weekly affordable fresh food markets to support Healthy Connected communities
Our Mission
We improve access to fresh, affordable and nutritious produce by running weekly fruit and vegetables markets to cultivate healthy connected Victorian communities.
Our Impact
Increasing Fresh food consumption impacts Positively on social, physical and emotional well-being.
500+
customers every week
Have access to affordable, high quality, culturally appropriate fresh fruit and vegetables. All markets are stocked with the produce customers want - from Bitter Melon to Okra. We sell around $5000 worth of produce each week to customers from over 22 different nationalities.
82%
increase in fresh food consumption
Our produce 70% cheaper than surrounding outlets. Affordability and accessibility means that market goers can purchase more fruit and vegetable every week, increasing health and well-being for themselves and their families.
90%
Feel more connected to Community
Being part of the market, customers gain a sense of social inclusion - the market is a place to meet and make friends, share cooking tips and find out what else is happening in the community.
Our Team & Board
We have a fantastic team of dedicated market managers who run the markets every week - rain, hail or shine - as well as a team of two behind the scenes.
Our board of talented professionals from all walks of life volunteer their time to help guide the organisations' strategic direction.