Type of Dialogue
Independent
Convened by
Monash University Department of Nutrition Dietetics and Food on behalf of the HEALTHY STORiES = GOOD FOOD working group
Language of Dialogue Event
English
Date/time
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City
Melbourne VIC, Australia
Geographical focus
Australia
Format
Online
Please review the details below for registration information if available or contact the Convenor if you would like to attend.
Curator
Nicole Turner, Chair Indigenous Allied Health Australia
Description
This dialogue will showcase ‘good food store’ stories from around remote Australia and highlight the innovative and emerging approaches to the challenges experienced by communities in providing a healthy and affordable food supply to all parts of the community and foster critical discussion among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and community allies on the role of stores and other organisations for community food security.
It will feature stories from:
- Maningrida, Northern Territory with the Wildfoods Enterprises and Tucker-Run
- Ti Tree, Northern Territory with the Ti Tree Garden Store and community promoting healthy food
- Cape York, Northern Queensland with a local Indigenous owned abattoir
Acknowledgement
Outback Stores, Elaine Lawurrpa Maypilama Associate Professor Charles Darwin University, Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, Floyd Constable Permaculturalist and remote Indigenous Gardens Educator, Ti Tree Community and Farm Garden Store, Seisia Meatworks.
Image credit: Djarduk Apple, Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation. Photographer: Light Tree Media