Activities and workshops
ROOFTOP BEES: Learn all about pollination and make your own seed ball to take home
BUNNINGS: Plant a lettuce, silverbeet or edible viola seedling with Bunnings.
UNITED AFRICAN FARM: Play ‘What’s in the box’ with the United African Farm.
FARM MY SCHOOL X MONASH UNIVERSITY:
Ready, set, Farm Dash! The race is on between a supermarket tomato and locally grown tomato. Who’s the farmer? You!
Explore how farmers plant tomatoes from seed, care for them and get them to the market. You’ll get to see first hand the difference between two types of farming, then you can decide which you prefer!
OZHARVEST:
Join OzHarvest on their food rescue journey! Experience the day in the life of an OzHarvest Food Rescue Driver by joining OzHarvest big their food rescue journey.
A BETTER CHOICE X QUEEN’S HARVEST:
Visit our mini grocer! Grab your shopping basket and have fun playing the shopping game. You’ll be able to change your tokens for some yummy fruit and/or veg to taste
ANGHARAD NEAL-WILLIAMS:
Get crafty at our Little Shopping List workshop! The very talented Angharad Neal-Williams will help kids create their own list of nutritious, fruit, veg, protein and carbohydrates to take on their next shopping trip.
MONASH UNIVERSITY:
Play the Ugly Food game.
CARISMA POTATO X FREE TO FEED: Learn about how potatoes are grown and why they’re such a wonderful vegetable to use in your cooking. Not only are they full of nutritional value, they’re super yummy! At the Little Food Festival, you can make (and eat!) your very own clown potato salad with Chef Verena from Free to Feed.
GIORGIO’S ARTISAN CHEESE: Create your own bocconcini skewer using market-fresh cherry tomatoes and fragrant basil. It’s Italy’s classic flavour sensation, thanks to Georgio’s Artisan Cheese.
DILLICIOUS PICKLES: Make your own pickles to take home! Choose your own herbs and vegetables and learn the science behind the pickling process. Pickling is a great way to reduce food waste in our household which helps create a more sustainable planet.
MABU MABU: Make your own salt blend using native ingredients with Nornie Bero’s team of chefs!
JAZZ APPLE™: Who loves a delicious, juicy JAZZ™ apple? These yummy apples are 100% handpicked right from the earth and packed with good stuff that helps you run, jump, and play all day long. They’re super refreshing and taste like a sweet-tangy hug for your tastebuds! Grab a JAZZ™ apple at the Little Food Festival for a healthy, tasty snack that's as awesome as you are!
CSIRO: Put on your lab coat and look under the microscope to see the structure of food. You’ll also learn how the CSIRO helps vegetable growers convert produce waste into healthy edible snacks.
MONASH UNIVERSITY G.I.N DISCOVERY: Discover the gut-brain axis and learn about the role of food in brain health and how nutrition impacts how we think, feel and grow.
CERES school of nature and climate: Calling all young explorers! Join CERES school of nature & climate for a fun-filled journey that will dig deep into the world of healthy soil, food waste, and our tiny, but mighty, friends—the worms!
BELLARINE FUNGI: Make your own mini mushroom grow kit to take home. You’ll have mushrooms sprouting in 2 weeks - how fun! Learn about the role fungi play in decomposing matter in our environment, building healthy soils, and the ways that fungi can deal with all sorts of environmental problems like plastic pollution and oil spills.
IKON WASTE MANAGEMENT: Discover world of FOGO and why it’s important to put your food waste into the right bin.
Supporting areas
THE LITTLE FOOD LIBRARY
Presented by Melbourne Libraries. Sit down to read a book and listen in to a story time reading from Melbourne Libraries wonderful children’s librarians.
BLEND N BIKE
Everyone’s favourite smoothie bikes are back! Use reduced bananas from OzHarvest to blend your very own smoothie to drink. Yum!
REFLECTION ZONE
What action will you take after your fun day at the Little Food Festival? Visit the reflection zone to test your knowledge of food systems with Monash University.
FOOD TRUCKS
Healthy, social enterprise food trucks will be available for a yummy, nutritious lunch
Spend a day at Fed Square, enjoy the Little Food Festival, and explore the art on display at NGV Australia! Drop by The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and draw your favourite food with us. Will it be pizza, a bowl of noodles or a big plate of beans? Eating healthy food, drawing pictures and spending time with family and friends helps make us feel good inside and out. Find out more.