For Mob
Self-determination also means food sovereignty and food security
We can fundamentally shift health outcomes for our mob by simply replacing processed white flour with stone-milled wholegrain flour.
It's actually not so simple, but we are doing the hard work now to prove the concept and develop a model for others to follow.
We cannot get serious about closing the gap if we aren't also getting serious about addressing the severe lack of affordable, accessible, healthy and appropriate food options available to First Nations peoples across Australia. According to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, the top two targets are:
1. Everyone enjoys long and healthy lives.
2. Children are born healthy and strong.
These two targets will not be met if people are not eating healthy and appropriate foods.
We ask for land back, but what are we going to do with the land once we get it?
At Y&Y, the work we do across the sector isn't about trying to close the gap, it's about shfting the paradigm completely. We want to see First Nations values and worldviews elevated across the entire food and agriculture sector; and to see First Nations peoples taking their rightful place as the original custodians and architects of this continent's foodways.
For mob out there interested in what we are doing, interested in potential collaborations, or interested in stepping up and doing more for your own mob, then there are opportunities across many different spaces that we can help connect you into. We are particularly interested in suppoting people who hold land and are interested in growing or harvesting native grains, or any types of seeds and cereals, including non-native. We don't want to limit ourselves to just natives, we see the potential in participating across the entire grains industry.
We acknowledge the majority of mob, like the rest of Australia, now live in urban environments.
For those interested in First Nations urban foodways, please reach out to our deadly compatriots at Yuruwan.