By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A GROUP dedicated to creating sustainable food culture in the hills has built its first wicking veggie box.
Located at Tecoma Uniting Church, the Hills Food Frontier (THFF) built the community garden on Saturday 9 August at as part of a project called Food, Life, Art, Music and Education (FLAME) which hopes to create growth, wellbeing and connectedness in the community.
Promoting the area’s capacity to grow and provide healthy food to the community, THFF has began collaborating on sustainable food projects with local farmers, producers, cafes and restaurants.
On its Facebook page the group said its “food frontier” is a stance against fast food corporations making their way into the hills.
Later in the year, the group will hold the FLAME Garden and Food Festival at the Tecoma Uniting Church.
Offering cooking demonstrations and garden workshops, the festival hopes to inspire more local support for the community’s growing food culture.
The festival will be held on 18 October.
For information, contact thff@hotmail.com or Holly Desmond on 0407 319 916.
