Volunteer Kit shows sweet potatoes can thrive in Melbourne The first harvest of Melbourne’s largest planting of sweet potato commenced today at our Abbotsford kitchen garden. The cultivation of a global staple, rarely seen in Melbourne gardens, is part of an innovative partnership between FareShare and the Burnley Campus of Read more…
A community effort led by the Father Bob Maguire Foundation and FareShare ensured some of Melbourne’s most disadvantaged people got their fair share this Christmas. Father Bob’s traditional Christmas lunch was threatened after previous catering arrangements fell through. FareShare stepped in to cook the feast with all the trimmings at Collingwood Read more…
Here’s a cool food rescue from another rescue organisation with a very different mission – saving marine life. FareShare has just collected a donation of ship’s dry stores from the Steve Irwin, Sea Shepherd’s flagship 59 metre vessel, while docked in Williamstown. The donated food including flour, quinoa, superfood bars, Read more…
https://youtu.be/mejwA4E9Bs8 On the eve of National Volunteer Week, FareShare has paid tribute to the thousands of people who volunteer each year with a video (see above). FareShare rescues surplus food and cooks 5000 free, nutritious meals a day for charities with the support of 750 regular volunteers. Another 3000 secondary Read more…