Food and nutrition

Food and nutrition are vital to health. Kiama Municipal Council is committed to creating supportive and sustainable environments where local community members can develop skills and knowledge about food and nutrition. Council has implemented several initiatives such as community gardens, cooking workshops, breast feeding friendly establishments and living classrooms that allow residents to access or produce safe and nutritional food sources.

Information regarding such food and nutrition initiatives is listed below:

• 2 Fruit & 5 Veg

 

• Community Gardens and Living Classroom

Kiama Community Garden and Kiama Public School

 

• Workshop Programs

Cheese, Vegetarian Cooking, Pickling and Preserving, Backyard Chook Keeping, No Dig Gardening, Starting a Backyard Veggie Patch, Introduction to Permaculture

 

• Breastfeeding-friendly Establishments

 

• Local Initiatives

Green Box Regional Food Co-Operative, South Coast Farm Gate Trail

 

• Hillside Project

 

• Grow Local Guide

 

• Low Cost and Free Meals Directory