Food is one of those fantastic things that we all have in common. Some of us produce it, some people sell it, we cook with it, and we all eat it. Though, some people find it more difficult than others to access healthy, affordable food on a regular basis. Having adequate physical, social and financial access to safe, affordable, and nutritious food (“food security”) is incredibly important for many health and social reasons.
One way to understand how we can improve food security, is to understand which initiatives, projects or programs exist that focus on various aspects of food security. For example, food availability, food access, utilisation, stability of our food supply, agency, and sustainability. Prior to the Food Community project, we did not have a good understanding of such initiatives in Western Australia. Food Community provides a comprehensive understanding of which food security initiatives are operating across all Western Australian regions, which aspect of food security they focus on, and how organisations facilitating these initiatives are partnering together to deliver their initiatives.
See this document for more information about the comprehensive process used.
You can also view this short video to understand the basics of the Food Community project.