The Community Plate - Gather & Grow: A Spring Event. Connecting People and Planting Change.

The Community Plate: Gather & Grow Connecting People, Planting Change

Join us for a vibrant and collaborative morning as we launch The Community Plate Food Strategy and explore how we can grow a nourishing, fair, and more sustainable local food system—together.

This event invites together local food system champions and supporters across schools, community settings, urban agriculture projects and initiatives, Agroecology, farming, local producers, local government, food relief, social enterprise, business and more.

What to Expect:

• Be Inspired! Hear from VicHealth and Sustain - leaders in food system innovation - and discover what is possible for our community.

• Launch of The Community Plate Food Strategy

• Explore Pathways for Involvement in up to three action groups:

  • Urban Agriculture in Schools

  • Urban Agriculture in Neighbourhoods & Community Settings

  • Innovative Social Enterprise & Sustainable Food Business Models

• Networking & Relationship Building through collaborative activities

Schedule:

9:30 AM – Arrival
9:45 AM – Welcome to Country
10:00 AM – Keynote Speaker: Dr Rachael Walshe (Sustain: The Australian Food Network) Building a Healthy, Fair & Sustainable Food System
10:20 AM – Special Address: Sharon Laurence (VicHealth, Food Systems Manager) Local Partnerships for Food First and Re-imagining the Food System
10:30 AM – Introducing “The Community Plate Food Strategy”
10:45 AM – Morning Tea 
11:15 AM – Networking & Connection Building
12:20 PM – Call to Action & Reflections

This morning is for you if you are:

• Involved in the local food system and urban agriculture initiatives 

• A change-maker

• Looking for new ways to support the community by making food more accessible and affordable

• A community member, group or organisation interested in how we can connect to food that is local, nourishing, and abundant.

Be part of the change: Connect. Learn. Share. Grow.

Reserve your spot now and help shape a thriving local food future!

Proudly hosted by the Frankston Social Enterprise and Innovation Hub - a place for people and organisations committed to creating social value through enterprise.

About The Community Plate:

The Community Plate is a collective impact initiative championed since 2018 by a passionate group of partners committed to the shared vision that“We are all connected to food that is local, nourishing and abundant.”

Steering Group Partners: Downs Community Farm; Frankston City Council; Frankston Social Enterprise & Innovation Hub; Joy of the Earth Community Garden; Monash University; Mornington Peninsula Shire; Peninsula Health

Supported by VicHealth’s Local Partnerships for Food First, The Community Plate’s Food Strategy promotes local food production, supports food business solutions, and aims to increase food access, food affordability and food literacy.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This forum has been planned and curated by a dedicated Action Group of The Community Plate, including contributions by: Down's Community Farm; Frankston City Council; Mornington Peninsula Shire; Mornington Peninsula Permaculture Network; The Business of Food; Peninsula Health

More information: The Community Plate Email: thecommunityplate@gmail.com