At Sustain, we see community-led food system transformation as a powerful lever for positive change for better health, climate resilience, and social justice in every community.
Your complete food system transformation agent
After 10 years supporting local governments, public health units and other organisations to transform their food systems – we know it can be done. And we know how to do it. Sustain works as a complete food system transformation agent . We work from the ground-up and the top-down – linking local knowledge, community strengths, research and best-practice from the policy, health, climate and sustainability sectors. From food system mapping and needs assessments, to planning, engagement, capacity building, strategy development, action planning and evaluation– our services can help you and your team take the next step towards a future food system with your community. So let’s talk!
The local government food systems journey
Our Principles
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.
Good food is a basic human 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 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 act and bringing 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 a systems framework. With our commitment to systems transformation, we share new lessons and approaches with the broader coalition of food system change-makers in our network and across the broader community.
Walk the talk
Through Growing Food Justice – our community farm collective and youth internship program – we help community members nourish, teach and heal each other. Our recommendations to clients come from this real-world experience
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