Why we’re not certified organic
Having done veg boxes for the best part of five years now, one of the questions we are most commonly asked is: is your produce certified organic? Organic certification involves: [...]
This is when 3 Green Connect workers felt welcome in Wollongong
Wollongong City Council interviewed three of our staff members as part of Refugee Week 2020. They were all asked: “When did you feel welcome in Wollongong?” Pleh Meh Photo [...]
Meet Jaycob
Meet Jaycob In 2013 I spent a year working with students in Warrawong Highschool’s Living Classroom permaculture garden - which still runs right next door to the farm. It was [...]
What the Farm means to me
What the Farm means to me As the fair food coordinator at Green Connect for the past 2 years. It’s been an amazing journey. I have always worked with food, [...]
The Taste of Celery
The Taste of Celery Over the last six years, we’ve learnt a lot about what veggies people like to eat regularly, and what veggies are easy to grow on our [...]
How Jaycob went from school student to senior farm hand at Green Connect
Jaycob Miller is a senior farm hand at Green Connect. Farm manager Cal Champagne writes about how they met through Warrawong high school's permaculture garden and how he became a [...]
Green Connect News July 2020
As a social enterprise, we’re constantly trying to achieve very big social, environmental and economic outcomes. Plus, right now we’re moving both the op shop and the office, creating a [...]
Dreaming Big. What’s in store for Green Connect ?
Dreaming Big In 2011, some passionate community members got together and imagined what it would be like if they could set up a social enterprise – a business that did [...]