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At Border Foods, our core values act as the guiding principles for how we serve our communities and interact with our teams. We’re more than a place to work. We’re a family, and these are the values we live, for the customers we love. #tacobell #borderfoods #borderfoodsfamily #workplaceculture #corevalues #excellence #family #integreity #empowerment #teamwork #accountability

We have a story in the latest issue of Neighbourhood Media detailing all the work we do via Addison Road Food Pantry Camperdown, our low-cost grocery store which makes use of rescued, donated and purchased food to support the local community and its needs. The story (link below) shows how we help feed people from Mission Australia's Common Ground housing project and the nearby Johanna O’Dea Court, a multi-storey NSW Family and Community Services apartment block. It also explains how we serve people living on a tight budget in Camperdown and Glebe, as well as people who come to the pantry from right across the City of Sydney LGA. Most of all, the story is a celebration of our monthly Addi Road 'Let's Get Cooking' sessions (AKA "the Cook-Up"), which offers 260 free hot meals for Mission Australia and Joanna O'Dea residents, as well as those shopping at our Addi Road Food Pantry Camperdown. These sessions involve a monthly cooking demo inside the Common Ground building. Food literacy is the ultimate goal behind Addi Road's Let's Get Cooking program. As well as simply providing a free hot meal (and dessert) each month, we look at helping people to shop AND cook with often very limited funds. Each month there are easy recipes on offer (and ready to be tasted) along extra tips for stocking people's kitchen cupboards; a list of essentials to facilitate simple, inexpensive and nutritious recipes that will match whatever Addi Road Food Pantry might have in stock. It's about building an integrated food ecology for people battling. With a few extra special ingredients over a shared meal as the community comes together: camaraderie and connection. + #Addiroad #cityofsydney #foodrelief #foodjustice #housing #inequality #Camperdown #Glebe #MissionAustralia #homeless #battling #costofliving #poverty #resilience #mentalhealth #wellbeing #nutrition #diet #charity #community #freemeals #cookingworkshop #volunteers #caring #education #connection #letsgetcooking #neighbourhoodmedia https://lnkd.in/gs7vVEvM

Avoiding food waste isn't that complicated. Denver's local nonprofit, We Don't Waste (WDW), has saved over 50 million pounds of fresh food since 2009, mitigating an estimated 97 million pounds of CO2. ⬇ ⬇ It starts with partnership - WDW has developed an efficient pipeline to invite local Denver businesses and organizations to their food donor network. Simplicity creates volume and consistency - WDW's team handles all the labor and logistics involved in the food donation process. All food-donor organizations have to do is hand their waste over. In this way, their network of partners grows by word-of-mouth. and partners see no reason to leave the network. Efficient distribution = more donations - The faster food goes out the door and into the hands of the hungry, the more food donations WDW can accept. WDW's 2-pronged distribution system does this expertly. a) Food is distributed for free to their growing network of partner food banks. WDW simply gives local food banks their food donations, who handle the distribution. b) WDW's Mobile Markets specifically target 50 Denver neighborhoods with abysmally low access to fresh food. These "meals on wheels" type operations can set up anywhere and distribute fresh food on demand to anyone who needs it at incredibly low cost. The income is directly funneled into WDW's food collection and distribution efforts. Why not get involved? Check them out below

💰 Black Food Fund x Collective Reparations Offer Reparative Redress 💰 Earlier this year, the Black Food Fund and Collective Reparations redistributed $75,000 to Black farmers and land stewards across Oregon and Washington. The redistribution of these resources is an offer of acknowledgment and reparative redress for Black farmers and land stewards. "Our partnership is about more than just redistribution of funds, it’s about creating a pathway for Black farmers to build wealth and pass it down to future generations. It’s about redressing a system that wasn’t built for Black bodies." - Christopher Rachal, Founder of Collective Reparations "Our work is about recovering financial capital and redirecting those resources to support Black food and land justice. The act of leveraging capital for social change is an opportunity to recover wealth and redirect its flow, as a way to offer acknowledgment and reparative redress." - Jamese Kwele, Co-Founder of Black Food Fund Congratulations to the 18 incredible Black farmers and land stewards: 🎉 Haki Farmers Collective 🎉 Earthseed Yoga | Our Mothers’ Gardens 🎉 Black Futures Farm 🎉 Adfia Bristol | YES MA! Backyard Farm 🎉 Kezama 🎉 Green Gardens Consultation 🎉 3 Visions Farm 🎉 Zoom Out Mycology 🎉 Tatu Marie-Jose | Ubuntu Family Farm 🎉 Vincent Peak | Share.Farm, Inc 🎉 Dorian Campbell | Otter Paw Herbs 🎉 Marissa Robb | Blk Wolfe Homestead 🎉 Reeba Daniel | Keep Growing Seeds 🎉 KwaSha Enterprise LLC | Moorish Roots 🎉 Alisha Howard | Deep Rootz Worms 🎉 Christina Brown | Revolution of the Heart Farm 🎉 Brent Walker 🎉 Mark Jacobs | Jacobs Agro Funds will be used in a variety of ways, including to: ▶ Purchase new equipment to scale up farm businesses ▶ Expand food justice projects that connect Black communities with fresh, culturally-relevant foods and medicines ▶ Reclaim and deepen ancestral climate stewardship practices that support soil, water, and ecosystem health; and more. At Black Food Fund, we believe that reparative redress is a necessary step towards creating a more just and equitable future for all. Our gratitude goes out to our selection committee members Robert Cato, Qiddist Ashé, Melony Edwards, and Arlo Bush. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gZ-YJ7UY The redistribution of these resources is made possible through the partnership of Liberating Investment for the Food and Farm Ecosystem (LIFE), a project of Resist, WJ Silverstein Family Trust, Kwik Lok Corporation, the Liberated Capital Food and Land Justice Fund, a partnership of Jubilee Justice, New Communities and Decolonizing Wealth Project, HEAL Food Alliance, and Minnow. #FoodSystems #PNW #Oregon #Washington #Farms #Farming #Farmers #SoilHealth #Reparations #Agriculture #Climate #FoodJustice #LandJustice

