Kitchen Gardens
New Dingley Farm grows potential for food relief
FareShare’s new flagship Dingley Farm aims to help meet the increasing need for food relief by tripling the volume of vegetables we can grow.
Events
Abbotsford garden celebrates 10 years of growth
FareShare’s Abbotsford kitchen garden marked a major milestone in March 2026 – celebrating 10 years of growing food for people in need. Located between Victoria Park train station and the Victoria Park football oval in inner city Naarm/Melbourne, the site was once a neglected dumping ground. Today, it stands as a thriving urban garden, producing thousands of kilograms of vegetables and herbs every year. The diverse range of produce from the Read more…
Food donation
A bustling food relief hub at Outer East Foodshare
An inspiring volunteer-run hub for food relief is helping people facing hardship across Naarm/Melbourne’s outer east put food on the table. The dedicated team of around 80 volunteers at Wantirna’s Outer East Foodshare (OEF) collect surplus food from local supermarkets, as well as receiving deliveries of ready-to-eat FareShare meals and Read more…
First Nations
Staff Bite: Heidi, our new First Nations Community Engagement Officer
New team member Heidi Avolio recently started in the role of First Nations Community Engagement Officer. Heidi will be working with First Nations communities to provide access to SecondBite fresh produce and FareShare meals. Here, Heidi shares her story and what she’s looking forward to in her new role… I was born in Tasmania (Lutruwita) and am a proud Palawa woman. I now live in Mareeba, 60 kms west of Read more…
Food donation
A warm welcome at Thornbury Church of Christ
From the moment people seeking food relief come through the colourfully painted door at Thornbury Church of Christ they are treated with kindness and respect. When the SecondBite team visited the food relief program on a Wednesday, the comforting smell of baked goods wafted to the door as the friendly faces of volunteers greeted us. The church chapel was set up as a Community Hub with round tables and chairs, a tea and coffee station and a snack table for Read more…
Year at a Glance
Our Impact in 2025
As we look back on 2025, one thing is clear — it was a year of extraordinary impact. Thanks to rescued produce from generous farmers and supermarkets, alongside fresh food grown on FareShare farms, our dedicated chefs and volunteers cooked more than 3 million nutritious meals. Each one was prepared Read more…
Appeal
A Christmas Carol audiences help provide meals for people doing it tough
Over the 2025 festive season, the Melbourne production of A Christmas Carol partnered with FareShare to help provide meals for people struggling to put food on the table. Across the season, audiences attending performances at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre were invited to donate to support FareShare’s work, helping raise $182,747 – which will provide 52,213 nutritious meals for people facing hardship. The partnership reflected the Read more…
Events
FareShare named official charity partner of A Christmas Carol
The Melbourne production of A Christmas Carol has joined forces with FareShare to help provide meals with heart for people going without this Christmas.