Feed Me Surf Coast
Sarah MANSFIELD (Western Victoria) (09:55): Last week I headed to Feed Me Surf Coast to join the volunteers there. Feed Me Surf Coast rescues food waste from supermarkets seven days a week. An amazing team of passionate volunteers sort produce, bakery goods and perishables that would have otherwise ended up in landfill. It is made available to shoppers in a Feed Me market or repurposed for Feed Me’s very own catering business. The market has a no-questions-asked policy. People can take what they need, and it relies on the generous donations of those who can afford to pay to cover the costs of those who cannot. Just last week 1045 shoppers rescued 6871 kilos of food from the Surf Coast market and saved it from landfill. While I was there I jumped in a van with a volunteer. We rescued two vans full of food from four supermarkets. Then I joined the wonderful team of volunteers sorting the food back at the warehouse to get it ready for the market. Feed Me is an amazing example of the power of community and the passion of people who are committed to tackling food waste and ensuring that everyone has access to food regardless of their means, which is a fundamental human right.