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December 2019

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						1 National Cheese Omelette Day National Cheese Omelette Day Dec 1 all-day Tickets Hurstbridge Market 08:30 Hurstbridge Market @ Hurstbridge Market Dec 1 @ 08:30 – 13:00 Tickets Entry is $2 and all proceeds go to the CFA, the market’s community partner. Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Dec 1 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Dec 1 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Heathmont Farmers’ Market 09:00 Heathmont Farmers’ Market @ Great Ryrie Primary School Dec 1 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 Dec 1 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Dec 1 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Blackburn Food Swap 10:00 Blackburn Food Swap Dec 1 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Not held in January. Fawkner Food Bowls get together 10:00 Fawkner Food Bowls get together @ Fawkner Food Bowls Dec 1 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Working bee, market stall and socialising. Vegan cheese making with Nase Supplitt 10:00 Vegan cheese making with Nase Supplitt @ CERES Dec 1 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to make your own vegan cheese. How to make vegan milks, creamy spreads and dairy-free desserts. Presenter: Nase Supplitt. West Brunswick Community Garden seed savers meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden seed savers meetup Dec 1 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Montmorency Food Swap 10:30 Montmorency Food Swap @ Were Street Food Store Dec 1 @ 10:30 – 11:30 Tickets From April to September, the Monty Food Swap is held at Montmorency Primary School. From October to March, it is held near the Were Street Food Store. In all the months except January, the swap [...] Say hello to the Melbourne Arboretum 11:00 Say hello to the Melbourne Arboretum Dec 1 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go along to hear about the project in its early stages, meet likeminded people and have a walk around the site. Snacks and refreshments provided. A donation in exchange for your attendance would be appreciated [...] Shio koji making and cooking 11:00 Shio koji making and cooking @ Private address (address provided on booking) Dec 1 @ 11:00 – 13:30 Tickets Shio koji is a Japanese fermented seasoning made with rice koji (cooked rice that has been inoculated with the fungus Aspergillus oryzae). Book by email (hello.cookingwithkoji@gmail.com). Northcote Community Gardens working bee 13:00 Northcote Community Gardens working bee @ Northcote Community Gardens Dec 1 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Next to the Northcote train station. Please bring a plate of food to share for afternoon tea if you are able to. Click here to read about the garden. Sylvester Hive Christmas Garden BBQ party 13:00 Sylvester Hive Christmas Garden BBQ party @ Sylvester Hive Community Garden Dec 1 @ 13:00 – 17:00 Tickets Sausage sizzle lunch. Take a plate to share or just yourself. Go and meet your neighbours. Click here to read about the garden. Community dinner (Ringwood) 17:00 Community dinner (Ringwood) @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Dec 1 @ 17:00 – 18:00 Tickets Their team of 50 to 60 volunteers prepares a simple, healthy two-course meal for whoever walks through their doors. Community dinner (Mitcham) 18:00 Community dinner (Mitcham) Dec 1 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Each Sunday night, a different local club, business, or church group provides and serves a meal to people in the Mitcham community.
2 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Dec 2 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs is a communal garden, that grows natural networks, skills, mutual opportunities, friendships, organic food and community for all who are involved in it. Join them to give a hand and help their garden grow [...] Community lunch (Ringwood) 12:00 Community lunch (Ringwood) @ St Paul's Anglican Church Dec 2 @ 12:00 – 14:00 Tickets A team of volunteers provide a light lunch of soup and rolls. Food parcels are also given out from donations of food items from the parish.	3 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy 09:00 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy Dec 3 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Farm play 10:00 Farm play @ Joe’s Market Garden Dec 3 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets For families with children aged 2-4. Learn about the life of plants, animals, and their interactions with the environment, cultivating wonder and wisdom from nature play. The activities will vary with the seasons, incorporating sensory [...] Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library Dec 3 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Meet with like-minded gardeners in their sustainable garden to swap ideas, plants, listen to lectures and watch demonstrations on all things gardening. Click here to read about the garden. Bush skills and kids farming 16:00 Bush skills and kids farming @ Joe’s Market Garden Dec 3 @ 16:00 – 17:30 Tickets For children aged 5-13. Learn about the life of plants, animals, and their interactions with the environment, cultivating wonder and wisdom from nature play. The activities will vary with the seasons, incorporating seed saving, planting, weeding, [...] Community dinner (Croydon) 18:00 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Dec 3 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Guests can enjoy a substantial nutritious two-course meal. Hurstbridge Sow & Grow Garden Club 19:15 Hurstbridge Sow & Grow Garden Club @ Hurstbridge Community Hub Dec 3 @ 19:15 – 21:15 Tickets First Tuesday of every month except for January. 