Resources
Check out the amazing resources below for more information about the nutritional benefits of vegetables, seasonal produce and how to make the most out of your vegetables.
Nutrition
- Try for 5 (Nutrition Australia)
- Vegetables & legumes (Eat for Health)
- Eat a Rainbow (Nutrition Australia)
- Health benefits of eating vegetables (Veggycation, Horticulture Innovation Australia)
- Fibre in food (Better Health Channel)
- Food to boost your mood (The Good Mood Food)
- Diet and Nutrition (Food & Mood Centre)
- Portion plate guide (Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute)
- Vegetables: Tips to encourage your child to eat more (Raisingchildren.net.au)
- 7 Days of kid-friendly veggie snacks
Seasonal produce and farmers market
- Melbourne and Victoria's seasonal produce (Seasonal Food Guide)
- Farmers Market (Victorian Farmers Market Association)
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA Network Australia New Zealand)
Storing your fresh produce and minimising waste
- Purchasing, handling & storing (Market Fresh)
- How to store fruit and vegetables (My Green Australia)
- Composting three ways (Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability)
- Giving your waste a second chance! (ShareWaste)
Growing your own produce
- 9 Easy and Fast-Growing Vegetables You Can Harvest in (Almost) No Time (Better Homes & Gardens)
- Starting a Vegetable Garden Can Save You Money-Here's How (Better Homes & Gardens)
- A Beginner Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Creating a Productive Growing Space (Better Homes & Gardens)
- Herb Care Guide (Better Homes & Gardens)
- Food from Home - Social Movement of Edible Gardeners (Food from Home)
- Ceres Community Environment Park - Nursery, Community Garden, Organic Grocer (Ceres)