Prepare Produce Provide

Prepare Produce Provide (PPP) is the trading name for Live To Tell Your Story Inc, a not for profit organisation established in 2013 by a group of passionate educators in Western Australia. Our aim is to use food and cooking as a vehicle to help meet the needs young people in our community while providing training and support for them to develop future career pathways. Our programs create opportunities for the youth of WA to work with top chefs, local producers and other leaders within the education, hospitality, tourism and agricultural industries, to inspire and educate through programs that support and benefit a wide range of social and community causes.

Prepare Produce Provide (PPP) is a celebration of education, training and connection to each other and the land we live on.

Following on from the Food for Thought Festival (FFTF) Innovation Lab discussions that were cancelled earlier in the year, in response to COVID-19 pandemic, Sustain: The Australian Food Network (Sustain) is working with its West Australian, South Australian, New South Wales, Victorian and Tasmanian partners to reactivate this important conversation around “Courageous Leadership Enabling Systems Change” and the future of Australia’s food system.

This December, Australia will, for the first time, have the opportunity to learn directly from the leaders of the organisation responsible for the implementation of the Vermont Farm to Plate plan—by many accounts one of the most comprehensive and long-term food and farming system programs of its kind.

For more details visit the Sustain: The Australian Food Network Webpage.

COVID-19 has highlighted the vulnerabilities and inequities of global and national food systems. Even as Australia was repeatedly reassured of the security of its food supply, in 2020 we’ve seen panic buying that emptied supermarket shelves, rising rates of unemployment and food insecurity, and a disproportionately affected migrant seasonal workforce. With the critical challenges of climate change at our doorstep, and rapidly rising costs of dietary-related ill-health, the integrity of our food and farming systems demands our attention.

Across three webinars, Farm to Plate Program Director Jake Claro and Network Manager Sarah Danly will discuss how the decade-old program, recently renewed for a further ten years, has successfully increased employment, business creation and food security through collaborative, whole-of-system actions and networking, aligned to a shared agenda of a better food and farming system for Vermont. They will be joined by practitioners and policy makers from across Australia who will share state and local initiatives, and discuss how the Vermont approach might be applied to an Australian context.

Webinar 1 - Vermont Farm to Plate Plan: from 2009 to 2020 and Beyond
Dec 2 11AM - 1PM AEST (8AM - 10AM AWST) Register for free here

Webinar 2 - Planning for Sustainable Farming and Healthy Food Access
Dec 9 11AM - 1PM AEST (8AM - 10AM AWST) Purchase tickets here

Webinar 3 - How the Public Purse Can Drive Food Systems Change: The Role of Institutional Procurement
Dec 16 11AM - 1PM AEST (8AM - 10AM AWST) Purchase tickets here

Everyone involved in our food systems —including producers, policy-makers, food businesses, community organisations, statutory and strategic planners, health service professionals, sustainability professionals, food security organisations and networks, educators and researchers—is invited to attend.

For those interested some suggested pre-reading material:

Farm to Plate 2019 Annual Report
Vermont Farm to Plate Plan highlights
Farm to Plate Strategic Plan Documents
The Regen Narration podcast episode with Jake Claro

The webinar series is organised by Sustain: The Australian Food Network and supported by VicHealth, Commonland, University of Wollongong, SA Urban Food Network, Eat Well Tasmania, Gateway Health, RegenWA, Food for Thought, Cardinia Shire Council, Community Food Events, Community Food for All, Albury Wodonga Local Food Network, Plan-It Rural, and Leah Galvin Consulting.

For further information, media assets or interview requests, please contact Arianna Lim, Communications and Strategy Support Officer Sustain, arianna@sustainaustralia.org.

Thank you for volunteering for the 5000meals program

To celebrate 'Thank a Volunteer Day' 2020 the Town of Bassendean, Telethon Community Cinemas & 5000meals supported by Department of Communities, invites you attend a Volunteer Celebration.

Network with your fellow volunteers and hear highlights of achievements from local community groups.
Complimentary Paella will be served (6pm- 7pm) followed by the new release film RAMS at the outdoor cinemas
Please contact us for your code to reserve your spot!
Kerri: volunteers@prepareproduceprovide.org
Di: info@prepareproduceprovide.org

PPP is a registered charity!

Donations over $2 are tax deductible

Contact us if you would like to assist with product donations

We would like to thank our Premium Sponsors

`We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the many countries and languages throughout Western Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.`

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Join us in this journey with the goal to inspire and empower youth by participating in positive and innovative food related programs and projects.

Maggie Dent

Meet the “Queen of Common Sense”. Maggie shares her stories in an interview by PPP Project participants.

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Current and past programs and projects developed to undertake activities for young people that deliver individual and community benefits.

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HEIWA approved programs are available to individuals who require upskilling or the necessary skills and knowledge to assist young people in food-related activities.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the many countries and languages throughout Western Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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Maggie Dent

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`We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the many countries and languages throughout Western Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.`