2019 Speakers and topics 5 Feb: John Ferris on edible landscapes. 5 Mar: Kathleen Tants on wees and weed control. 2 Apr: Brendan Curtis on zoo horticulture. [...] Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy Dec 3 @ 19:30 – 21:30 Tickets Food Not Bombs Melbourne is part of a worldwide movement that cooks and distributes vegan organic food to anyone and everyone, without restriction. It bases itself in Brunswick, gathers leftover organic fruit and vegetables from [...]	4 The Community Grocer, Fawkner 08:00 The Community Grocer, Fawkner Dec 4 @ 08:00 – 12:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. The Community Grocer [...] Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Dec 4 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets No garden of your own? Would you like be able to share some fresh produce? Go along and join Span’s gardening team. Wheelchair accessible, fun and supportive. You just need your skills, or want to [...] Beeswax food wraps 10:15 Beeswax food wraps @ Brunswick Library Dec 4 @ 10:15 – 11:15 Tickets This event is happening twice on the day, 10.15-11.15am and 11.30am-12.30pm. Ever wanted a reusable, sustainable alternative to clingwrap and plastic zip-lock bags? Beeswax wraps, made from fabric and beeswax, are an alternative to one-use [...] Beeswax food wraps 11:30 Beeswax food wraps @ Brunswick Library Dec 4 @ 11:30 – 12:30 Tickets This event is happening twice on the day, 10.15-11.15am and 11.30am-12.30pm. Ever wanted a reusable, sustainable alternative to clingwrap and plastic zip-lock bags? Beeswax wraps, made from fabric and beeswax, are an alternative to one-use [...] Community lunch (Whittlesea) 12:00 Community lunch (Whittlesea) @ New Horizons Church (at the rear of the church) Dec 4 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day. Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Dec 4 @ 13:00 – 17:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Vegan vegout 17:00 Vegan vegout @ Welcome To Thornbury Dec 4 @ 17:00 – 22:00 Tickets The food trucks offering vegan food who sometimes attend include: Bomba Wood Fired Pizza; Curry Up Now; Lady Rawsome; Paper Plains Food Truck; Pierogi Pierogi; Super Taco;Taitas Falafels; The Real Jerk Food Truck; Vegilicious; Von’s [...] Community dinner (Croydon) 17:30 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Dec 4 @ 17:30 – 19:00 Tickets The meal is provided undercover at the front of the church by either New Community Ringwood Church or UrbanLife. It consists of soup, then BBQ hamburgers with bread rolls and salad, followed by dessert (usually [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 18:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Dec 4 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden. Food Not Bombs, Coburg 19:00 Food Not Bombs, Coburg @ outside of Coburg Library Dec 4 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Food Not Bombs Melbourne is part of a worldwide movement that cooks and distributes vegan organic food to anyone and everyone, without restriction. It bases itself in Brunswick, gathers leftover organic fruit and vegetables from [...]	5 Newton Street Community Garden 09:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Dec 5 @ 09:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre Dec 5 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Feel free to drop by to have a look at the garden, to find out more and to meet the garden coordinator, Trevor. Click here to read about the garden. Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee 10:00 Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee @ Diamond Valley Library Dec 5 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Are you a keen gardener but don’t have the space you need? Meet other volunteer gardeners to share tips and ideas, contributing to the maintenance of the community garden. Plant, harvest and dig to your [...] SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Dec 5 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Everyone welcome. Help them continue to transform their garden into an edible, beautiful and educational sanctuary for all who pass through their gates. Click here to read about the garden. Your Community Health Garden (Reservoir) working bee 10:00 Your Community Health Garden (Reservoir) working bee @ Your Community Health Dec 5 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets There is someone in the garden every Thursday morning. Community lunch (Carlton North) 12:45 Community lunch (Carlton North) @ Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Dec 5 @ 12:45 – 13:45 Tickets Share a healthy home-cooked lunch and chat with fellow community members and Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre staff. Community dinner (Lilydale) 19:00 Community dinner (Lilydale) @ Lilydale Showgrounds, Main Street<br>(mid Sep to mid May); The Chapel,<br>42-44 Castella Street (mid May to mid Sep). Dec 5 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets FoodStop creates a safe and positive environment for those needing a meal and/or social interaction. Whilst FoodStop is usually located at the entrance to the Lilydale Showgrounds, in the colder months (mid May to mid [...] Retrosuburbia book club 19:30 Retrosuburbia book club @ Central Ringwood Community Centre Dec 5 @ 19:30 – 21:00 Tickets Are you looking to create a more sustainable life? Thinking about retrofitting your house but not sure where to start? Would you like to grow more food for your family? Go and join like-minded others [...]	