A new kitchen has opened at the Queen Victoria Market’s Purpose Precinct to reduce food waste by creating fresh jams and chutneys from unsold produce.
The kitchen run by social enterprise Moving Feast – reusing unsold market produce to develop their range of jams, sauces, chutneys and preserves, to be sold at the market.
The Purpose Precinct is Australia’s first dedicated social enterprise precinct, with space for more than 80 social enterprises to sell their products while creating new employment pathways and networking opportunities.
Moving Feast will provide new skills and job pathways for people who have faced barriers to employment, while regional social enterprises will also benefit from the new kitchen and will be invited to supply fresh produce to be used in the production line.
Mildura-based regenerative farm Food Next Door – a social enterprise that supports refugee and migrant communities – is the first regional social enterprise to get involved and will supply their organic garlic to the kitchen.
Victorian Minister for Employment, Vicki Ward, said “The Moving Feast kitchen is a clever, creative and tasty operation using unsold market produce to make fresh jams, chutneys and sauces – while providing employment opportunities to those who have faced challenges.”
To learn more about the Purpose Precinct, visit purposeprecinct.org.
