2024 Program

 
 

Main stage

Our main stage show was packed with fun and engaging activities to captivate kids about the wonderful world of food education! Click the plus signs below to see the stage schedule for day one and day of the festival.

  • 10:00am – Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony

    10:30am - Official opening with special guests

    11:00am - Indigenous bush foods session

    11:45am - Play the Feisty Foodie game with the Curious Gastronaut

    12:30pm - Practical small space garden solutions & how to encourage kids into the kitchen with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation

    1:00pm - The magic of compost and worms with Costa

    1:30pm - The magic of bees and garden insects with Rooftop Bees

    2:10pm - Kitchen music fun with Junkyard Beats

    2:45pm - Pasifika Movement and the story of Koko

    3:00pm – Kick back with a family film - Lorax 

  • 10:00am – Welcome to Country

    10:30am - Djirri Djirri Dancers

    11:00am - The magic of bees and garden insects with Rooftop Bees

    11:30am - Alice Zaslavsky and the Phenomenom program

    12:00pm - Nutrition Q&A with Collingwood AFL and AFLW Players, thanks to AIA Australia

    12:30pm - OzHarvest FEAST program cooking demonstration

    1:00pm - The magic of compost and worms with Costa

    2:00pm - Kitchen music fun with Junkyard Beats

    2:45pm - Food themed yoga session

    3:00pm – Kick back with a family film - James and the Giant Peach

Activation zones

The Festival is made up of activation zones that represent each stage of the food system. In our activation zones, kids rolled up their sleeves to plant seedlings, dived into the world of bush food, unleashed their creativity in craft activities, mastered the art of preparing nutritious meals and more!

 
 
 

GROW

  • Plant a lettuce, parsley or broccoli seedling with Bunnings to take home

  • Play ‘What’s in the box’ with United African Farm

  • View a live observation beehive, taste some delicious honey & create some beeswax candles with Rooftop Bees

 
 

move

  • Visit the OzHarvest van and discover what food sees before it sees you

  • Learn how far your favourite foods have travelled with Monash University

  • Discover the science of food with the CSIRO

 
 

BUY

  • Make your own seasonal shopping baskets with Beci Orpin and watch her paint a beautiful live art installation

  • Play the shopping game with The Community Grocer. You’ll earn grocery dollars to spend on real fruit and veg to take home.

  • Taste delicious fruit and veg with A Better Choice initiative

 
 

COOK

 
 
 

eat

Join the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation and Monash University at the Eat zone to

  • Create seasonal still-life designs using play-doh

  • Get chatting by playing the Table Talk game.

 
 
 

REcycle

  • Hop on a Smoothie Bike to turn rescued bananas from OzHarvest into delicious smoothies

  • Complete fun activity sheets to learn magic of composting and worm farming and visit one of Costa’s fun workshops!

  • Become a master recycler in Veolia’s sorting game

  • Play the ugly food game with Monash University to discover why ‘ugly’ fruits and veggies help us cut down on food waste.

 
 

Supporting Areas

We had a variety of supporting areas at the festival including quiet spaces, a variety of food trucks and the Little Food Library.

QUIET ZONES

  • 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

AIA AUSTRALIA SPINNING WHEEL AND COLOURING ZONE

  • Spin the AIA Australia fruit wheel and get your free piece of fruit

  • Complete some creative colouring with AIA’s large colouring cubes

FACE PAINTING

  • What is your favourite fruit or vegetable? Celebrate healthy eating with a beautiful face paint design thanks to Footprint Group Events

REFLECTION ZONE

  • What action will you take after your fun day at the Little Food Festival? Let us know by casting your vote at the Monash University reflection zone

FOOD TRUCKS

  • Cornerstore Network Coffee Van

  • Cornutopia

  • Crepes for Change

  • Lil Dumplin Van

 
 

Let’s look back at the 2023 festival!

Get a sense of what’s in store by checking out the 2023 Little Food Festival highlights video!