Make a meal out of climate change
Food for Trees is a direct and practical response to climate
change by the restaurant/café and food and wine industry.
By planting trees in and around Melbourne, Food for Trees
members are directly reducing the damage done by carbon emissions
and improving the environmental health of greater Melbourne.
Food for Trees members are also giving consumers the opportunity
to enjoy their wining, dining, eating and drinking in an
environmentally responsible way.
Guaranteed to make a difference
Trees planted by Food for Trees members are overseen and
guaranteed by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management
Authority.
The plantings are permanent, and located to provide the maximum
environmental and community benefits by:
- Improving air quality
- Cleaning waterways
- Capturing carbon emissions
- Ensuring the quality of local agricultural produce
- Providing habitats for native birds and animals
- Improving landscapes
- Creating healthier environments for people to live in
- Demonstrating ethical business practice
Why plant trees?
Trees absorb and store the harmful carbon emissions that are
causing our climate to change.
Trees are also crucial to cleaning our waterways, providing
habitats for native species, and providing a clean environment for
our agricultural production and for us all to live in.
The Australian Conservation Foundation recommends tree-planting
schemes as a practical way for us to reduce our carbon footprints
on the environment - but only where the tree plantings are
guaranteed to be permanent and where the plantings will improve
local biodiversity and waterways.
Read what
the Australian Conservation Foundation has to say about tree
planting and carbon neutrality.
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