We speak with Jolene who founded Project Fresh Start about veganism, food insecurity and minimising food waste. Jolene started PFS in 2021 in the southeast suburbs of Melbourne/Narrm as a way to contribute to community, provide fresh and healthy meals to people in need and reduce the food waste that she’d observed over her career in the hospitality industry. About Project Fresh Start Inc. Our purpose is to understand the issues that affect our local community and respond in a manner that doesn’t compromise our values. We believe that everyone has the right to live a happy and healthy life and we focus on helping to remove the barriers that people face in achieving these outcomes. Our focus is on providing free, healthy fresh plant-based food and education around healthy eating and living in a way that sustains the individual, the community, the animals, and the planet. Donations are gratefully received, as is contact if anyone is keen to volunteer or start something up in your own area. PFS’s contact and bank account details are located on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/projectfreshstart21 Links Foodbank Hunger Report 2022 examines the extent and severity of experience with food insecurity among Australian households: https://www.foodbank.org.au/foodbank-hunger-report-2022/?state=vic Food waste in Australia: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/protection/waste/food-waste Food Empowerment Project https://foodispower.org/ and their ethical chocolate list https://foodispower.org/chocolate-list/ World Plant Milk Day https://www.worldplantmilkday.com/ Food Not Bombs https://www.foodnotbombs.net/australia.html Music we played Talkin’ Bout a Revolution by Tracey Chapman https://open.spotify.com/track/0YMFcrMtBowDdD5bPz0cgy?si=8a186be46b2e4c8f Idioteque by Radiohead https://open.spotify.com/track/1W5XugQJGhnSATMI5n002M?si=c001e8215eb6449f Better in Blak by Thelma Plum https://open.spotify.com/track/1c5iUY7Zg1SxtROg1yr5ad?si=2c4a229569b14ce6
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