The ’Jam Fairy’ - Cornersmith Cafe

Cornersmith Cafe is all about sustainable and ethical food production. Alex, one of the cafe's co-founders, says she became an "accidental jam fairy" when she started using leftover fruit found in her neighbours backyards to make jam and return some of that jam back to her community. 

She expanded this practice into a sustainable business that is built entirely around a community and has had a community build around it in return. This community is especially visible in their pickling workshops where Alex and the team teach people how to preserve their food with a particular aim towards reducing food waste.

Cornersmith has an exchange program where people can bring in their homegrown produce and exchange it for pickles or a coffee, which provides a unique opportunity for people within the community to connect and learn.