We want to make it easy to buy fair food – food that is good for the people that grow it (good jobs and fair wages), good for the people that eat it (healthy and fresh) and good for the planet (chemical-free and working in with nature rather than against it). Here we publish letters to our weekly fruit and veg customers, our favourite recipes and more.
Waste-free work
Reducing waste and creating opportunities Until COVID-19, Green Connect ran a zero-waste service where we worked with local festivals and businesses to divert waste from landfill, towards recycling and organics [...]
Pests at the farm
Dealing with Pests As part of our Fair Food team meeting last week, we were discussing our integrated pest management strategy and we got to talking about how there is [...]
The beet family
Beets and Beets We grow veg seasonally at the farm and Customers have told us in the past that receiving veg in their box that reflects the season makes them [...]
The natural lawnmower
The fun way to take care of weeds Anyone who has visited the farm will know that the market garden, where our veggies come from, only takes up about one [...]
Mulberry madness
Mulberry Madness At the farm, the ripening of the mulberries has become a signifier that spring is in full swing. There is one particular tree that has been there since [...]
Rolling out
Rolling out the Green Carpet The past few months have been a wild ride for everyone the world over, and it’s been no different here at Green Connect farm. But [...]
flowering in springtime
Spring Flowering There comes a time every spring when we get a sudden change from cool weather to heat waves, and all the vegetables that were planted and grown in [...]
5 ideas for cooking with veg
5 ideas for Vegbox cooking I have been getting the Green Connect veg box for almost three years and with two young kids and limited time, I’ve developed some “go [...]
Evolving our veg box service
Veg Box Evolution The past few months have been a wild ride for everyone the world over, and at Green Connect it has been an absolute rollercoaster. The implications of [...]
The Apiacia family
A Family affair The modern food system is designed in a way that relies on the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides. So, when trying to grow things [...]
Spring at the farm
Spring is in the air Su Meh, Pleh Meh and Kaw Meh arrived at the farm last Sunday morning to find one of our miniature goats giving birth to triplets. [...]
How the 12 Principles of Permaculture can transform your garden (and our world)
If you’ve heard about permaculture and are wondering what it's all about, then this is your brief introduction! At Green Connect's urban farm, we grow food and raise livestock [...]
A Veg Box Spring
A Green Connect veg box spring In the spring of 2014, we launched our veggie box product. And we were stoked to get ten customers who were willing to throw [...]
Sharing skills
Sharing skills We sometimes find at Green Connect that it’s difficult to communicate what we do, because we do so much. People find it easy to get their head around [...]
Young people at Green Connect
Young people at Green Connect Here at Green Connect we are proud to offer youth employment opportunities and with International youth day passing us by last week, we’d like to [...]
Daikon is our winter hero
Our winter hero The winter of 2014 was the first cool season we spent at the farm. We had a steep learning curve about how difficult growing can be when [...]
Parsley: The King of herbs
The king of herbs Herbs are known for providing an intense flavour that often dominates any dish they are added to. But in the case of parsley, it is the [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Daikon Radish
What is that in my box? Daikon radish Daikon radish is a type of radish native to China and Japan and is the large, white, carrot-like vegetable in your box [...]
The Zero-Waste Veg Box
The Zero-Waste Veg Box Many of you would know that Green Connect runs a Zero-waste service, where our staff work to divert waste from landfill into recycling and organic streams. [...]
What to expect from Green Connect this Winter!
Winter is a great time to be growing food in the Illawarra. We get a rest from many of the pests and weeds that hassle our crops throughout the summer [...]