Cousins Cara Cooper and Lauren Branson quietly arrived on the Sydney food scene in late 2019 and have been blown away by the support their receiving.
Consumers are tired of the status quo and looking for ways to give back and the cousins online farmers market Your Food Collective does just that.
"It's so much more than just food, it's buying our future back one bite at a time and for the convenience driven Sydney market looking more ethical ways to shop their couldn't be an easier way. "
Your Food Collective connects you directly to local growers, who typically come from within 200 km of your front door. Some from within the Sydney Basin it's self.
As we all start to look a little deeper into the things we do each day, it's not surprising that apples aren't apples when it comes to the food we'er eating.
Supermarkets are dishing up a raw deal when it comes to freshness and paying producers fairly for the food they grow.
So what does it all mean?
- For our bodies it means that we're eating food that's not full of all the nutrients we expect, because quite simply it isn't fresh!
- For our farmers it means that in the not too distant future they won't be able to grow our food anymore.
- And for our planet...we'll her times running out and the fuel guzzling food system that's currently feeding our nation is a huge contributer.
With out a doubt it's time for change but what difference can where you do you weekly shop make?
By shopping YFC local you’re
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Supporting small sustainable farms – annually Australia loses more than 20% of its family farms, at YFC we’re giving family farms a future!
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Reducing your green house gas emissions by up to 85% - yep it’s that simple. We’re connecting you to local producers within in 200km of your front door, not a long haul flight away!
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Reducing food waste by at least 50%- Thirty percent of food waste happens in the paddock before food even reaches your plate because it’s the “wrong” size. A YFC we judge our food on flavour not shape. Because food isn’t meant to be standard!
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Reduce your plastic consumption by up to 95% - we’re focused on the future and work closely with our producers to build a zero waste food system from the paddock to your plate.
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Getting the freshest food possible – by shopping online it means that your food is picked to order, yep that’s right every head of lettuce is pre-sold before it leaves the patch.
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Fuelling up on food full of nutrients – from the minute a vegetable is picked it starts to lose nutrients, so by getting it when it’s fresh, it’s still full of nutrients!
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Choosing to pay producers fairly for the food they grow, sounds simple but it’s not. At YFC producers get paid up to four times the amount they would with major supermarket chains!
You'll love every bite and I think we all know it's time for change. Say good buy to the supermarket isle and start to put some love back on the table.
