FoodLink NE Values

1. Food Sovereignty

We believe everyone has the right to fresh, nutritious, locally grown food. We focus our energy on building long-term food security by nurturing local supply chains, celebrating food culture, and sharing practical skills, creating a food system that is resilient from the ground up.

2. Connected & Collaborative

We recognise that our local producers, the land, and our communities are completely interconnected. By working cooperatively, we support agroecological growing practices that care for our climate while bringing people closer to the food that sustains them.

3. Community Wealth Building & Resilience

We look after our regional economy by creating direct, transparent routes to market. Ensuring our local growers receive a fair return for their hard work means that the money spent on food stays within our community, building shared wealth and resilience.

4. Food Autonomy

We see everyone as an active participant rather than just a customer. Whether you are a grower, a community partner, or a local resident in the Northeast communities, we invite everyone to help shape, co-create, and take ownership of our regional food story.

5. Food Skills, Knowledge & Training

We are dedicated to knowledge and skills stewardship and sharing. By supporting a community of local growers and producers to thrive, and training the next generation, we actively expand our region’s capacity to feed itself sustainably.

By connecting communities with local growers & producers, we gather around a shared table to learn, share practical skills, and connect.