A bit about the journey so far…
We started in Cambodia, made our way over to Australia from Sydney to Byron, a quick jaunt to New Zealand’s south island, back to Aus and then locked-down in Melbourne. Not a bad place to be stuck given there’s over 3,500 social enterprises and for-purpose businesses here!
Here’s a taste of a few we’ve been lucky enough to visit.
Humankind Wrap-Up
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - What a week! We've watched 7 great films and eaten way too much off the Menu for Impact.
Free to Feed
NORTHCOTE, MELBOURNE - A tasty pie by Aheda, a wonderful participant from one of Melbourne’s favourites: Free to Feed.
Common Ground Project
FRESHWATER CREEK, VICTORIA - Common Ground Project’s special dinner for two, made by the women from their Staying Grounded program.
CERES Fair Food
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - I picked up my first CERES Fair Food order, from the porch of a friendly Food Host neighbour - what a lovely concept!
Dumu Balcony Café
BRIGHT, VICTORIA - Dumu Balcony Cafe in Bright is an Indigenous owned training cafe that produces healthy, local and native foods.
Goodwill Wine
AUSTRALIA - It was great fun opening up my box of Goodwill Wine in early lockdown days. I mean, look at the lovely quirky labels!
Humankind by HRAFF
AUSTRALIA - HRAFF is connecting people, places and stories through 7 films and 7 artist performances in celebration of the fortitude of the human spirit.
Aggie Global
AUSTRALIA - A joint passion for science, agriculture and travel were the perfect ingredients to bring about Lisa and Zoe Paisley’s social business, Aggie Global.
Wild Timor Coffee
COBURG, MELBOURNE - I dropped by Coburg to visit a social enterprise cafe on our long list of suggestions and pick up some great ethical coffee!
One Less Bottle
BRUNSWICK EAST, MELBOURNE - Yeeeessss! Hi One Less Bottle - we absolutely love your refill station!
Nightingale Housing
BRUNSWICK EAST, MELBOURNE - Where neighbours become a friendly support system and are keen believers in supporting all things local and environmentally sustainable.
Precious Plastic Monash
CLAYTON, MELBOURNE - Ever heard of Precious Plastic!?
COLLABORATION! Menu for Impact
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Collaboration announcement! The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival is back - with Humankind online film festival.
The Social Studio
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - The Social Studio is a social enterprise dedicated to improving the lives of young people from a refugee or migrant background.
Minimum Wines
NAGAMBIE, MELBOURNE - Always nice to get something delivered to your door, even nicer if it's three bottles of Minimum Wine!
Sibling by Kinfolk
CARLTON NORTH, MELBOURNE - Now, here is a seriously GOOD Negroni! Good because of it's tasty-ness and good because it comes straight from Sibling Cafe.
Moon Rabbit
PRESTON, MELBOURNE - The smile on our faces at the thought of being able to go back to using our reusable cups... Thank you Moon Rabbit! 😁☕☕☕
Thankyou
AUSTRALIA - Thankyou is a bar of soap. Thankyou is a body scrub. Thankyou is a great-smelling body wash and a matching body lotion.
I Am Not Paper
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Coffee again! This time though, rather than concentrating on the good stuff inside, it's the cup that caught my eye.
Lentil as Anything, Pop Up Takeaway
CARLTON, MELBOURNE - The sun is out and Lentil as Anything Abbotsford is doing Covid-safe takeaway in Carlton.