Welcome!
The Far South Food Resilience Program has been established through the Dover and South Action Group. At the 2023 Dover and South Action Group Annual General Meeting, the committee passed a motion to establish the Far South Food Resilience Program. This motion was in response to the various reports generated from the below mentioned community consultations. These reports demonstrated the real and urgent need to increase the capacity of food resilience support throughout the Far South area.
The Far South Food Resilience program is fortunate to use the released data gathered from four (4) separate, funded, professionally compiled rounds of community consultations. These were provided by;
- Food Hub, Huon Valley
- Health Consumers Tas
- Healthy Tasmania Strategic Five Year Plan
- Eatwell Tasmania
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Our Purpose
The Far South Food Resilience Program acknowledges the six dimensions of food security and has established various programs to meet these dimensions which are applicable in the Far South of Tasmania.
These dimensions are:
Availability
This refers to the adequate supply of food, ensuring that there is enough to meet everyone’s needs.
Access
This ensures that individuals have physical, social and economic access to food, meaning they can obtain it from their resources.
Utilisation
Focuses on the appropriate processing, preparation and consumption of food, to ensure it provides adequate nutrition.
Stability
Ensures that food security is maintained consistently over time with no significant disruptions.
Agency
This dimension focuses on empowering individuals to have the rights and capabilities to feed themselves and shape their food systems.
Sustainabiltiy
This emphasises insuring food security in a way that does not compromise the well-being of future generations, including the health of the environment.
The committee is confident that it is well placed to support the Far South Food Resilience Program and take meaningful, effective and measurable action to respond to the community consultations, mentioned above, and the dimensions to promote and empower regional food security.
Our Initiatives
The Far South Food Resilience Program operates a number of initiatives to take meaningful, effective and measurable action to respond to the community consultations (mentioned above), and the dimensions to promote and empower regional food security.
Crop Swap & Seed Library
Monthly crop swap and seed library meet ups on the first Sunday of every month.
Preserving The Far South
Diverting local, backyard grown produce away from potential waste to support our community.
Community Bee Keeping
Educating the community about bees while producing local honey to support the community.
Propagation Program
Propagating and distributing seedlings within the community, in partnership with Far South Plants.
Informational Resources
Annual Companion Planting Guide and other resources to support local gardeners and micro food producers.
Welcome Hampers
Working with real estate agents to welcome new community members to our unique far south lifestyle.
