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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let’s do more

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

let’s do more with our food waste

let’s do more for urban food and farms

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Mayor of Maitland

“Initiatives such as Feedback Organic Recovery will, and in this instance have, gained a momentum of their own, a combination of entrepreneurial skills and grassroots buy in, it now requires industry ‘buy in’ to take it to the next level as we move towards a circular economy derived food future, delivering sustainability and healthier food options for our communities.”

Cr Loretta Baker

Founder at Go Circular

“Feedback Organic Recovery is an innovative business model that leverages circular farming resources and land management and delivers a more sustainable food production as well as healthier and better food to our community.”

Annie Jiang

Hospitality Small Business Owner

“As a business owner, a mother, and a member of my local community, I am passionate about running my business efficiently and ethically, I worry about my children’s future (as my children do) and I want to be an involved member of my local community. The Feedback Organic Recovery program enables me to be part of the solution to the environmental challenges we are facing.”

Petra McLoughlin

Founder at Estabar - Newcastle Business Owner

“To gain critical mass, programs like this are going to take personal involvement. Honestly, so many of my team say to me they had never thought about our agricultural system, about who they buy from and what their values are, about the impact of food waste. Now they are agents for cultural change in their own households and communities.”

Bec Bowie

Regional Policy and Programs Coordinator

(Waste and Circular Economy) Hunter Joint Organisation

“We need to drastically rethink the way in which we interact with our food. We need change agents like Feedback Organic to disrupt the linear system with their innovative circular food models whilst changing hearts and minds, if we are to achieve the systems change needed to create resilient, just, and regenerative food systems fit for today.”

Eloise Lobsey

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.

this is us

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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let’s do this

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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