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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…
Phil (right) with fellow volunteers Isabel and Lorraine about to add “fly poo” fertiliser to our next sweet potato crop Phil Dobson began volunteering at our kitchen garden on the Baguley Farm in December 2016. Over the past 12 months Phil 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 Read more…
Vicki, Catherine and Ronna with their long-service awards Every year during National Volunteer Week we recognise the volunteers who have gone above and beyond. Meet Vicki, Catherine and Ronna who have just notched up 15 years of loyal service with Read more…
Helen (centre) with Jeremy and Despina The FareShare kitchen feels like a natural fit for fire ecologist Helen. She has been volunteering with us for more than three years after moving to Melbourne in 2012 to undertake a PhD investigating Read more…