Two recent workshops focused on both values and strategies for members of the co-op to successfully work together and reach their goals. John Whiteoak introduced the group to strategic planning through establishing vision, mission and purpose. Members learnt what exactly values are and why they are important for members of the co-op. Identifying key issues is [...]
“So, when do we get started?” John, our passionate Avocado grower wants to know after attending our first Farming Together workshop last week at Kandanga Hall. The first workshop out of three introduced the new project team to the 25 attending farmers. A big thank you to everyone that provided us with all the wonderful produce [...]
The Mary Valley Country Harvest Co-operative (MVCHC) has received funding from the Farming Together Program - the Farm Co-operative and Collaboration Pilot Program of Southern Cross University, being delivered on behalf of the Australian Government. The $34,000 funding will allow the co-operative, which currently comprises 35 farms in the Mary Valley, to design and implement a [...]
MVCH May 2017 presenters and workshops
Co-op stars Bruno and Trish Gabbana at Gympie town Markets The ABC recently interviewed co-op members Trish, Bruno and Lesa. Here is the link to a really good news article, with sound, as ABC journalist Jennifer Nichols reports: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-22/mary-valley-harvest-co-operative-reviving-region/7346868
The tidy family supporting "Boots for change" During April, Dagun Growers Market helped promote Boots For Change, an initiative of the Australian Farmer's Market Association to connect farmers, their families, farmers’ markets and rural and urban communities. ABC Wide Bay visited some of our Mary Valley farmers at Gympie Town markets and visited John and Julia [...]
Caedman delivering to the lively lot at Perigian on a Thursday night The ABC recently reported one of our family groups that we deliver to each week on the Sunshine Coast see their full article http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/11/02/4343602.htm
