Food relief and support programs in Tasmania Thank you to the work of the Sustainability Committee Food Culture Working Group at the University led by Dr Sandra Murray and SIPS Intern Mahalia White-McColl for bringing together information about food relief and support programs in Tasmania.
In part 2 of my project I researched and reached out to community groups to find out where we can access food for free or at affordable prices. I was also lucky to join a working group with different UTAS staff across Tasmania, across the different campuses, and we worked collaboratively to put together an information sheet about where you can access food for free or support if you need it… my favourite part was in bringing people together in February, and to build a garden from the ground up, literally getting our hands in the dirt to make a difference. Mahalia White-McColl, SIPS intern Semester 1, 2020 You can find this guide with contact details and the types of donations required on the University’s Food and Gardens page. Thank you to Varu and Mahalia for the following recipe ideas for a cosy winter day (see page 5).
of students indicated they were satisfiedwith the food on-campus 33%
Creating a sustainable food culture at UTAS and were unable to purchase more on at least one occasion. Thank you to the work of the Sustainability Committee Food Culture Working Grou University led by Dr Sandra Murray and SIPS Intern Mahalia White-McColl for bring information about food relief and support programs in Tasmania.
The UTAS Sustainability Committee’s Food Culture Working Group has been established to develop a guiding vision for sustainable food culture on our campuses that address procurement, preparation, waste management,
In response to these findings UTASLife, TUU Student Food Revolution Society, the SIPS program and local community organisations are collaborating to set-up food access initiatives for students. Also, a f llow-up student
u to the work of the Sustainability Committee Food Culture W y led by Dr Sandra Murray and SIPS Intern Mahalia White-McC on about food relief and support programs in Tasmania. growing, vending, food systems education, climate change and carbon emissions and external providers. We are now busy working on a UTAS Healthy and Sustainable Food On- Campus strategy. To inform our strategy we included six new food-related questions in the recent UTAS Student Sustainability Survey (March 2020). Approximately 33% of students in icated they were satisfied, 30% neutral and 37% dissatisfied with the affordability of food on campus. From a food access perspective, we were concerned that approximately 38% of students reported that they had ran out of food survey is being developed to further explore the prevalence, predictors, consequences and possible solutions to the food insecurity challenges reported by students. If you would like to join the Food Culture Working Group please email sandra.murray@utas.edu.au. If you would like to join the TUU Student Food Revolution Society, please email lisa.liew@utas. edu.au. Author: Sandra Murray In part 2 of my project I researched and reached out to community groups to find o acc ss food for fr e or at affordable prices. I was also lucky to join a working group UTAS staff across Tasmania, across the different campuses, and we worked collabo together an inf rm tion sheet about where you can access food for free or support my favourite part was in bringing people together in Febr ary, and to build a garde up, li rall g tting our ha ds in the dirt to make a difference. Mahalia White-McC Semester 1, 2020 *Approximately of my project I researched and reached out to community grou od for free or at affordable prices. I was also lucky to join a wo f across Tasmania, across the different campuses, and we wor an information sheet about where you can access food for free rite part was in bringing people together in February, and to b ly getting our hands in the dirt to make a difference. Mahalia W 1, 2020 4 Sustainability Bulletin • Issue 14 May/June 2020 You can find this guide with contact details and the types of donations required on Food and Gardens page. Thank you to Varu and Mahalia for the following recipe ideas for a warmer winter of students reported they had ran out of food andwere unable to purchase more on at least one occasion 38% *Approximately The Community Garden at Hobart Apartments. of students are dissatisfiedwith the affordability of food on-campus 37% *Approximately
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