Our Amern Mwerr Good Food approach is helping to tackle food and nutrition insecurity in Indigenous communities in a sustainable way.
The Amern Mwerr Good Food program sits at the heart of our vision of healthy futures for arid lands and people. It is an integrated horticulture, nutrition and community development approach designed to increase people’s access to fresh, healthy, affordable food; teach children and adults how to grow food and prepare it in a healthy environment; and provide nutrition and health education to encourage healthy choices.
Arid Edge have delivered the Amern Mwerr Food Gardens model in the Utopia Homelands since 2009 and Alice Springs since 2019.
Health
Amern Mwerr provides long-term, nutrition-focused preventative health support to families through harvesting, cooking, nutrition and hygiene education.
Horticulture
We offer long-term horticulture support to gardeners. When local people have the knowledge and skills to maintain thriving gardens and a fresh source of food, the community benefits.
Community Development
We work with Indigenous community members to plan and design gardens, using a participatory process that puts local people in the lead.