Social enterprise bakery The Bread & Butter Project and native plant project IndigiGrow have joined forces on a new product range.

The range, which will be supplied into Harris Farm Markets stores Sydney-wide, will include six Indigenous-inspired products: Lemon myrtle and pepperberry sourdough; dark chocolate and wattleseed brownies; toffee’d saltbush blondies; caramelised white chocolate and saltbush bikkies; and lemon myrtle toffee’d caramel shortbreads.

The Bread & Butter Project chief executive officer Eva Rabanal said the two organisations have found a lot of common ground during their collaboration.

“It’s been incredible working with IndigiGrow and exploring the opportunity to develop new product lines that showcase the best of both organisations,” she said.

“The Bread & Butter Project and IndigiGrow are both founded on the principles of shared storytelling, education and human empowerment, and it’s been an absolute pleasure working with them to bring these new sourdoughs and baked goods to market.”

IndigiGrow founder Peter Cooley said the partnership is set to create a powerful impact.

“Collaboration such as this one have enormous benefits for our people, new Australians, and the wider community, and I’m proud that we can play a role in not only sharing native foods far and wide, but in sharing our culture with the newest Australians,” he said.

“There are so many stories linked to our foods that Australians should know about, and this is one way to share them.

“Importantly, any proceeds IndigiGrow receives from this initiative go straight back into providing employment for young Aboriginal apprentices.”

The entire range will be launched to coincide with upcoming key dates for the Indigenous and refugee communities, including National Reconciliation Week (May 27-June 3), Refugee Week (June 14-20), and NAIDOC Week (July 5-12).  The entire range will be hand-made by refugees at The Bread & Butter Project’s Marrickville Bakery using IndigiGrow’s locally sourced native ingredients.

Launched in 2013, The Bread & Butter Project provides on-the-job training, English tutoring and job readiness preparation, and is also known for producing some of Sydney’s finest baked goods and bread. Established in 2018, INdigiGrow sustains people, land and culture through the propagation of native plants and bush foods at their La Perouse nursery. Through the business IndigiGrow passes on traditional knowledge and stories from elders to apprentices.