This winter, we are delighted to introduce ‘Edible Conversations’ – a delicious new collaboration between Kelmarna Community Farm and Ozone Coffee.
Hosted at Ozone Westmoreland over two nights in August, we will explore what local, sustainable food production and conscious dining look like over a four-course dinner.
Curated by Ozone’s Head Chef Dean Lewis, the Ozone team is creating a menu inspired by seasonal produce and meat sourced directly from Kelmarna. Featuring wild greens such as nettles and Alexanders, herbs such as lemon balm and tulsi and Kelmarna pasture-raised organic lamb, the menu on the night will stay true to shared ethos of locally sourced, nose-to-tail and root-to-tip eating.
It probably wouldn’t come as a surprise to most people to hear that current ways of producing food are neither very efficient nor planet friendly.
The global food system is not only failing to feed the world’s population but has also led to growing rates of food waste, loss of biodiversity, soil desertification and increased greenhouse emissions.
It has also resulted in increased rates of malnutrition, obesity, diabetes, cancer and neurological disorders and is responsible for the loss of traditional food and farming knowledge around the world.
In New Zealand, we are in the absurd situation of exporting top quality, high-earning food while, back at home, some 15-20% of Kiwis experience a degree of food insecurity at any given time.
With 84% of NZers living in cities, more and more people have little or no idea where or how their food is produced, largely buying from supermarkets with long and opaque supply chains. Now, imagine a refocusing of our food system so that it not only works better for the consumer but also for the environment.
Community gardens and urban farms such as Kelmarna Community Farm champion a different kind of food system – one that is climate friendly and supports local community health and wellbeing. Kelmarna is a place of hope and inspiration, a community resource, where people can see and experience a community-led food system having a positive impact on people and the planet.
Community education in food system transformation is a central part of the kaupapa of Kelmarna, delivering learning experiences in all sorts of different ways. Whether it be through events, workshops, school and corporate visits or volunteering, Kelmarna seeks to inspire interaction with the local ecosystem and to transform the relationship people have with each other and with the land.
The partnership between Kelmarna and Ozone goes further than dinner, with Ozone’s B Corp Certification mirroring Kelmarna’s mission to build a better food system. This event will also help raise funds to support Kelmarna’s educational and therapeutic work in the community with 50% of proceeds from Edible Conversations going straight to the charitable trust. We’d love you to join us!
Edible Conversations: a special collaboration between Ozone and Kelmarna 13 August | 6.30pm | Ozone Westmoreland
Book now at www.kelmarna.co.nz or email us at hello@kelmarna.co.nz if you have any questions.
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