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'The repurposing of food waste is becoming a bigger trend in Bendigo as food
businesses look at ways to deal with increasing costs and demand for more
sustainable practices.
Neighbourhood Collective Australia chief executive Rosita Vincent said the
pandemic and floods, showed the community how fragile food networks could be
when hampered by weather and transport issues.
"People are really keen to have a decentralised, local model where they're
connected more to the people growing the food and making the food," she said.
"People are keen to learn to use food in a way to reduce waste."
According to Foodbank, 7.6 million tonnes of food is wasted in Australia each
year, 70 per cent of which is still edible.
Ms Vincent also runs the Bendigo Community Food Network on social media, where
producers and businesses share ideas on how to collaborate.
"There's a real appetite in the community to look at what we have in terms of
food growing around us and to value the local food system," she said.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
