Gurwinder, our can-do chef, whips up hot meals for 150 people. Find out how she does it.

We've heard our friend Richard Weeks is not well at the moment as he takes a little time out to deal with an eye operation. It's hard to imagine anything stopping him for long.

“The multicultural people that come here make me feel good. I learn every day from them. It’s something I really want to talk about and share: how there are all these different people coming to Addi Road; how much it inspires me, especially the powerful women that are around me all the time in this place.”

Breaking Bread, Breaking Barriers: the name kinda says it all… A group of people cooking and preparing meals together to help feed the community, sharing their own stories and learning a few kitchen tricks and tips - as well as helping the environment and improving their own wellbeing and that of many others along the way.

The morning dogs are barking. By the Return and Earn machine in the carpark you can already hear the clink and clatter of glass and plastic bottles rescued by people making a few extra dollars to get them through the week. Vehicles are pulling in steadily; soon it will be full-on busy as the Marrickville Organic Food And Farmers Market gets underway at Addi Road in Marrickville...