ARISING from Disruption #5 with Rob Pekin, Food Connect, Salisbury, Queensland, Australia
Despite the hurt, pain and suffering of many, Rob Pekin believes this is an opportunity for society to take stock and rethink our values. It is a chance to realign with what is important to people, to be empowered in how they want to live their lives and unfold a new future for themselves. See notes from this conversation below.
Rob says it is an interesting but disrupted time for the Food Connect community at this time of lockdown and physical distancing due to coronavirus pandemic.
There are differing impacts on the three operations Rob and his partner Emma-Kate oversee: demand for the Food Connect local food box distribution system has quadrupled; the community owned Food Connect shed houses 27 social enterprise food business tenants adjusting to changes; and Food Connect Foundation community connection and culture events are indefinitely cancelled.