FEEDBACK ORGANIC RECOVERY

Ms JODIE HARRISON(Charlestown) (17:33:12):On 19July Iwas delighted to attend the open day for Feedback Organic Recovery. The work undertaken by this small business since 2013 demonstrates the benefits of using circular farming practices to produce fruit and vegetables while reducing landfill. The farm is located in an urban environment at Cardiff Heights. It is grown in compost made from waste collected from local cafes and restaurants across the Hunter, and then distributed back to cafes and restaurants, and also through fruit and vegetable boxes and local farmers markets, creating a smallscale, closed farming loop. Feedback Organic Recovery also contributes to public education through its 1Hour Farmer program, through which members of the public can spend time on the urban farm learning to grow their own fruit and vegetables. The work of Feedback Organic Recovery is good for the environment and good for our health, and demonstrates a sustainable model that improves urban food security. I congratulate everybody involved in Feedback Organic Recovery.

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