6 The Community Grocer, Carlton 08:00 The Community Grocer, Carlton Dec 6 @ 08:00 – 12:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch 10:00 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Dec 6 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets A small group of gardening volunteers meets every Friday at 10 am and works until 12:30 pm when they break for a free community lunch! They incorporate produce from the garden into these weekly community [...] West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup Dec 6 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Dec 6 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go for a lunch and stay for the conversation and activities. Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Dec 6 @ 14:30 – 15:30 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival. Community dinner (Heidelberg West) 18:00 Community dinner (Heidelberg West) @ St Pius Dec 6 @ 18:00 – 20:30 Tickets This is a weekly event, on every Friday evening except for the 3rd Friday of each month and public holidays. See the Salt Foundation’s Facebook page for details about each week’s particular meal. Dinner is [...]	7 Bundoora Park Farmers’ Market 08:00 Bundoora Park Farmers’ Market @ Bundoora Park Dec 7 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Carlton Farmers’ Market 08:00 Carlton Farmers’ Market @ Carlton North Primary School Dec 7 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Enter via O’Grady Street. Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Dec 7 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Vegan market of Melbourne 08:00 Vegan market of Melbourne @ Abbotsford Convent Dec 7 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets Their aim is to present a quality assortment of local vegan owned and operated businesses on a regular basis to help vegans better support each other and to establish a stronger presence in the community. [...] Warrandyte Riverside Market 08:00 Warrandyte Riverside Market @ Stiggants Reserve Dec 7 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets On the 1st Saturday of every month except January with an additional market on the 3rd Saturday in December. St Andrews Market 09:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads Dec 7 @ 09:00 – 15:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Dec 7 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. The Fitzroy Mills Market 09:00 The Fitzroy Mills Market Dec 7 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every Saturday except during January. Warrandyte Food Swap 09:00 Warrandyte Food Swap @ Warrandyte Community Garden Dec 7 @ 09:00 – 10:00 Tickets On the 1st Saturday of every month except January. Summer fruit tree pruning workshop 09:30 Summer fruit tree pruning workshop @ PSL 6, Burnley College Dec 7 @ 09:30 – 12:30 Tickets Led by Chris England. Using the demonstration fruit trees in the orchard of the Burnley Gardens, you will learn how to summer prune fruit trees to get maximum fruit and also how to get fruit [...] Bayswater North Food Swap 10:00 Bayswater North Food Swap @ Glen Park Oaks Community Garden Dec 7 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Organised by Outer Eastern Permaculture Swap. For the latest updates, see their Facebook page. East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre Dec 7 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Heidelberg West Food Swap 10:00 Heidelberg West Food Swap @ Olympic Village Dec 7 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Transition 3081 hold an Olympic Village food swap in Heidelberg West rain, hail or shine every 1st Saturday of the month 10-11am. Come along to this very popular community event. Also, if you are interested [...] Links Community Garden Lalor meetup 10:00 Links Community Garden Lalor meetup @ Links Community Garden Lalor Dec 7 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch. Click here to read about the garden. No Waste Cook Club 10:00 No Waste Cook Club @ North Fitzroy Library Dec 7 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets This workshop will help you to reduce food waste at home. You will cook a vegetarian lunch together and learn to save money, get creative with veggies, be more adaptable in the kitchen, and learn [...] Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Dec 7 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Wicking bed workshop 10:00 Wicking bed workshop @ Brunswick Neighbourhood House Dec 7 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Book by phone (9386 9418) or email (bnhfforest.events@gmail.com). Very Edible Gardens will teach you everything you need to know to make your very own wicking beds at home. Wild fermentation class (pickling and sauerkraut) 10:00 Wild fermentation class (pickling and sauerkraut) @ Edible Forest Yarra Valley Estate Dec 7 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets Louise will lead you through the techniques and importance of incorporating good gut health into your diet. You will sample and learn how to make fermented foods such as pickling, exploring the art of fermenting [...] Carome Homestead Produce Swap 10:30 Carome Homestead Produce Swap @ Community Garden at Carome Homestead Dec 7 @ 10:30 – 12:00 Tickets Bring your excess garden produce along and swap for other wonderful produce. A great way to meet others with similar garden interests. Great meals, coffee and cakes next door at Two Beans and a Farm. [...] Fitzroy Urban Harvest Food Swap 10:30 Fitzroy Urban Harvest Food Swap @ Smith Reserve Dec 7 @ 10:30 – 12:00 Tickets Truffle workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters 10:30 Truffle workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Dec 7 @ 10:30 – 12:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Then make your own milk or dark truffles with a selection of toppings. Gin Market 11:00 Gin Market @ The Craft & Co Dec 7 @ 11:00 – 18:00 Tickets Around 10 stallholders will showcase their gins, including: Imbue Distillery (Eltham), Patient Wolf Distilling Co. (Brunswick) and The Craft & Co. (Collingwood). Community lunch (Mill Park) 13:00 Community lunch (Mill Park) @ Mill Park Baptist Church Dec 7 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat. Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Dec 7 @ 13:00 – 17:00 Tickets Go and plant seeds and seedlings or just join them for a cuppa in a beautiful tranquil setting. Click here to read about the garden. Myo produce bags with Lisa Moore 13:00 Myo produce bags with Lisa Moore @ Textile Art Community Art Space (TACAS) Dec 7 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Lisa Moore will teach you how to make your own produce bags. Open Table, Fitzroy North 13:00 Open Table, Fitzroy North @ Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library Dec 7 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets Open Table “take surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away, and turn it into nutritious meals to share with the community, in order to reduce food insecurity and food waste”. It appears that there [...] Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) 13:00 Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) @ Thrive Community Garden Dec 7 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden. Christmas beeswax wrap gift and wrap rejuvenation 14:00 Christmas beeswax wrap gift and wrap rejuvenation @ Central Ringwood Community Centre Dec 7 @ 14:00 – 16:00 Tickets Book by phone (9870 2602). Create a Christmas gift set of three wraps of various sizes with Ben from Ben’s Bees using his own locally made beeswax. Also, if you have well loved wraps at [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Dec 7 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden. Tomatoes and more – tomatoes in your edible garden 14:00 Tomatoes and more – tomatoes in your edible garden @ Bee Sustainable Dec 7 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets What you will learn: How to sow grow heirloom tomatoes. How to breed your own heirloom tomatoes. Some of the possibilities to prepare and share your tomatoes. Karen Sutherland will lead you through growing organic [...]	8 Whitehorse Farmers’ Market 08:00 Whitehorse Farmers’ Market Dec 8 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Gold coin donation. Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Dec 8 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Dec 8 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 Dec 8 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Dec 8 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Fermentation veg ferments and cultured condiments 10:00 Fermentation veg ferments and cultured condiments @ CERES Dec 8 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets What you will learn: All about ferments. How to ferment your own food. What you will get: Recipes to take home. Samples of what you make. Presenter: Monique Miller. Focusing on sauerkraut, fermented condiments such [...] Lasagne garden to food forest workshop 10:00 Lasagne garden to food forest workshop @ Hurstbridge Community Hub Dec 8 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets NERP and Edible Hub, Hurstbridge are holding a hands-on workshop to create a no-dig lasagne bed for a future food forest at the Hurstbridge Hub. Learn about the design principles behind the proposed garden, the [...] Merri Corner Community Garden (Brunswick East) open garden / working bee 10:00 Merri Corner Community Garden (Brunswick East) open garden / working bee @ Merri Corner Community Garden Dec 8 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. West Brunswick Community Garden communal gardening working bee 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden communal gardening working bee Dec 8 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Fawkner Food Swap 10:30 Fawkner Food Swap @ Fawkner Food Bowls Dec 8 @ 10:30 – 12:30 Tickets Gin Market 11:00 Gin Market @ The Craft & Co Dec 8 @ 11:00 – 18:00 Tickets Around 10 stallholders will showcase their gins, including: Imbue Distillery (Eltham), Patient Wolf Distilling Co. (Brunswick) and The Craft & Co. (Collingwood). Creative Chinese vegetarian cooking 13:30 Creative Chinese vegetarian cooking @ Watsonia Library Dec 8 @ 13:30 – 15:00 Tickets The EZ Veggie cooking group will show you how to make tasty, healthy, vegetarian dishes and will offer tastings during the session. Registration essential. Community dinner (Ringwood) 17:00 Community dinner (Ringwood) @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Dec 8 @ 17:00 – 18:00 Tickets Their team of 50 to 60 volunteers prepares a simple, healthy two-course meal for whoever walks through their doors. Community dinner (Mitcham) 18:00 Community dinner (Mitcham) Dec 8 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Each Sunday night, a different local club, business, or church group provides and serves a meal to people in the Mitcham community.
