Key Achievements
Creating our Community Aspiration
In 2019/20 The Community Plate undertook a broad community engagement process to help define and focus our priority efforts within the food system and create our Community Aspiration.
The community engagement process consisted of two phases. Phase One included face-to-face sessions with local organisations, individuals and groups. This allowed in-depth conversations about the barriers and enablers to increasing healthy diets, and offered a deep-dive approach, sharing knowledge of the food system along the way. Phase Two consisted of a two-pronged survey, which, using a snowball approach, was able to increase our reach with the resources we had available. A summary of the key findings can be seen below:
Using the information we gathered we developed our aspiration that we are all connected to food that is local, healthy and abundant. The intention is that key partners will incorporate this into their planning and operations. We will be convening a local food network in the coming months and a large Community Exchange was planned for this year but is currently on hold until we have more clarity around ongoing restrictions.
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