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We are Growing Change, a not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to improving food security and reducing social isolation.
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GROWING CHANGE
FEEDING OUR FUTURE
The real cause of hunger is the powerlessness of the poor to gain access to the resources they need to feed themselves.
Our vision is for healthy and socially vibrant, food secure Australia.
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We are a not-for-profit social enterprise who co-creates, builds and maintains productive and therapeutic gardens with people and families on low incomes, and those most vulnerable to food insecurity, homelessness and social isolation.
We provide therapeutic horticultural experiences and run educational programs that focus on food production, processing, distribution, consumption and waste management. Our work
creates social, cultural, economic and environmental impact.
Our projects include landscaping, urban agriculture, place-making and revitalisation, pop-up pro-ductive gardens, community capacity building and educa-tion. Our approach is backed by quality research and community development principles.
We are GrowinG ChanGe to turn food insecurity and social isolation on its head.
PRODUCTIVEGARDENS
DESIGN, BUILD, MAINTAIN
We design, build and maintain productive and therapeutic gardens through collaboration and active community participation processes.
We partner with award winning experts including architects, horticulturists, landscapers and builders to deliver residential and commercial projects.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Our programs and gardens are built on long-term sustainability principles and we are committed to ensuring that people facing long-term unemployment are actively involved in our projects.
We work with communities to co-design beautiful and useful gardens and landscapes.
THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE
OUR PROGRAMS
We use horticultural therapy to promote physical, mental and social health and wellbeing.
Our programs focus on food production and building connections between people and their environment, and between each other as well as the community.
WHERE WE WORK
Our programs are tailored to consumer needs and we work in settings including:
• Aged care• Mental health • Disability services• Youth services • Rehabilitation• Health care and hospitals
FOOD SYSTEMS
FOOD SYSTEMS
The food system is the chain of food production, processing, distribution, consumption and waste management.
We run programs with a focus on sustainable and local approaches that can be adopted by individuals and organisations to improve household and community food security.
OUR PROGRAMS
Our workshops and programs cover areas including:
• Nutrition and budgeting• Sustainable food choices• Community cook-ups • Food production• Harvest collective• Global and local food
security• Waste management
Gardening is the most therapeutic
act you can do. Plus you get strawberries.
