In a time of declining public health, social isolation and ecological unravelling, we see food system transformation as a powerful lever for positive change in every community.
Transforming food systems is challenging, complex work. To support our government, NGO, community and private sector clients breakthrough their capability, knowledge and confidence barriers to progress, we’ve designed a consulting service based on:
The foundation of our consulting work. Our five principles are systems not silos, food is a right, learn from lived experience, build capacity and walk the talk.
A catalogue of services – like scoping, consultation, capability development and strategy building – that drive tangible food system change.
Our experience embedding impact through evidence-based, community-informed policy and strategy was earned through dozens of local, state and federal government or community projects.
Expertise across the food system
Our consulting team come from many corners of the system. You’ll work with our researchers who gather the evidence for effective action, our policy experts who stand alongside government teams, our community connectors who foster collaboration and our citizen farmers who practise change everyday in our community farm collective.
Our system-change principles
While every food system transformation project we work on is different, five principles always underpin our work to enact system-change:
Systems, not silos
Because food systems touch every aspect of people’s lives, we support our clients to see and design for the big picture. This often means convening fit-for-purpose teams, made up of internal knowledge-holders and change-makers from across health, planning, waste management, housing, community development, sustainability and economic development departments.
Food is a right
We believe everyone has the right to good food. To make that vision a reality, we bring a ‘right-to-food’ perspective in our recommendations and policy to work to support our clients address the real-world barriers facing their communities.
Learn from lived experience
We can only go so far in council chambers or boardrooms. Actively involving people with lived experience of inequity – whether it’s around their kitchen tables or in their communities – is how we support clients to design food systems interventions that people need and will take ownership of.
Build capacity
Sharing knowledge, supporting others to take action and connecting like-minded people and organisations together is how we build our collective capacity to create change. That’s why we regularly support clients with the professional development they need to think and act in systems, and share new lessons and approaches with the broader coalition of food system change-makers in our network.
Walk the talk
Through Growing Food Justice – our community farm collective and youth internship programme – we help community members nourish, teach and heal each other. Our recommendations to clients come from this real-world experience.
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