Wednesday, 16 August 2023

For the Love of Good

Jess WILSON (Kew) (09:55): For the Love of Good is a new social enterprise by Servants Community Housing which aims to address loneliness, isolation and barriers to employment for social housing residents. The new brand has released two products: 100 per cent pure Boroondara-made honey, which is harvested from the bees at Servants properties, and 100 per cent organic sparkling apple juice, with all the apples picked by Servants residents at a farm in Warragul.

The local Servants residents have driven the project from start to finish, including building and painting beehives, tending the bees, planting bee-friendly gardens, harvesting and bottling honey, designing the packaging and labels, creating sales strategies and picking the apples, and they will also be involved in the delivery. It has been inspiring to see the residents’ entrepreneurial spirit, hard work and creativity, which have underpinned the entire process. I was delighted to join them for the launch of the products and confirm that both the honey and the sparkling apple juice are delicious.