Melbourne Food Hub Collaboration for transformation Dr Nick Rose, Executive Director Taking Action for Healthy Communities North East Healthy Communities Forum Tuesday, 29 th October 2019
Why do we exist? Because the food system is broken The food system should do two things above all: 1. Protect and enhance ecosystem integrity 2. Optimise human health and wellbeing But instead, the food system is leading to…
Symptoms of a broken food system
OUR MISSION: To design and build better food systems
Food Food Food Food education culture and justice and literacy governance How we are gastronomy working across the food system Food Urban Local food Regenerative hubs agriculture economy agriculture
“Nourish Victoria” GOAL State wide Plan (Vic) – 5-10yrs The think-and-do network Melbourne Food Hub Cardinia Food Circles Project (Key partner: Melbourne Farmers (Key partner: Shire of Cardinia) Market) ▪ The Community Grocer ▪ Training women in food ▪ Pakenham Secondary College entrepreneurship Community Farm Initiative Practice ▪ Urban Agriculture: training and ▪ Healthy Education Network practice SMRC Cafe and Food Hub leadership ▪ Food Waste Recovery: composting ▪ Cardinia Community Food Strategy 2018- ▪ Industry Community Kitchen 2026 The Community Food Strategy Food Systems and the Hubs, communities ▪ Weekly Farmers Market and Action Plan Role of Local Government and projects Melbourne Statement Urban and Regional on Urban Agriculture Food Declaration Policy Farm-to-Plate Peri-Urban Planning Scheme Audit (2019-2020) work Reclaiming the Urban Commons: The Human Right to Food (2016) Roles, strategies Past, Present & Future in Australian and systems Towns and Cities (2018) Local Government Agribusiness Officers: Case Studies (2016) Diversity, Connectedness, Scale: Understanding Victoria’s artisan food Innovations in Agricultural and Research and agriculture sector (2018) Culinary Training and Education: International Case Studies (2016) Cardinia Food Forum (2017) National Sustainable Food Systems Literacy: Transforming Books, journal articles Communities Summit (2018) the Global Industrial Food System (2018) Urban Agriculture Forum (2016, 2018 & 2020) Mapping Local Government and reports New Economy Network Urban Agriculture Strategies (2016) Successful Failures: The Problem Symposium of Australian Australia Conference (2018) with Food Banks (2017) Gastronomy (2016) Bendigo’s Local Food Economy (2017) Thought Transforming Food Systems Community Food Hubs: A n Growing Food Justice from through Social Enterprise (2018) Food Hub Feasibility Studies leadership Economic and Social Justice Model Montreal to Melbourne (2016) (Bendigo/Wangaratta/Wyndham/Cardinia/ Healthy Soils, Healthy for Regional Australia (2017) Darebin) (2016-2018) Communities (2018) Community Food Hubs Conferences and events Cultivating the Critical Food Conference (2015) Food for Thought Artisan: Undergraduate Food Studies Festival (2017 & 2018) Democratising Food Systems (2015) in Australia (2016) Australia Research Council project: “Strengthening food governance at the local level” (2019 -2021)
“Nourish Victoria” GOAL State wide Plan (Vic) – 5-10yrs The think-and-do network Melbourne Food Hub (Key partner: Melbourne Farmers Theme: Food hubs Market) ▪ ▪ Training women in food ▪ entrepreneurship Practice ▪ Urban Agriculture: training and ▪ practice leadership ▪ Food Waste Recovery: composting ▪ ▪ Industry Community Kitchen Hubs, communities ▪ Weekly Farmers Market and projects Research Books, journal articles and reports Thought Community Food Hubs : A n Food Hub Feasibility Studies leadership Economic and Social Justice Model (Bendigo/Wangaratta/Wyndham/Cardinia/ for Regional Australia (2017) Darebin) (2016-2018) Community Food Hubs Conferences and events Conference (2015)
“Nourish Victoria” GOAL State wide Plan (Vic) – 5-10yrs The think-and-do network Melbourne Food Hub (Key partner: Melbourne Farmers Theme: Urban agriculture Market) ▪ • ▪ Training women in food entrepreneurship ▪ • Urban Agriculture: training and practice ▪ • Food Waste Recovery: composting • Industry Community Kitchen Melbourne Statement on Urban Agriculture • Weekly Farmers Market Policy work Reclaiming the Urban Commons: Roles, strategies Past, Present & Future in Australian and systems Towns and Cities (2018) Research Books, journal articles Mapping Local Government Urban Agriculture Forum (2016, 2018 & 2020) and reports Urban Agriculture Strategies (2016) Thought leadership Conferences and events
Methodology How we work Collective impact Networks and partners
Collective impact A commitment of a group of members from across the community to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem, using a structured form of collaboration.
Five conditions of Collective Impact
Collective impact approach Common agenda | Common progress measures | Mutually reinforcing activities | Communications | Backbone organisation Cardinia Food Circles Project Melbourne Food Hub
Building a Engaging Enabling and common agenda community and supporting mutually building public will reinforcing activities Cardinia Community Events for learning The Community Food Strategy and and networking: Grocer Pakenham Action Plan 2018 - 2026 Cardinia Food Forum, Pakenham Secondary workshops, partner Cardinia Shire’s College Community events Liveability Plan Farm Initiative 2017 – 2029 Cardinia Food Network Healthy Education Network Partners and Media and Social Media Food Hub Stakeholders Community Kitchens: Sikh and CWA Farmland Protection Advocacy + Research
A SHARED VISION
WORKING ACROSS THE FOOD SYSTEM: 5 Strategies 67 Actions
REFLECTIONS • Collaboration across sectors and across a complex food system requires a shared vision and action plan • Local government leadership, engagement and ownership has been crucial … we need to build relationships + trust • So is community ownership – our journey is about building a movement for change. • Food Network – build, support, nurture, grow. • A focus on activating, connecting + enabling community solutions • Communications platforms + messaging = VIP. a) Continuity b) Take time to develop + refine c) Draw on expertise. • Shared measurement + evaluation. • Tangible touchpoints and events – engagement, momentum, connection.
Collective impact approach Common agenda | Common progress measures | Mutually reinforcing activities | Communications | Backbone organisation Cardinia Food Circles Project Melbourne Food Hub
Join us at The Food Hub The Melbourne Food Hub is a flourishing place to co-create and connect to a local food system that is secure, sustainable, healthy and fair – reflecting and celebrating intercultural diversity. At the Melbourne Food Hub, we are creating a self-sustaining and replicable model where the community can meet, learn, grow, make, eat and source fresh local produce.
A weekly accredited Urban Agriculture Cooking and catering, Local, fresh produce farmers market including workshops educational food storage and distribution to attracting thousands of and vocational education. workshops and small food individuals and groups. What happens visitors each week. business incubation. at The Food Hub? Community Co-working Food waste Research gathering the events bringing people spaces where social recovery recycling learnings from this new together with food as enterprises and small community food scraps project, to share with and the connector. business can thrive. into fertile compost. inspire others.
WHO IS AT THE MELBOURNE FOOD HUB?
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