The sustainable food fair will bring together local
producers and consumers as a way of bypassing the big supermarket chains.
Organisers say this saves on fuel costs while also offering better tasting
food.
“The fair was always about convincing the people of Chippo
and its surrounds that food sustainability is possible, even in the very centre
of a large city,” says Food for the Future spokesman, Michael Mobbs. “Locals
clearly agree with that philosophy, so the fair will now focus on building on
the growing enthusiasm, and encouraging more people to buy directly from Sydney basin farms.”
Other Chippendale residents are embracing sustainability more
intimately by growing their own fruit and vegetables in backyards and on
balconies.
A year ago, 16 households on Myrtle Street took sustainable living to
the next level when they began to grow an assortment of fruits (raspberries,
oranges, mandarins, lemons) in a communal garden.
Fair organisers say the Chippendale precinct will be
transformed during the Food for the Future event. It will feature various
satellite events, with farmers and producers from the Hawkesbury Basin
selling their wares from the back of their trucks. There will also be
country-style stalls displaying all kinds of local produce.
There will also be demonstrations on how to build a leaky
drain to water trees.
The fair will also showcase art by children from Pine Street
Creative Art Centre. Using printmaking and drawing techniques, children created
individual works as well as a collaborative banner.
NG Art Gallery will be hosting a Feast for the Future lunch
with a panel of guest speakers such as food writer John
Newton, sustainability consultant Michael Mobbs, Powerhouse
Museum curator Anni Turnbull, City of Sydney councillor Chris Harris and a number of leading Australian
artists including Juliet Holmes a Court and Janet Laurence. This will be in
conjunction with the Food for Thought exhibition which will be held at this
time in the NG Art Gallery featuring the works of 30 artists interpreting this
theme.
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