It was great to be a part, albeit a very minor, of this collaboration brew between Murphy & Son Ltd, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and Castle Rock Brewery. The aim was to produce a more sustainable beer, this was achieved by: 1 - The addition of 'Trizyme', a Murphy's product that is an enzyme blend of a-amylase, b-glucanase and protease to improve saccharification of the malt and to aid yeast metabolism. 2 - Using a 'Kviek' yeast that can ferment rapidly at temperature above 30C, thereby reducing fermentation time and the requirement for significant cooling. 3 - Using British grown hop varieties. The use of local hops reduces the CO2 impact of transportation when compared to the varities originating from the US or NZ. I'm hoping to pursue more avenues to improve the environmental impact of the brewing indistry with Murphy's and our collaborators!

A year from today, we were asked: “What will it take to create a more accessible, equitable, and complete food security system?” • We laid a foundation to this question and part of our solution is- solving food apartheid by recreating our own food system in East Knoxville through a Black led movement. • • We had the pleasure of presenting our year one shareout of our impact report. We are honored to be a part of the food and land justice work in our city. It excites us to think about the future of Black Knoxville's Food Landscape in East Knoxville. We wouldn't be able to do this work without United Way Greater Knoxville, Canvas Can Do Miracles, 3 Cubed plus a plethora of other partners who fund and support our movement. • • To think we are just at Y1 & have covered so much ground is astonishing. Again, we couldn’t do this without a receptive community, committed volunteers, aligned collaborators & partners. Last year, we had an ambition goal of establishing 100 gardens in the city by year 1. Well, we will have a count of 167+ gardens on the ground by December 2023. It’s an honor to lead this collective as it takes courage, grit, and fortitude to do this work while sowing seeds of resistance and wisdom. Knox County United Way #foodapartheid #growfoodnotlawns #foodrevolution #oppressivefoodsystems #dismantlethesystem #foodjustice #redlining #foodswamp #thecoloroflaw #foodinsecurity #fooddisparities #supportlocal #community #foodmovement #meikmeals #battlefieldfarms #ROOTEDEAST #thefoodfighters #eastsidefoodnetwork #powertothepeople #restoration #foodiscurrency #decolonizeourfoodsystems

Doing so much for so many who need it so much.

Brewing with Purpose: How Social Responsibility Is Shaping the Craft Beer Industry Craft breweries are increasingly prioritizing social responsibility, aligning their business practices with environmental and community-focused initiatives. From supporting local charities to implementing sustainable brewing practices, breweries are leveraging their platform to make a positive impact. By brewing with purpose, these breweries are not only producing great beer but also contributing to the betterment of society. #CraftBeer #SocialResponsibility #Sustainability

McDonald’s has introduced a tiny restaurant designed specifically for bees, aiming to provide a safe haven for these important creatures. This fully functional beehive was carefully created by a skilled woodworker and offers enough room to accommodate thousands of bees. The miniature eatery features recognizable McDonald’s branding, including a small “drive-thru” entrance and a cozy patio area with seating. It even includes window advertisements, resembling a traditional McDonald’s restaurant. This unique initiative was inspired by McDonald’s branches in Sweden, which have beehives installed on their rooftops. Moreover, various McDonald’s franchisees have joined in efforts to protect bees, as their population has been declining significantly in recent years. By creating the world’s tiniest restaurant for bees, McDonald’s aims to raise awareness about the importance of these pollinators and the challenges they face. This initiative not only pays tribute to their Swedish branches but also encourages other businesses and individuals to take action in protecting and supporting bee populations. #bees #McDonald #Sweden #businesses #challenges

📍: Rendering of Detroit Food Commons | Credit: Brinker Group The Detroit People's Food Co-op an African American-led initiative, is a community-owned grocery cooperative slated to launch in Detroit's North End in February 2024. With a mission to tackle food insecurity, the co-op emphasizes nutritional awareness, sustainability, backing local enterprises, and channeling resources back into the community. The idea for the co-op originated from discussions within the DETROIT BLACK COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY NETWORK INC, which was established in 2006 to support existing co-ops and create a new one. It was born from the community's desire to combat the economic practices in Black communities within the food industry. There is only one Black-owned grocery store in Detroit, the Linwood Fresh Market, which is a recent addition. The co-op aims to challenge this disparity and prevent the profits from leaving the community by promoting community ownership and reinvesting in the area. Learn more about their work: https://bit.ly/3Pvd9jt #sbndetroit #sustainablebusinessnetwork #sustainablebusinessnetworkdetroit #sustainablebusiness #environmentaljustice #climatechange #climateaction #sustainabledetroit #southeastmichigan #foodinsecurity #fightinghunger #blackcommunities #upliftingcommunities