Give us a sign Youbi / Never a better time to be Australian
Give us a sign For months at the new Fair Food warehouse in Preston disorientated delivery drivers have been tentatively sticking their heads in the front door asking if they’re in the right place. The confusion has arisen due to the huge plumbing supplies sign above our roller door, a leftover from the previous tenants. Clearly something had to be done. First […]
The future of Fair Food / Yes, we’re delivering Cup Day!
The future of Fair Food The pic above is Nicki, Hema and Robyn celebrating getting their forklift licenses. When I look at them I see the future of Fair Food. Each of these women started on our packing line and are now working in or training for senior roles. Between the three of them they […]
Ian Cuming – farmer at the pointy end. Got a spare warehouse?
Every year like clockwork Paul Haar calls to announce that his feijoas have finished. Pretty much the next day Ian Cuming (that’s him above) will be on the phone to talk about dropping off the first of his biodynamic kiwis Not this year though, with the endless summer everything is out of whack – feijoas […]
Friends who stick around during soup weather. Spare warehouse anyone?
Being friends with a zucchini or a tomato is easy; they’re great company and can effortlessly slip into so many social situations. But as convivial as they are come winter zucchini, tomato, eggplant, cucumber et al have headed off to farmer’s markets in Provence or Southern Italian harvest festivals leaving us feeling as deflated as a […]
It takes an extended family to raise a crop. A bit chilli at Fair Food this week.
I just re-watched the video interview we made with Madeline 4 years ago when she was 21. It’s still amazes me how grounded and focussed she was back then especially when I compare her to the rocket-head I and most of my peers were at that age.Four years on I caught up with Madeline to see how things have changed from […]
