Louise has spent many years as a dietitian helping people understand the importance of nutritious food. But through her work, she also saw that for many people, the challenge was not knowing what to eat, it was being able to afford it.

Now, every second Monday, Louise volunteers in FareShare’s kitchen, turning her professional understanding of food and health into practical action for people experiencing food insecurity.

After around 15 years of volunteering with FareShare, Joan knows the journey from farm to kitchen better than most. Volunteering four days a week across the Abbotsford kitchen and Clayton farm, she can even recognise the cauliflowers she helped grow and harvest when they arrive in the kitchen ready to become part of someone’s meal.

Step inside FareShare’s bright and highly organised Abbotsford kitchen, where around 1,300 volunteers work together to prepare nutritious meals with care, dignity and connection.

We discovered a happy beehive of activity, with a meaningful story behind every volunteer.