Raising food awareness to support our WA farming families
Once upon a time, nearly everyone had a personal connection to a farming family, with family-owned and operated farms serving as the backbone of food production. However, in today’s modernised world, farming families living remotely make up less than 3% of the Australian population, resulting in a significant disconnect between consumers and the agricultural sector. …
Farming Champions Chair, Nicola Kelliher, has recently been named one of the three WA finalists for the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award, and her journey is nothing short of inspiring. As the driving force behind Farmer On Your Plate, an event hosted by the volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organisation Farming Champions, Nicola is dedicated to creating meaningful connections …
On Friday the 2nd of September at Forrest Place, in the Perth CBD, you will find Farmer On Your Plate. Farming Champions – supported by the City of Perth, Buy West Eat Best, Countrywide Insurance, Loose Leaf Lettuce Co, and the Royal Agricultural Society of WA – is hosting Farmer on Your Plate in Perth …
Farming Champions is looking to support farming families who wish to expand their businesses so we contacted Lisa to get some further insight into this initiative. According to the Counts of Australian Businesses, Entries and Exits, 2019-20 there are 227,716 small businesses in WA as at 30 June 2020. This includes businesses that are non-employing …