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Local Food Futures Project Part A: Final Report Evaluation – Outcomes The Consumer Awareness and Education Key Focus Area has supported a diverse range of community driven projects. 18 projects and 82 community based events were held throughout the duration of the project, with 3737 participants. –– 350 people attended the Local Food Film festival over the two years. The inaugural short film competition received 6 entries. 35% of event survey respondents reported that they engaged in discussions with the events speakers and requested more speakers in order to promote more discussion around local food availability and benefits. –– 9 permablitzes held at schools and community centres with a total of164 participants, converting approximately 1000m2 of land into productive garden beds. 12.6% of online community survey respondents attended a permablitz, with 13.6% noting that they have helped to maintain the permablitz garden beyond the initial event. –– The Coffs Community College ran 2 Eden at Home courses with a total of 20 participants. – – The Coffs Coast Local Food Directory has 14 businesses, groups and markets within the Coffs Coast region. The directory was only launched in mid 2012 and further promotional activities will continue. –– The Harvest Spring Dinner was attended by 80 individuals including chefs, restaurateurs, producers, wholesalers and retailers. A total of 1200 copies of the Harvest Guide have been published and distributed throughout the Coffs Coast region. –– LFA resources developed include: LFA website (119 registered members) and Facebook (669 likes) ; 2 x LFA banners created and utilised at a range of local; 1000 magnets printed and distributed promoting the LFA website; 500 flyers promoting the partnership between Local Harvest and LFA; the Coffs Coast Harvest Guide including seasonal calendar; and 2000+ flyers published and distributed summarising the Coffs Coast Local Food Framework. –– The LFA ran a total of 8 speaker events with a total of 1301 attendees. Speakers included: Robert Pekin from Food Connect; Russ Grayson, Community Gardens; Phil Dudman from Landshare Australia; Costa Georgiadis from SBS’s Garden Odyssey; Kirsten Larsen from VEIL; Nicole Foss, Strong Local Economies; and Simon Cunich, Growing Change. 71% of speaker event survey respondents recorded that they had enhanced their knowledge of local food systems. –– Nutrition/ Cooking Workshops had 300+ attendees at the 2010 and 2011 events. According to the online community survey, in 2010 1.6% bought all their fruit and veg at the Grower’s Market, this has increased to 6.6% in 2012. Additionally those buying all their fruit and veg in a shop/supermarket has fallen from 28% in 2010 to 4.9% in 2012. 64% of online survey respondents also reported that attending a LFA event/activity helped them to source local food. –– The Edible Streetscapes attracted 30 students to the Bellingen planting day, 150 attendees at Bellingen Edible Streetscapes launch, and 30 participants at the Coffs Harbour event. –– Local Film Nights held in Coffs Harbour and Bellingen were attended by 200 individuals. – – The Schools Scarecrow Competition a total of 38 entries from 19 different Child Care Centres, Pre-schools and Primary schools throughout the Coffs Coast region. –– The “Food4LYF project, run at the Bellingen High School Community Garden was consistently attended by 25+ high school students over the course of project. The program continues to run with funding from Bellingen High School 12
Key Focus Area: Showcasing Stakeholder List –– NSW Environmental Trust –– Bellingen Shire Council –– Bellingen Community Garden Association –– Bellingen EYE –– Coffs Harbour City Council –– Coffs Regional Community Gardens Association –– Service Providers – Newtrain/ Green Corps –– CHESS Employment Agency –– Anglicare North Coast –– Coffs Harbour Settlement Services –– Coffs Harbour African Community Association Financial Statement Total Project Budget: $144,040 Total Inkind/Cash Contributions: $313,500 Summary of the Focus Area The Showcasing Key Focus Area was developed in the business plan to support community groups in showcasing sustainable living activities for the wider community around the production of local food, through the development of 2 showcase educational community gardens. The Showcasing approach has resulted in two major projects in the LGA’s of Bellingen and Coffs Harbour. These projects have reflected the communities individual needs and desire to support community gardens and build capacity at a grass roots level to enable more sustainable food systems. This focus area has additionally facilitated broad community engagement and shared visions have emerged throughout the development and enhancement of both community gardens. A number of networking opportunities have emerged throughout the development of both showcasing projects, resulting in the development of new partnerships and the strengthening of existing partnerships. This engagement of stakeholders has additionally resulted in a strengthened network of community groups, community gardens, schools and other education providers. This network of diverse stakeholders will be fundamental beyond this project, ensuring continued community commitment to local food on the Coffs Coast. Evaluation – Outcomes The Showcasing Key Focus Area has supported the development of two community gardens in Bellingen and Coffs Harbour. –– 457 individuals have been directly engaged through the running of 27 workshops held at the community gardens, encompassing growing and cooking local produce, soil health, composting, worm farming, water conservation, and permaculture –– 5800m2 of land is now dedicated to community gardening activities –– 386 individuals are engaged on the two community gardens facebook sites –– 658 people have registered to receive regular enewsletter updates from both gardens –– 80 school students have participated in the gardens and workshops –– 295 different species of plants have been planted at the two sites –– A large majority of workshop participants at the two community gardens indicated that they left the workshops with new skills (86%) and knowledge (95%) –– Over $91,800 leveraged in additional grant funding This project has been assisted by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust 13
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