For the Mob

We can fundamentally shift health outcomes for our mob by simply replacing processed white flour with stone-milled wholegrain flour. 

It's actually not so simple, but we are doing the hard work now to prove the concept and develop a model for others to follow. 

We cannot get serious about closing the gap if we aren't also getting serious about addressing the severe lack of affordable, accessible, healthy and appropriate food options available to First Nations peoples across Australia. According to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, the top two targets are:

1. Everyone enjoys long and healthy lives. 

2. Children are born healthy and strong. 

These two targets will not be met if people are not eating healthy and appropriate foods. 

At Y&Y, the work we do across the sector isn't about trying to close the gap, it's about shfting the paradigm completely. We want to see First Nations values and worldviews elevated across the entire food and agriculture sector; and to see First Nations peoples taking their rightful place as the original custodians and architects of this continent's foodways. And we don't want to limit ourselves to just natives, we see the potential in participating across the entire grains industry.

For mob out there interested in what we are doing, interested in potential collaborations, or interested in stepping up and doing more for your own mob, then there are opportunities across many different spaces that we can help connect you into. We are particularly interested in collaborating with and supporting people who are interested in growing or harvesting native grains, or any types of seeds and cereals, like wattle seed and including non-native species. We are also interested in helping other communities think about collectivising around their own opportunities, whether it be native grains, or some other nascent opportunity.