Building Local Food Communities

Experience a wonderful day of food action at Happy Patch Community Garden. Beginning with a hands on wicking bed workshop with Beck Stevens, followed by a lovely light local lunch and then an afternoon of watching a powerful documentary sharing the stories of local farmers/ producers on imagining a resilient fair local food future. And finishing with a Q & A panel with some inspiring local speakers - hearing how they are involved in growing food locally and supporting fair action for all to good local nourishing food. Come for the whole day or just for the workshop or documentary. Expect a chance to learn something new, meet some like minded people, hear some inspiring stories, watch a great film and eat amazing local food - what is not to love! We hope to see you there. On the panel is Steven Hopefner, a local gardener and co founded of one of Adelaide's first urban farm; Wagtail Farm. He is passionate about ecology, growing food and re-localising food production. Steven loves turning waste into fertility and gleaning excess nutrients from the environment both with edible weeds and bush tucker. Beck Stevens founding member and coordinator of Happy Patch Community Garden and Happy Pantry local food coop. She is a keen food educator, horticulturalist and agricultural scientist with a passion for building resilient local food communities that have a sense of environmental stewardship. Beck loves running workshops and is highly experienced in a wide range of food preservation techniques. Linda Enright food sustainability officer City of Onkaparinga who advocates for good food for all. She has recently lead a successful scoping study for a Social Supermarket for the Onkaparinga region which has now been funded. She is passionate about building a sense of community and the sharing of stories, skills and knowledge. Panel is facilitated by Liz Sanders from the Food Embassy. This event is supported by a grant from the City of Onkaparinga