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Food Ladder – the whole package

25 February 2019
Jobs, Land and Economy
Group of 10 men and women in brightly coloured clothing stand or squat in a vegetable garden, most of them holding a green pumpkin. In the background are cars and buildings and fences.

Food Ladder provides Katherine in the Northern Territory and surrounding communities with fresh fruit, vegetables and much more.

Food Ladder is a unique social business which uses hydroponic greenhouses.

Food Ladder,a Community Development Program supported business based in Katherine, Northern Territory, provides jobs and training in the horticultural industry as it supplies fruit and vegetables to local businesses.

Watch to see how this successful business is supporting Katherine and surrounding communities.

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The Australian Government’s Community Development Program supports job seekers in remote Australia to build skills and contribute to their communities.