflecting the desire to support grassroots action to enable more sustainable food systems. The Consumer Awareness and Education approach facilitated broad community engagement, and provided networking opportunities for project participants, resulting in a strengthened network of local community groups, grower’s markets, community gardens and educational institutions. This network will be fundamental in ensuring community commitment to local food systems beyond the Local Food Futures Project. The following activities were implemented under this Key Focus Area: –– Coffs Coast Local Food Film Festival and Short Film Competition held in 2010 and 2011 provided the region with an opportunity to increase awareness about the issues surrounding our dominant agrofood system. The festival aimed to promote local food systems run on the principles of sustainability, resilience and social justice.. –– The Permablitz program provided schools, community centres and local residents with an opportunity to engage with a qualified permacultist/ landscape architect in order to develop skills around planning and building productive gardens. The Permablitz program aimed to promote community engagement and mutual support around local food growing and associated issues. –– The Eden at Home Project was run by the Coffs Community College with support from the Mid North Coast Local Health District. The aim of the course was to inspire and assist participants to grow backyard food in the subtropical mid north coast. The main focus of the short introductory course was on growing veggies and herbs organically with a brief introduction to fruit/nut trees and fruiting vines and small chook systems. The course also covered the basics of compost making and worm farming. –– The Coffs Coast Local Food Directory is a partnership project between an existing local food directory ‘Local Harvest’ (www.localharvest.org.au) and the LFA. The alliance is promoting Local Harvest as a central directory point whereby local producers, markets, wineries etc can list their business or event for free. –– The Farm Gate Trail & Seasonal Calender (Coffs Coast Harvest Guide) has been developed to promote local producers, restaurants and businesses utilising local produce; to encourage greater use of local produce by consumers; and to promote greater tourist numbers in the Coffs Coast Hinterland. Additionally this guide includes a seasonal food guide for the Coffs Coast. –– A number of promotional LFA resources were developed 10
Summary of the Focus Area (continued) –– The local food Speaker Program gave local communities the opportunity to hear from local, national and international speakers on the issues surrounding agrofood systems, the growing local food movement and the effect that Climate Change and Peak Oil are having on communities and our food systems. –– Nutrition/ Cooking Workshops such as the Show Us Ya Dish competition and Garden2Kitchen were developed in order to raise the profile of the Coffs Grower’s Markets that operate every Thursday. These events aimed to demonstrate how to utilise local produce sourced from the markets in everyday meals. –– The Edible Streetscapes projects in Bellingen and Coffs Harbour aimed to promote the production of local food and its links to sustainability; to provide local children and adults with the direct experience of harvesting and eating fresh food and to generate increased ownership by the community of their open spaces and streets. –– Local Film Nights in Coffs Harbour and Bellingen aimed to increase awareness and knowledge of the problems associated with the dominant system of agrofood.. –– The Schools Scarecrow Competition ran as part of 2011 Sustainable Living Festival, to give schools an opportunity to build their own scarecrow using recycled materials. The competition aimed to encourage local schools to become involved in the Sustainable Living Festival, and to learn more about art and the environment. –– The Bellofoodbox Marketing project aimed to increase box numbers to a long-term sustainable number; promote and facilitate the relocation of Bellofoodbox to allow for growth in box numbers and to increase Bellofoodbox’s list of local suppliers. –– “Food4LYF” youth local food project aimed to engage students from Bellingen High School in facilitated workshops to increase knowledge and skills around producing food and how to prepare produce for meals. This project has been assisted by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust 11
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<strong>Local</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Futures</strong> Project<br />
<strong>Part</strong> A: <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
Key Focus Area: Consumer Awareness and Education<br />
Stakeholder List<br />
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NSW Environmental Trust<br />
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Bellingen EYE<br />
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Bellingen Chamber of Commerce<br />
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Bellofoodbox<br />
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Northbank Community Garden<br />
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<strong>Local</strong> schools and pre-schools<br />
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Bellingen Community Garden Association<br />
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<strong>Coffs</strong> Grower’s Market<br />
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<strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> City Council<br />
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Bellingen Council<br />
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<strong>Coffs</strong> Community College<br />
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<strong>Local</strong> Harvest<br />
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Growers and Distributers<br />
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<strong>Coffs</strong> Community College<br />
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Mid North <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Local</strong> Health District<br />
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Nambucca <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Food</strong> Network<br />
Financial Statement Total Project Budget: $65,160<br />
Total Inkind/ Cash Contributions: $177,534<br />
Summary of the<br />
Focus Area<br />
The Consumer Awareness and Education Key Focus Area was developed in the business<br />
plan to increase community knowledge, awareness and skills in sustainable consumption<br />
and healthy lifestyles around the theme of local food. This focus area was a concentrated<br />
program of skilling workshops, demonstration events and community gatherings,<br />
complimented by print media and web based promotion.<br />
The Consumer Awareness and Education KFA has resulted in a number of projects within<br />
the Bellingen and <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> LGA’s, with projects reflecting the desire to support<br />
grassroots action to enable more sustainable food systems.<br />
The Consumer Awareness and Education approach facilitated broad community<br />
engagement, and provided networking opportunities for project participants, resulting in a<br />
strengthened network of local community groups, grower’s markets, community gardens<br />
and educational institutions. This network will be fundamental in ensuring community<br />
commitment to local food systems beyond the <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Futures</strong> Project.<br />
The following activities were implemented under this Key Focus Area:<br />
––<br />
<strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Food</strong> Film Festival and Short Film Competition held in 2010 and<br />
2011 provided the region with an opportunity to increase awareness about the issues<br />
surrounding our dominant agrofood system. The festival aimed to promote local food<br />
systems run on the principles of sustainability, resilience and social justice..<br />
––<br />
The Permablitz program provided schools, community centres and local residents with<br />
an opportunity to engage with a qualified permacultist/ landscape architect in order<br />
to develop skills around planning and building productive gardens. The Permablitz<br />
program aimed to promote community engagement and mutual support around local<br />
food growing and associated issues.<br />
––<br />
The Eden at Home Project was run by the <strong>Coffs</strong> Community College with support from<br />
the Mid North <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Local</strong> Health District. The aim of the course was to inspire and<br />
assist participants to grow backyard food in the subtropical mid north coast. The main<br />
focus of the short introductory course was on growing veggies and herbs organically<br />
with a brief introduction to fruit/nut trees and fruiting vines and small chook systems.<br />
The course also covered the basics of compost making and worm farming.<br />
––<br />
The <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Food</strong> Directory is a partnership project between an existing local<br />
food directory ‘<strong>Local</strong> Harvest’ (www.localharvest.org.au) and the LFA. The alliance is<br />
promoting <strong>Local</strong> Harvest as a central directory point whereby local producers, markets,<br />
wineries etc can list their business or event for free.<br />
––<br />
The Farm Gate Trail & Seasonal Calender (<strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Harvest Guide) has been<br />
developed to promote local producers, restaurants and businesses utilising local<br />
produce; to encourage greater use of local produce by consumers; and to promote<br />
greater tourist numbers in the <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Hinterland. Additionally this guide includes a<br />
seasonal food guide for the <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Coast</strong>.<br />
––<br />
A number of promotional LFA resources were developed<br />
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