An ethical food social enterprise has raised more than two million dollars through equity crowdfunding to become Australia’s first community-owned local food hub.
![Emma-Kate Rose and Rob Pekin](https://i0.wp.com/www.neweconomy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/FoodConnect.png?resize=600%2C312&ssl=1)
Food Connect co-directors Emma-Kate Rose and Rob Pekin.
Food Connect is a community supported agriculture enterprise that aims to create a fairer food system by connecting local farmers with local buyers.
After spending 12 years and more than a million dollars renting a Brisbane warehouse, co-directors Rob Pekin and Emma-Kate Rose decided to buy the property themselves.
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