Wellington Fruit and Vege Co-operatives: Developing a Community Food Security Model

Emmeline Haymes & Jessica Jones

Outline

• Origins

• How does it work?

• Evolution

• Infrastructure

• Model

• Environmental impacts

• Moving towards sustainability

• Success

Origins

Fruit and vegetable servings

How does it work?

ORDER PLACED

Coordinator

collates orders

Buyer places order with

produce co-op

Produce collected by

truck

Produce delivered to

each hub

Produce packed by

volunteers

Produce picked up at

packing hubs/

distribution hubs

1.

2.

3.

4.5.

6.

7.

Evolution

Infrastructure

RPH WCA

NEW

CO-OP

Porirua

Naenae

Upper Hutt

Waiwhetu

Titahi Bay

Wainuiomata

Kapiti

Vic Uni

RPH

WCA

Model

Environmental impacts

• Health and safety

• Food Act 2016

• Transport

• Missing produce

• Volunteer turnover

Moving towards sustainability

Perspectives on success of our collective enterprise

For more information

Public Health Advisors:

Emmeline Haymes: emmeline.haymes@huttvalleydhb.org.nz

Jessica Jones: jessica.jones@huttvalleydhb.org.nz

Websites:

Regional Public Health: www.rph.org.nz

Wesley Community Action: www.wesleyca.org.nz

Food Together: www.foodtogether.co.nz

The Stop: www.thestop.org