FareShare has launched our biggest ever food drive in a bid to collect 20,000kg of rice and pasta before Christmas. “Rice and pasta are universally loved foods which help make a great meal go a little bit further,” says FareShare kitchen manager Chris Mitchison. “Pasta is incredibly popular, particularly with Read more…
Pig farmer Tim Kingma with diced pork perfect for FareShare casseroles Meat is often the first sacrifice for families struggling to put food on the table making it a critical ingredient for the FareShare kitchen. FareShare cooks 5,000 meals every day from rescued food for people doing it tough. Sourcing sufficient Read more…
Lisa and Craig provide a warm welcome with FareShare meals Ballarat winters are notoriously harsh. It’s hard to imagine how anyone sleeping rough could even survive. Centacare’s Peplow House provides temporary relief with crisis accommodation for single men experiencing homelessness. Residents are provided intensive support to address a broad range Read more…
Jose Cambon with chef Crickette adding mushroom stems – & nutrition – to a casserole We have a wonderful new ingredient which is cropping up in almost every FareShare meal – mushrooms! The welcome boon is due to an exciting collaboration with Costa, which boasts the largest mushroom farm in Read more…
Will you follow in the footsteps of these happy FareShare walkers? FareShare is an official charity partner of the A2 Upstream Challenge on Saturday 10 November. Walk or run along the Yarra River from Gosch’s Paddock in Melbourne (50km) or Yarra Flats (20km) to Donvale. Registration is now open and we Read more…
FareShare’s Kellie Watson is joined on site by food partner Foodbank QLD’s CEO Michael Rose. There have been some BIG developments in sunny Queensland. Our new production kitchen is under construction and electricians, plumbers and concreters are on site. All of our specialist, high-volume cooking equipment has landed in Australia Read more…
A quick selfie on the track to Bendigo Covering 210 km on foot is no walk in the park. But Daniel Sollorz rose to the challenge for FareShare after completing a shift as a corporate volunteer in our kitchen. Moved by the experience of cooking meals for people in need, he Read more…
Madut can’t resist Emily’s appealing fruit platter The day FareShare chef Emily finally met the children who enjoy her specially-prepared lunches was one of her most memorable. Every Monday, Emily has been up before 6 to create healthy platters for 24 four-year-olds at TRY South Yarra Pre School on the Read more…
A hot FareShare meal awaits families fleeing family violence at Emerge Women and Children’s Support Network. “When families arrive at our crisis accommodation, they have often fled their homes with nothing,” explains manager Jessica Woller. “They are traumatised, frightened, confused and unaware of their surroundings. “It’s great to be able Read more…
Pensioner Joe enjoys a hot meal One of the most rewarding aspects of working at FareShare is meeting the people who receive our meals and the charities which support them. “We see a lot of domestic violence, single mums, and retirees who don’t have the funds to feed themselves,” says Read more…