SUSTAINABLE. FAIR. DELICIOUS. FOOD.

SIX STEPSTO MAKE GOOD THINGS GROW

IN YOUR OWN HOME

“WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT 870 MILLION PEOPLE NOT HAVING

ENOUGH FOOD?”

The answer starts with the GROW method - six steps to make good things GROW in your own home. It will have a

positive impact on you, your friends, your family, your world...

MAKING GOOD

THINGS

AUSTRALIANS WASTE $8 BILLION WORTH OF FOOD A YEAR

1. SAVE FOOD

Be creative with leftovers - wrap them up in pastry or make soup with those limp veggies.

Check out our Pintrest cookbook for inspiration:pintrest.com/oxfamaustralia

It may sound simple, but planning your meals and only buying and cooking as much food as you need is the number one thing you can do

to limit your food waste.

Made too much? Freeze it for another time.

WHEN YOU BUY FROM SMALL-SCALE FOOD PRODUCERS, YOU’RE SUPPORTING THE

1.5 BILLION PEOPLE THAT RELY ON SMALL FARMS TO EARN A LIVING. YOU’LL ALSO BE

GETTING BEHIND FARMING PRACTICES THAT ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE.

2. FAIR

Buy fair trade.

Shop at your local farmers’ marketfresh fruit and vegetables grown by small-

scale producers close to you.

Use your voice to tell food companies and politicians that they should give small-scale

farmers and workers a better deal.

SMALL SCALE FARMERS PRODUCE FOOD FOR A THIRD OF THE WORLD’S PEOPLE, BUT MANY OF THEM ARE HUNGRY

IF YOU EAT LESS MEAT AND DAIRY YOU’LL DRASTICALLY REDUCE THE IMPACT

OF YOUR DIET ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE WORLD’S POOR

3. LESS MEATY

Vegetables, beans and nuts need far fewer resources (land, water, energy) to produce than meat.

Get fancy with veggies - there is a world of colour and international vegetarian cuisine out there - check out the Oxfam Shop for some superb cookbooks.

Try non-dairy alternatives in your favourite dishes. This might be swapping cheese with avocado in your

salad, or replacing ice-cream with sorbet.

WE WASTE A LOT OF ENERGY TRYING TO GROW FOOD IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE

WRONG TIME OF YEAR.

4. SEASONAL

Try growing something edible.

Check out a seasonal fruit and veg guide and make the most of what is in season

(and probably cheaper too).

Grab a weekly veggie box from an organic, seasonal supplier and get surprises each week!

Jerusalem artichokes anyone?

REDUCING ENERGY USE IN THE KITCHEN CAN BE AS EASY AS...

5. COOK SMARTER

Using less water to boil, popping on a saucepan lid,

Eating raw - Raw Lasagne? There is a lot more than salads you can make with raw food.

Our pintrest cook book will get you started:pintrest.com/oxfamaustralia

Consider switching to green-power for your electricity needs, and carbon offsetting your gas usage through your energy retailer too.

THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE CURRENT GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM - ARABLE LAND, WATER, OCEANS, FUELS, AND CHEMICAL

FERTILISERS - ARE CLOSE TO REACHING THEIR LIMITS

Buy organic to restore and protect lands and water.

Choose seafood wisely. There are lots of online tools and apps to help you, such as:

www.sustainableseafood.org.au

Eat on the wild side and try heritage varieties of fruit and veg to help increase the

diversity of the types of food we produce.

6. SUSTAINABLE

3/4 OF THE WORLDS OCEANS

ARE ALREADY OFFICIALLY OVER-EXPLOITED

OR FISHED UP TO THEIR LIMIT

SUSTAINABLE. FAIR. DELICIOUS. FOOD.

METHOD

It’s the future of food, happening today. Collectively we can use the power of

what we put on our plates to help right the wrongs in our

broken food system.

www.oxfam.org.au/grow/method