In 2015 the Maggie Beer Foundation gave out a number of Garden grants to successful homes that applied. We recently heard from Nobel Park in Melbourne who have used their grant to create a beautiful space for residents and families to enjoy. Michelle Thomson, Uniting Agewell Program Manager told us, ‘The creation of the Community […]
You will find beautiful crisp stems of Asparagus plentiful at the markets along with super sweet, rich red strawberries and garden peas. You may even be lucky enough to pick your own strawberries at one of the great farms offering this experience. Choose the smaller red strawberries, I promise you the flavour is impossible to […]
Kay Gunnarrson participated in the Creating an Appetite for Life Education Program in April 2018 in Brisbane. Kay returned work with determination to put her learnings into practice, and has already started with the initiatives below: Staff working in the serveries were educated with plating up skills. Photos of dishes plated in the main kitchen are […]
Late in September MBF Board Member, Professor Ralph Martins, and MBF Chef Eliza Taylor joined Minister Ken Wyatt, 17 Hasluck region veterans and 3 students at La Salle College in Perth. Together veterans, students and ministers worked together using Spudshed donated ingredients to create 6 flavour filled, nutritious MBF recipes, which were then served and […]
Shared by Noël Kelly, Western District Health Service Dietitian The Grange Residential Care Service is one of four aged care campuses operated by Western District Health Service (WDHS). Located in the township of Hamilton in the Southern Grampians Shire, the Grange provides permanent and respite accommodation for 50 residents. The innovative Red Flag Program was […]
