Building community resilience and environmental awareness by providing education about living sustainably, growing and sharing fresh nutritious food, since 2014.
Food Is Free Laneway (305 Ripon St Sth, on cnr of Warrior Place, Ballarat) started on 18th October, 2014 by founder/Director Lou Ridsdale. It migrated to our Food Is Free Green Space located at 212 Ripon Street Sth), in May 2023, and no longer exists in it’s old site.
Inspired by John VanDeusen Edwards,(founder of Food Is Free in USA), as well as Ron Finley (The Gangster Gardener, South Central LA, USA), and other worldwide guerilla gardeners. Food is Free Laneway at the Green Space is a magical space for people to drop off, or collect, free nutritious food, (veggies, fruit, herbs only), and make neighbourhood connections.
Our vision is to create a food secure, inclusive, sustainable and healthy community. Our mission is to build community resilience and environmental awareness by providing education about living sustainably, growing and sharing fresh nutritious food.
Every year, we educate and empower thousands of people, and aim to continually grow what we do.
Food Is Free Inc. turns 10!!
Sun 20 Oct – CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF FOOD IS FREE INC…
10am – 3pm at Barkly Square, 25 – 39 Barkly St, Ballarat East | Wadawurrung
Starting with First Nations Women’s Yarning Garden Official Launch at 10am.
Smoking ceremony, Welcome to Country, speeches, followed by workshops from 10am – 3pm.
Official Food Is Free Inc. Birthday celebrations from 11am
Music/speeches/special announcements, plus tour of new Urban Food Farm space,
followed by a BBQ lunch for all.
Food Is Free Inc. Market stall held at Barkly Square instead of usual Green Space market
INCLUDING OUR BIG ANNUAL TOMATO SEEDLING SALES – 10.30am – 1.30pm.
VERY Special guest: Costa.
Workshops & gardening demos for rest of day sprinkled throughout the space hosted by both Food Is Free Inc. vols & First Nations Women’s Yarning Garden members noon – 3pm
Event Ends: 3pm.
The Festival of Food Is Free Inc. will be an exciting week-long celebration of 10 years of Food Is Free Inc. in Ballarat/Wadawurrung. All events are free.
Stay tuned for more info via www.foodisfree.com.au and @foodisfreeinc
Food Is Free Green Space
212 Ripon St South, on cnr of Urquhart & Ripon Sts
Ballarat Central VIC 3350