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This manual has been developed by:
Jenny Trezise
Nutritionist and Community Kitchens Project Manager
Frankston Community Health Service
Kate McCluskey
Nutritionist and Community Kitchens Project Officer
Frankston Community Health Service
Tanya Gunnion
Nutritionist and Community Kitchens Project Manager
Frankston Community Health Service
Julia McCartan
Nutritionist and Community Kitchens Project Officer/Manager
Community Health ‐ Frankston
Josh Pereira
Nutritionist and Community Kitchens Project Officer/Coordinator
Community Health – Frankston
Thea Grenfell Health Promotion Practitioner and Community Kitchens Project Officer/Coordinator
Peninsula Health Community Health
Updated May 2016 Information correct at time of printing
Digital version available at www.communitykitchens.org.au Community Kitchens is proudly supported by the Australian Government
This Manual is the Intellectual Property of Peninsula Health and is protected under copyright law.
It may not be reproduced without permission from Peninsula Health.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: About Community Kitchens .................................................................................. 6
What is a Community Kitchen? .............................................................................................................. 7
What are the benefits? .......................................................................................................................... 7
Tweaking existing programs / initiatives ............................................................................................... 8
Philosophy .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Roles and responsibilities .................................................................................................................... 10
Section 2: Run a Community Kitchens Forum Event ............................................................ 12
Section 3: Set up a Community Kitchen ............................................................................... 16
Step 1: Identify the need ..................................................................................................................... 17
Step 2: Identify potential partners ....................................................................................................... 17
Step 3: Locate a kitchen ....................................................................................................................... 18
Step 4: Recruit group leaders............................................................................................................... 19
Step 5: Promote the kitchen ................................................................................................................ 20
Step 6: Register the Kitchen on the Community Kitchens website ..................................................... 20
Section 4: Run a Community Kitchen ................................................................................... 21
The first group meeting ....................................................................................................................... 22
Developing Community Kitchen guidelines ......................................................................................... 23
Growing fresh produce ........................................................................................................................ 24
Planning for a cooking session ............................................................................................................. 25
Healthy eating ...................................................................................................................................... 26
Money .................................................................................................................................................. 27
Shopping .............................................................................................................................................. 27
The cooking session ............................................................................................................................. 28
Sharing the meal .................................................................................................................................. 28
Transporting meals home .................................................................................................................... 29
Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................ 30
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Section 5: Managing liability issues ..................................................................................... 31
Food safety ........................................................................................................................................... 32
First aid ................................................................................................................................................. 32
Occupational health and safety (OH&S) .............................................................................................. 32
Public Liability Insurance ...................................................................................................................... 32
Managing volunteers ........................................................................................................................... 33
Children ................................................................................................................................................ 33
Fire training .......................................................................................................................................... 33
Record keeping .................................................................................................................................... 33
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Ask the group/s to review some recipes and agree on a couple to cook in the following week (have a supply of recipes available).
Ask the group to fill out the Meal Plan and Shopping List templates and estimate how much it will cost to cook the recipes (*hint ‐ if you have access to computers or tablets, Woolworths and Coles online shopping websites allow you to search food items and view their prices).
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Set up a Community Kitchen in 6 steps!
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Step 1: Identify the need As a Working Group, identify who the Community Kitchen is being run for, when it will run, and what resources are needed for it to be able to run. Some of the details that will need to be considered include:
Who will attend the Kitchen (is it limited to a specific target group or is it available to the general community)?
How often will it be held (weekly or fortnightly)?
On what day and what time will it be held?
How many participants can attend a session?
Will participants be required to financially contribute, and if so, how much?
Will the Kitchen require other funding, and if so, where will this come from (grants, host organisation etc.)
It is highly recommended that these details are developed in consultation with the target group (ideally they would have representation on the Working Group) to ensure the Community Kitchen will work for them. Supporting Resources:
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Setting up a new Community Kitchen Checklist
Step 2: Identify potential partners Partnerships are essential! They can support Community Kitchens with kitchen facilities, equipment, transport, food produce, participant referrals and more. It is encouraged that Kitchens have the support of at least one organisation as this will limit the need to find funding, and will improve sustainability of the program.
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not do everything themselves and will ensure all participants are actively involved
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set up the kitchen if required, and ensure it is left clean and tidy
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link with the host organisation or Community Kitchens Co‐ordinator (if available) for extra support if needed.
There is no mandatory training for group leaders. However, they are strongly encouraged to watch the Community Kitchen Training Modules. The topics of the training modules include group facilitation, nutrition, kitchen safety, food safety and budgeting. If there is a Community Kitchen Coordinator in the local area, contact them to find out if there are any local training opportunities available to attend. It is a requirement of all Community Kitchens that at least one person in each kitchen has completed food handlers training. This could be a group leader, but does not have to be. For groups with more complex needs (such as mental health or physical disabilities), it may be beneficial to find a specially trained person who can take on the group leader role. There are many templates and resources available to help group leaders facilitate a Community Kitchen (refer to Section 6 of this manual). Supporting Resources:
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The cooking session Before a cooking session can be run, a planning session will have been held, and the food ingredients
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cooking with, and where all the equipment is. The group leader is a participant, but is available to
assist other participants when needed.
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available, the time of the day the cooking takes place, and the space available. Remember that food
must not be given away or sold (allows groups to bypass strict food safety legislation requirements).
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Transporting meals home Some groups may like to take left overs home to their families. If groups are taking Community
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Food safety Under the Victorian Food Act (1984) any business that sells food is required to have food safety
accreditation (See Food Safety Standards Chapter 3 of the Australia and New Zealand Food
Standards Code: www.foodstandards.gov.au). Because no food is sold through the Community
Kitchens and participants prepare the food for themselves and / or their families, Community
Kitchens are not subject to Food Safety Accreditation Laws.
It is a requirement of all Kitchens that at least one person in each Kitchen has completed food
handlers training. This does not need to be accredited training. View the Community Kitchens
online Food Safety Training module at www.communitykitchens.org.au (approx. 10 mins to watch),
alternatively, complete the FREE online course at
http://dofoodsafely.health.vic.gov.au/welcome.php (approx. 1 hour to complete). Consider playing
the Community Kitchens Food Safety Module for all group leaders, volunteers and participants. The
information is relevant to everyone in the Kitchen.
First aid A first aid kit must be present in every Community Kitchen and all
participants must know where to find this kit. It is recommended
that the participants in the kitchen have at least some basic
knowledge as to how to manage any first aid issues that may
arise in the Kitchen. For serious issues, contact Emergency
Services on 000 immediately. All incidents, big and small, must be
reported to the host organisation.
Occupational health and safety (OH&S) The goals of occupational health and safety are to foster a safe and healthy Kitchen environment.
OH&S aims to protect the health and safety of anyone involved in the Kitchen. Use the Kitchen
Assessment Checklist to assess whether the venue meets OH&S standards. It is important that
participants understand what is considered an OH&S risk, and what to do if they discover a potential
risk (knives not stored properly, trip hazards on the floor etc.). At the very least, ensure that the
group leader knows what to do and who to approach if there is a problem.
Public Liability Insurance Public Liability Insurance compensates people if they experience injury or damage. It is essential that
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cover all members of the Community Kitchen with their Public Liability Insurance. If a host
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