Resources for Community Food Programs
Food Safety
Victorian Government Health Information on Food Safety
Victorian Government Health Information Food Safety Course
General food safety guidelines (SecondBite)
Food ideas for your clients
How to make the most of $30 (Inner East Community Health Service)
Cheap microwave meals (Inner East Community Health Service)
Cheap one pot meals for 1 (Inner East Community Health Service)
Ideas for your kitchen and food program staff and volunteers
Cooking measures converted (SecondBite)
Making meals healthier at your kitchen (SecondBite)
FoodCents Training - Get online training for FREE to help improve budgeting, food safety and nutrition skills (FoodCents)
Relevant reports and research on Community Food Programs
SecondBite reports
Welfare
Fair health facts 2009 (VicHealth)
Kids come first report 2009 (Tasmanian Government)
Surplus Food and Food Waste
Hungry Beast, ABC, food waste report
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Waste in Australia 2009 (Deakin University and VicHealth)
Sustainable and Secure Food Systems for Victoria 2008 (Victorian Eco Innovation Lab (VEIL))
Water Waste: From Field to Fork 2008 (Lundqvist, J. de frature, C and Molden, D)
What a waste 2009 (Australia Institute)
Food Security and Poverty
reference_to_Australia 2004 ( Burns, C)
Eating rough - Homeless youth in Adelaide 2006 (Booth, S )
Helpful websites and organisations
Food and Nutrition
Food Alliance - An organisation working to achieve food security and healthy eating for all Victorians
STREAT - Stopping homelessness, the delicious way
Victorian Regional Farmers Markets - Providing local and delicious fare straight from the farmer!
Seasonal Fruit and Veggie Guide
Nutrition Australia - Nutrition information
Go For Your Life - Information on healthy living
Eat Well Tasmania - Tasmanian group promoting nutritious eating
Australian Community Kitchens - Organisation that supplies support to community cooking programs
Good Start Breakfast Clubs - Red cross supports primary schools throughout Australia with healthy breakfast clubs
The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance- Organisation that aims to ensure that people have the opportunity to choose, create and manage their food supply from paddock to plate
Food For All - Resources for Local government
Health
Vic Health - Victorian government initiative
Public Health Association of Australia - Body promoting research, advocacy, training and development
Sustainable and Environmental
CERES - Centre for Education and Research on Environmental Strategies
Cultivating Community - Learn about growing gardens and food swaps
Friends of the Earth - Local environmental agency
1Degree - Calculate your carbon footprint
Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab - University of Melbourne research body
Sustainability Victoria - Victorian government initiative
Sustainable Living Tasmania - Tasmanian government initiative
Do Something -Learn more about your food and the environment
Australian City Farms and Community Garden Network - Australian Community Gardens Network is an informal, community-based organisation linking people interested in community gardening across Australia.
Recycling Near You - Find out how to recycle just about anything!
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