![]() ![]() " a little bit of imagination and creativity turns it into something quite special." Sharing and caringĮvery dollar spent at harvested allows the organisation to deliver the equivalent of two meals to charity organisations. "There really is very little discernibly wrong with this produce which is coming to us. ![]() "One of our major ambitions with OzHarvest is to really engage the public and have them recognise the sort of food which is going to waste and how beautiful and consumable it can be," he said. He said there is nothing wrong with a lot of the food being thrown out in kitchens every day. OzHarvest chef Travis Harvey is the mastermind behind harvested. They also run a cooking school for disadvantaged youth and are behind food waste awareness projects like the pop-up cafe. OzHarvest collects food from supermarkets, farms and the hospitality industry and redistributes it to charity organisations. They hope to highlight the amount of food Australians throw out every day and show creative ways to cook with it. And that typifies our school community,” he said.A pop-up cafe using food destined for landfill has opened in Sydney.įood rescue organisation OzHarvest is behind the Pyrmont venture which has been named harvested. “Whenever we have a situation like a pandemic, what we see is the very best in humanity, where people are stepping up and helping each other and caring for each other. Goh said it has been a joy to see the number of volunteers who have helped out with the packing and distributing of the hampers. People have been crying out for an end to the restrictions and curfews.” They are struggling to pay the mortgage, the rent, their bills and put food on the table. And many have exhausted their finances in staying home this long.” They cannot take a laptop home and do their work from home. ![]() The majority of them cannot work from home. We are a vulnerable multicultural community in need of assistance. “Our residents have been the most affected during this lockdown. Merrylands East public school is in the Cumberland LGA, and the council has set up a community exchange hub at the Granville town hall for residents to be able to access the meals and hampers.Ĭumberland mayor, Steve Christou, said the council is distributing about 1,100 hampers a week. You don’t have lots of people earning lots of money in your house.”įlomersfeld said the organisation works with local councils in the 12 LGAs to distribute the hampers and meals. “If you’re already in a low income area or from a low socioeconomic family, you don’t have your rainy day fund. So I’ve already used my personal financial buffer.’ “We hear a lot from people who say, ‘Look, I had some savings last year, but lockdown last year got rid of those savings, and I didn’t have a chance to build them up again. “In western Sydney we’re seeing a lot of large, multi-generational families who have gone from a single income to none. “It’s about where you live, not not what your job is or not what your personal circumstances are. Supporting families in need has always been part of our school and every public school in New South Wales.”įlomersfeld said the demand is still increasing by about 10 to 20% a week, with demand in the 12 LGAs outstripping the rest of the city. “So that’s where the school has filled in a breach, when we hear about it. But some don’t necessarily have that access to online shopping or that additional support of people bringing them food. “There’s always an assumption that families can always just go and buy online. ![]() Goh said he and his staff deliver food hampers to at least six families a week in the school’s community. ![]()
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