Food connects us to culture, place and each other. Strengthening our food systems can be a significant means for individual and community health and political change. In this workshop you will learn about the many traditional fruits, seeds, nuts leaves and roots that are growing at the Northey Street City Farm. You will also learn about the nutritional and health benefits of a range of different bush foods and how to prepare them in contemporary recipes. There will be opportunity to learn and discuss the ways growing cultural food systems can bring resilience, self-determination and provide the means for cultural continuum within urban communities and spaces.

Presenters:

Dominique Chen is a Biridja woman from the Gamilaraay nation, and an interdisciplinary, arts-based researcher living on Jinabara/Gubbi Gubbi County. A passionate food-grower, she is currently undertaking doctoral study at the University of Technology Sydney exploring the intersections between relational art, activism and urban Aboriginal food systems. She has worked for over a decade in the arts and community development sectors, and currently teaches in Aboriginal art, culture and socio-political histories at Griffith University.

Tracy Hardy is a Gamilaroi woman, Dietitian/Nutritionist, Beauty Therapist and founder of Wattleseed Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing. Tracy takes a personalised, holistic and culturally centred approach to foods, food systems and environments, meal patterns, eating habits, health and wellbeing. She truly believes in the strength and healing power of understanding and sustaining our connections to traditional foods, lands, and cultural practices.

Dick Copeman was one of the founders of Northey Street City Farm in 1994 and has been involved in the Farm ever since. Originally a medical doctor, Dick has also worked as a campaigner on food policy, fair trade and sustainability issues. He has a Diploma in Permaculture. His particular interests are in trees of all sorts, but especially bush foods and fruit trees, and in Permaculture design.

This free workshop is for First Nations (Aboriginal/ Torres Strait Islander) participants. Bookings are essential as places are limited.

Lunch and morning tea will be provided.

For more information contact: info@nscf.org.au or call 3857 8775.

This workshop is funded by a Bank Australia grant.