On Tuesday 20 August 2019, Maggie Beer, Peter Kenny (Chair, Maggie Beer Foundation) and Jane Mussared (CEO, Council on the Ageing South Australia) met with Dave Hallinan, Lisa Studdert, Charles Wann and Glenys Beauchamp, from the Department of Health, to discuss innovative options to improve the food experience for our elderly in aged care services. […]
You will have noticed the days slowly getting longer as we near the end of winter. Time to farewell the earthy, wholesome produce that aids us through those cold days and look ahead to the ingredients that show new life such as asparagus, artichokes, beetroot, potatoes, garlic, peas, spring greens and strawberries. We have chosen […]
Every year in Australia, over 5.3 million tonnes of good food is thrown away. The Maggie Beer Foundation is supportive of any organisation trying to reduce this wastage and we were delighted to hear from ‘Imperfect Market’, a NSW based company who are rescuing ugly, rejected produce directly from farms throughout Australia and supplying them […]
How to use garden produce to make warm, comforting and hydrating herbal teas Herbal teas are a healthy, delicious alternative to regular black tea, coffee and other packaged drinks. They can be enjoyed hot or cold and there’s so many herbs that are used for teas the choice is quite extensive! Herbs are grown for […]
With all the negative news in the media it is easy to forget the good stuff, here we share a lovely story sent into The Foundation by Fernlea Community Care Inc CEO Sue McIvor…. And we celebrate a community respite centre doing their best. Fernlea Community Care is a day respite centre, located in Emerald […]
