LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS THRIVING IN A CRISIS

With shorter distances to travel and strong relationships established with growers, a local food system can respond to crises with agility and certainty. Growers know the back roads and can often bypass highway lockdowns with their smaller trucks. The networks established between growers, small transport companies and distribution hubs means they can respond quickly to requests for assistance.

LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM ANSWERS THE CALL

Food Connect – a small social enterprise in Brisbane – has been feeding customers for 15 years. At the same time, Food Connect pays growers their true value of production and has built a secure supply of locally sourced food from farmers who use organic and regenerative farming methods.

Started by ex-dairy farmer Robert Pekin, Food Connect’s business is built on the concept of community supported agriculture, where a relationship