Green Connect recognised as global leader in sustainable development
Media release Wollongong social enterprise Green Connect has been recognised by the Commonwealth for global leadership in sustainable development, for its urban permaculture farm. In partnership with its local community, [...]
Working at Green Connect
Green Connect was set up in 2011 to create jobs for people who need them most, reduce waste and grow fair food. We wanted to do good things for people [...]
Kale and Sweet Potato SautéÂ
Kale and Sweet Potato Sauté This recipe comes from https://therealfooddietitians.com/. Click on the title to view the original recipe, including full instructions and useful notes. Ingredients 2 cups cubed and [...]
Growing for the future
Growing for the Future Imagine you’re a young person growing up in the Illawarra with barriers to employment. You might have mental health issues, you might be from an intergenerationally [...]
French Onion Soup
French Onion Soup This recipe comes from https://www.recipetineats.com. Click on the title to view the original recipe, including full instructions and useful notes. Ingredients 100g unsalted butter 1.25 kg brown/yellow [...]
Luscious Greens
Luscious Greens Producing a seasonal veg box is a bit like running a giant social research experiment on what veggies people like, don’t like, and like sometimes but not too [...]
Fair Food
Fair Food We produce fair food: food that is good for the people who grow it, good for the people who eat it and good for the planet. A big [...]
Turnip & Carrot Salad
Turnip & Carrot Salad This recipe comes from https://www.mariaushakova.com/. Click on the title to view the original recipe with full instructions. Ingredients 3 medium turnips, peeled and grated 3 medium [...]
Setting the Bar
Setting the Bar A critical part of our mission at the Green Connect farm is to provide an entrance point for young people and former refugees wishing to begin their [...]
What’s in season this Spring
What to expect in your Green Connect veg box this spring The warm weather that hit us in the middle of August made it feel like spring had come early, [...]
Fudgy Dark Chocolate Beetroot Brownies
Fudgy Dark Chocolate Beetroot Brownies This recipe comes from https://pinchandswirl.com/. Click on the title to view the original recipe with full instructions. Ingredients 225 grams boiled and peeled beets (about 2 [...]
Welcome to Spring
Welcome to Spring The is a lot of gloominess in the community at the moment, and understandably so given the length of and tightening of the COVID restrictions that we [...]
Opening a New Chapter
Opening a New Chapter This week is a bit of a personal one… At the end of September, I will be closing an 8-year long chapter with Green Connect, to [...]
Kale, Chard or Broccoli Leaf Frittata
Broccoleaf or Kale Frittata This recipe comes from https://madame.lefigaro.fr/. Click on the title to view the original recipe, printed in French. Ingredients 500g of Broccoleaf (large broccoli or cauliflower [...]
Silverbeet and Cheese Slab Pie
Silverbeet and Cheese Slab Pie This recipe comes from www.farmtofork.com.au. Click on the title to view the original recipe and additional information. Ingredients Pastry 250g plain flour, plus extra for [...]
Green Connect News August 2021
Hi, In the midst of another great big loop-to-loop in the rollercoaster of life and social enterprise, the things that have kept me sane and optimistic are the kindness of [...]
Celebrating Silverbeet
Celebrating Silverbeet One of the things we try to generate through our veg boxes is a bit of excitement about the more exotic veg that we can grow in the [...]
Our ‘Zero Waste’ mission
Our ‘Zero Waste’ mission Reducing waste from landfill is one of Green Connect's core missions. This goal is best illustrated by our zero-waste team, which works with local councils, festivals, [...]
Roasted Root Vegetable Stew
Roasted Root Vegetable Stew This recipe comes from www.asaucykitchen.com. Click on the title to view the original recipe and additional information. Ingredients Roasted Vegetables 1kg assorted root vegetables (potatoes, carrots, [...]
COVID-19 Information in English
Green Connect has collected information to help our staff and community. Click on the green links to get more information. Please tell us if there are other websites, videos, or [...]
Nan Tien temple’s kind donation
A very big thank you to the kind, generous and upbeat nuns at Nan Tien Temple who contacted us to donate a huge amount of rice, noodles, cakes, socks, toothbrushes [...]
Creamy Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry
Creamy Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry This recipe comes from https://cupfulofkale.com/. Click on the title to view the original recipe and additional information. Ingredients 1 red onion 4 garlic cloves Inch [...]
Growing food, growing people
Growing food, growing people I met Jaycob Miller back in 2013, as a student of Warrawong High School’s living classroom program. Jaycob spent a lot of time in the garden, [...]
COVID-19 information in Karenni
Green Connect has collected information in Karenni to help our Karenni-speaking staff and community. Click on the green links to get more information. Please tell us if there are other [...]
COVID-19 information in Kinyamulenge
Green Connect has collected information in Kinyamulenge to help our Kinyamulenge-speaking staff and community. Click on the green links to get more information. Please tell us if there are other [...]