growing food’s future

Accelerating the delivery of circular urban agriculture for local communities

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our mission

To give communities access to a healthy future.

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of food waste diverted from landfill

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We’re converting food waste into food on urban farms, locally and sustainably.

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our board

Founder and Managing Director

David is a passionate advocate for sustainable urban food systems. He founded Feedback Organic to reshape how cities approach food production through circularity, community empowerment, and environmental well-being. His farming and community engagement experience fosters collaboration in food production, building strategic partnerships for innovative and sustainable food system models.

David Sivyer

Chair

Christina cares passionately about treading lightly on the earth. She has extensive organisational and program management experience across the arts and sustainability industries as well as local government. She thrives on creativity, community and cultural expression.

Christina Robberds

Secretary

Ema is a commercial and intellectual property lawyer with over 17 years of experience working in New Zealand and Australia across a range of industries including advertising, telecommunication and media. She has a keen interest in charities and sustainability.

Ema O’Brien

Director

Lachlan is a marketing, customer experience (CX) and innovation specialist with 18 years’ experience working across Australia, London & New York. With broad experience across numerous categories, including not for profits, Lachlan is adept at defining and leading iterative & large-scale CX, digital/business transformation and innovation programs that deliver improved customer experiences, products and services that drive sustained business growth.

Lachlan James

Director

Mei Ling is passionate about the power of business and community to create positive social and environmental impact through collaboration and innovation. She has over twenty five years’ experience working within corporates and not-for-profit organisations and brings a unique combination of strategic insight, commercial acumen and deep social impact expertise, to help create a better world.

Mei-Ling Ho

Director

Alex Watts is an award winning advertising strategist, business leader and consultant. Alex has worked with local and global brands to achieve outsize results and real transformation, through creativity and community. Outside of work, Alex is a beekeeper and enthusiastic fermenter, and would love to tell you all about both.

Alex Sol Watts

who we are

Founded by David Sivyer in 2013, having a penchant for community, a 5th generation farmer and a passion for hospitality – Feedback Organic grew from the idea of closing the loop with food waste and food. By utilising the strength in community, we’re transforming the local food system and the community’s connection to it.

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our model

Local approaches to global solutions.

Feedback Organic has piloted a version of food waste management and urban food production that has improved upon the outdated approach in use across Australia and parts of the world.

how it works

our impact

To date our model has:

Produced more than 40 tonnes of sustainable, organic, fresh and healthy food

Saved over 2 million litres of food waste going to landfill

Engaged over 2000 community volunteers

Provided employment for 20 young farmers

Educated 5 schools

Been the catalyst for 3 additional local farms

our collaborators

Hunter & Central Coast Development Corporation

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The best way of Growing Food’s Future is together. Contributing looks different to everyone and everyone’s contribution helps us all get closer to localising a sustainable future. Enjoy the myriad ways of getting involved…

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