Share a Plate With a Mate: How Food Builds Community and Connection Across Australia

As yet another La Niña weather-front wreaks havoc across Australia’s Eastern states, it’s a timely conversation with farmers and co-founders of Our Cow, Bianca Tarrant and Dave McGiveron. On this episode of Food Views and Big Ideas, Bianca and Dave share their thoughts on the challenges farmers face and how we can all support them. The heart of Our Cow is in rural and regional Australia with their HQ in Casino, NSW, and farmers they work with spread across NSW and QLD. Having themselves experienced natural disasters and other hardships that go with farming and rural living, Bianca and Dave understand the importance of community and connection in supporting the mental health of the people who work hard to put food on our plates. They are proud Ambassadors of this year’s #PlateForAMate campaign which is raising funds for the Black Dog Institute's Community Education programs. The initiative is aimed at providing mental health training in remote communities and encouraging all to support farmers through the simple but impactful act of sharing a plate with a mate.  Join the Plate for a Mate initiative here Learn more about Our Cow here Read about your hosts Tawnya Bahr and Lucy Allon here Join the Straight To The Source community here Follow us on Instagram@straighttothesourcepodcast: https://www.youtube.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.