As part of a wider restructure at YFM, a determined bunch of co-leaders from Sydney and Melbourne put their hands up to operate YFM as a newly-formed, volunteer-led National Leadership Team into 2019.
We recently moved our HQ to Melbourne, and golly gosh, we’re so pumped.
Turning off the Hume Highway, Jo and I found ourselves following cryptic instructions of how to find Tony’s driveway. Turn at the second railway crossing sign etc. It was about 8pm at night, pitch black with barely a street light in sight. We located wh... read more
Why you should never eat a mango in July When you think about it, modern technology is pretty amazing. Imagine telling your great-grandparents that the best pizza from two suburbs away can be theirs in a mere 30 minutes with just a few button clicks! Itâ€... read more
Sophie Lamond talks to us about what’s driving declining cooking rates amongst young people and the importance of keeping it simple in the kitchen. You may have seen our last piece about declining cooking rates or heard about our Heaps Cooked event seri... read more
Maria Ciavarella is keen a gardener and has been for over 20 years. Her garden, that spans almost half an acre, is full of a wide range of produce. Maria’s mulberries, fresh herbs and edible flowers graced the table at our Urban Forage and Feast, an... read more
At Youth Food Movement Australia, we often get asked for advice about starting a food organisation. So we decided to collate some of the lessons we’ve learnt along the way. Part 1 looks at some of the freeing awesome discoveries, and Part 2 will loo... read more
You know those people you hear about who kinda make the rest of us look like we haven’t really been up to much? Yeah. That’s Madelaine Scott. While the rest of us were making volcanoes with baking soda and vinegar, Madelaine set about starting... read more
If you’ve ever tried a freshly cracked walnut, it’s a bit of a revelation. Nothing like the rancid things you get at the supermarket, proper walnuts are sweet, milky, and of course, richly nutty. It’s why we were delighted to hear about ... read more
Whether you’re gluten free or just diversifying what you eat, using alternatives to wheat flour (especially the refined stuff) makes you one smart cookie. Our intern Siobhan Parry looked into wheat flour substitutes for some of our fave baked goodi... read more
