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Connecting local food growers with local buyers. Veggbox is simply about connections, connecting local food producers with local buyers.
Someone who’d like to produce their own food can essentially make their own business by using this platform to sell their produce. For now, Veggbox is a concept. We need volunteers in Canberra to move the idea into action. To begin with, you could tell us what you grow at home and post pictures on our wall :)
One of my students at the Australian National University is now semi-finalist in a global competition to end hunger. Please vote for his team AquaFEAST to get to the finals!!!
(the link opens in laptops, Macs and PCs but not smartphone).
Vote here: https://www.facebook.com/hultglobalcasechallenge?v=app_253961071406636&app_data=entry_id%3D22759700%26gaReferrerOverride%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252F Thank you!!!
Hult Prize Foundation Changing the World Through Social Enterprise
The future is local! http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/us/small-scale-farmers-creating-a-new-profit-model.html?_r=4
Yiha....one more like and we get 80 fans this week. By the way, I will be participating in the Australian Farm Day this weekend, surrounded by sheep and cows, photos coming up next week.
18/05/2012
VeggBox at ANU News (On Campus) http://news.anu.edu.au/?p=14881
ANU News » Applause for online apps Three prototype web applications designed by ANU students took out top places in the Start-Up Camp Canberra competition last week.
14/05/2012
Cities can contribute to farm sustainability, listen how in the ABC Rural report http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2012/s3480530.htm
Farm sustainability must begin in the city It's no secret that farmers are gradually leaving our rural landscape.
The Brilliant Idea page is now online. For women living in Canberra, this is a great program, please click in their page say hi. https://www.facebook.com/BrilliantIdeaACT
ACT Microcredit Program incorporating Brilliant Idea The ACT Microcredit Loan Program provides interest free and low interest loans for people looking to
10/05/2012
This week is: International Awareness Composting Week! http://www.compostweek.com.au/core/
Compost Week | International Composting Awareness Week Australia. A week of activities, events and p International Composting Awareness Week Australia (ICAW), is a week of activities, events and publicity to improve awareness about the importance of this valuable organic resource and to promote compost use, knowledge and products. We can compost to help scrap carbon pollution by avoiding landfillin...
Hey everyone, here's the video of our pitch over at start-up Canberra, for which we got second prize! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD0SPGthvuY
Hey everyone, thanks to all our new fans! We're so happy people recognise what we're doing and support our movement!
So proud and happy we got the 2nd place in the Start-Up Canberra!!! Video coming soon
06/05/2012
It's D-Day for the pitch, keep up to date on our site to see how we get on!
Pitching: The day we get a $100bn dollar evaluation So it has come to the last day of start-up camp in Canberra, and Veggbox has been created and is currently running on a live platform, albeit a basic prototype one. It’s been a great exper...
06/05/2012
How healthy is our food and veg? http://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/article/how_healthy_is_our_fruit_and_veg
article: How Healthy is Our Fruit and Veg? As you unpack the weekly fruit and veg shop are you left wondering how healthy it all is?
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