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FOOD FOR TREES
http://www.foodfortrees.com.au

Some of Melbourne's favourite Dining Venues are participating in the The Food For Trees carbon capture program, which sees them banding together to invest in a cause. They aim to offset 250 000 tons of carbon emmissions by creating a wildlife corridor and planting a million trees over a ten year period, providing habitat for native wildlife in and around Melbourne and assisting in reversing Climate change.

To kick off the scheme, the founding Food For Trees members are planting approximately three hectares in the Yarra Valley. The new trees will create a corridor of native habitat, providing homes for wildlife including the Helmeted Honeyeater which is on the brink of extinction. The Helmeted Honeyeater can only be found in Victoria and is the State’s bird emblem. Only 100 of the birds remain, mostly in the Yellingbo State Park near Yarra Junction.

They ask nothing of diners than to support the venues involved, so consider dining responsibly by visiting the venues that support the cause. In return the community will benefit by the carbon offset of emissions created and assist in aiding the fight against climate change by restoring large tracts of bushlands where the original ecological benefits of forestry and wetlands can be restored.

The particular benefits of the Food for Trees scheme are that the plantings are not plantation plantings. They are permanent plantings that won’t be cut down in 10-20 years’ time. They are also plantings that do more than just capture carbon emissions. They will provide native habitats, clean waterways, repair landscapes, increase biodiversity and create a healthier environment for us all to live in. And that means a more sustainable environment for us to produce healthy produce and develop a more positive outlook for future generations.

Venues involved:

Grossi Florentino Restaurant, City
De Bortoli Wines, Yarra Valley
Soul Mamas Restaurant, St Kilda
100 Mile Café, City
All Nations Hotel, Richmond
Atomica Caffe, Fitzroy
Donovan's, St Kilda
Cicciolina, St Kilda
The Stokehouse St Kilda
Esposito at Toofeys, Carlton
Degani, Clifton Hill
100 Mile Cafe, City
Il Solito Posto, City