9 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Dec 9 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs is a communal garden, that grows natural networks, skills, mutual opportunities, friendships, organic food and community for all who are involved in it. Join them to give a hand and help their garden grow [...] Christmas gingerbread house demonstration 10:30 Christmas gingerbread house demonstration @ Thomastown Library Dec 9 @ 10:30 – 11:30 Tickets Irene Williams will demonstrate how to make a gingerbread house for Christmas. Registration essential. Community lunch (Ringwood) 12:00 Community lunch (Ringwood) @ St Paul's Anglican Church Dec 9 @ 12:00 – 14:00 Tickets A team of volunteers provide a light lunch of soup and rolls. Food parcels are also given out from donations of food items from the parish.	10 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy 09:00 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy Dec 10 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Farm play 10:00 Farm play @ Joe’s Market Garden Dec 10 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets For families with children aged 2-4. Learn about the life of plants, animals, and their interactions with the environment, cultivating wonder and wisdom from nature play. The activities will vary with the seasons, incorporating sensory [...] Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library Dec 10 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Meet with like-minded gardeners in their sustainable garden to swap ideas, plants, listen to lectures and watch demonstrations on all things gardening. Click here to read about the garden. Bush skills and kids farming 16:00 Bush skills and kids farming @ Joe’s Market Garden Dec 10 @ 16:00 – 17:30 Tickets For children aged 5-13. Learn about the life of plants, animals, and their interactions with the environment, cultivating wonder and wisdom from nature play. The activities will vary with the seasons, incorporating seed saving, planting, weeding, [...] Community dinner (Croydon) 18:00 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Dec 10 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Guests can enjoy a substantial nutritious two-course meal. Cookie cake and fondant cookies with Emelia Jackson 19:00 Cookie cake and fondant cookies with Emelia Jackson @ Gourmet Living Dec 10 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets This event will take place opn Tuesday, 10th December and again on Wednesday, 11th December, both 7-9pm. You will learn: How to make a gingerbread tree cookie cake with shipped chocolate ganache. About fondant: how [...] Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy Dec 10 @ 19:30 – 21:30 Tickets Food Not Bombs Melbourne is part of a worldwide movement that cooks and distributes vegan organic food to anyone and everyone, without restriction. It bases itself in Brunswick, gathers leftover organic fruit and vegetables from [...] Stress free Christmas cooking (thermomix) 19:30 Stress free Christmas cooking (thermomix) @ Sharynvan Workshop Dec 10 @ 19:30 – 21:00 Tickets Christmas can be stressful because you just want it to be perfect. In this class, they will show you how to use your thermomix to make your Christmas easier, from pre-preparing dishes, downloading easy recipes [...]	11 The Community Grocer, Fawkner 08:00 The Community Grocer, Fawkner Dec 11 @ 08:00 – 12:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. The Community Grocer [...] Doncaster Hill Community Garden meetup 10:00 Doncaster Hill Community Garden meetup @ Doncaster Hill Community Garden Dec 11 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Dec 11 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets No garden of your own? Would you like be able to share some fresh produce? Go along and join Span’s gardening team. Wheelchair accessible, fun and supportive. You just need your skills, or want to [...] Community lunch (Whittlesea) 12:00 Community lunch (Whittlesea) @ New Horizons Church (at the rear of the church) Dec 11 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day. Community lunch (Thornbury) 12:30 Community lunch (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Dec 11 @ 12:30 – 14:30 Tickets A two course home-cooked meal is shared in their dining room with other friendly community members. Go along for company, conversation and support. A great opportunity to find out what’s available in the neighbourhood. RSVP [...] Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Dec 11 @ 13:00 – 17:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community dinner (Croydon) 17:30 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Dec 11 @ 17:30 – 19:00 Tickets The meal is provided undercover at the front of the church by either New Community Ringwood Church or UrbanLife. It consists of soup, then BBQ hamburgers with bread rolls and salad, followed by dessert (usually [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 18:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Dec 11 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden. Cookie cake and fondant cookies with Emelia Jackson 19:00 Cookie cake and fondant cookies with Emelia Jackson @ Gourmet Living Dec 11 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets This event will take place opn Tuesday, 10th December and again on Wednesday, 11th December, both 7-9pm. You will learn: How to make a gingerbread tree cookie cake with shipped chocolate ganache. About fondant: how [...] Food Not Bombs, Coburg 19:00 Food Not Bombs, Coburg @ outside of Coburg Library Dec 11 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Food Not Bombs Melbourne is part of a worldwide movement that cooks and distributes vegan organic food to anyone and everyone, without restriction. It bases itself in Brunswick, gathers leftover organic fruit and vegetables from [...] Doncaster Garden Club 19:30 Doncaster Garden Club @ Doncaster Senior Citizen Centre Dec 11 @ 19:30 – 22:00 Tickets Second Wednesday of every month except for January, The meetings start at 8pm, with a food swap 7.30-7.55pm. Everyone welcome. 2019 speakers and topics 13 Feb: Dwight King on dahlias. 13 Mar: Mike Dodson from [...]	12 Newton Street Community Garden 09:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Dec 12 @ 09:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre Dec 12 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Feel free to drop by to have a look at the garden, to find out more and to meet the garden coordinator, Trevor. Click here to read about the garden. Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee 10:00 Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee @ Diamond Valley Library Dec 12 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Are you a keen gardener but don’t have the space you need? Meet other volunteer gardeners to share tips and ideas, contributing to the maintenance of the community garden. Plant, harvest and dig to your [...] SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Dec 12 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Everyone welcome. Help them continue to transform their garden into an edible, beautiful and educational sanctuary for all who pass through their gates. Click here to read about the garden. Your Community Health Garden (Reservoir) working bee 10:00 Your Community Health Garden (Reservoir) working bee @ Your Community Health Dec 12 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets There is someone in the garden every Thursday morning. Sustainable gardening 11:30 Sustainable gardening @ Fawkner Library Dec 12 @ 11:30 – 12:30 Tickets Local horticulturalist Diana Cotter will present handy hints to minimise waste in the garden. Learn how weeds can become your friends and other composting options. Eliminate plastic waste and reduce water usage. Registrations essential. Community lunch (Carlton North) 12:45 Community lunch (Carlton North) @ Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Dec 12 @ 12:45 – 13:45 Tickets Share a healthy home-cooked lunch and chat with fellow community members and Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre staff. Community dinner (Lilydale) 19:00 Community dinner (Lilydale) @ Lilydale Showgrounds, Main Street<br>(mid Sep to mid May); The Chapel,<br>42-44 Castella Street (mid May to mid Sep). Dec 12 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets FoodStop creates a safe and positive environment for those needing a meal and/or social interaction. Whilst FoodStop is usually located at the entrance to the Lilydale Showgrounds, in the colder months (mid May to mid [...]	13 The Community Grocer, Carlton 08:00 The Community Grocer, Carlton Dec 13 @ 08:00 – 12:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch 10:00 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Dec 13 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets A small group of gardening volunteers meets every Friday at 10 am and works until 12:30 pm when they break for a free community lunch! They incorporate produce from the garden into these weekly community [...] West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup Dec 13 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Christmas hors d’oeuvres 10:30 Christmas hors d’oeuvres @ Eltham Library Dec 13 @ 10:30 – 11:30 Tickets A Christmas cooking demonstration by Marie Vassallo of Christmas Hors D’oeuvres. Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Dec 13 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go for a lunch and stay for the conversation and activities. Open Table, Coburg 12:30 Open Table, Coburg @ Robinson Reserve Neighbourhood House Dec 13 @ 12:30 – 13:30 Tickets Open Table “take surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away, and turn it into nutritious meals to share with the community, in order to reduce food insecurity and food waste”. It appears that there [...] Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Dec 13 @ 14:30 – 15:30 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival. Community dinner (Heidelberg West) 18:00 Community dinner (Heidelberg West) @ St Pius Dec 13 @ 18:00 – 20:30 Tickets This is a weekly event, on every Friday evening except for the 3rd Friday of each month and public holidays. See the Salt Foundation’s Facebook page for details about each week’s particular meal. Dinner is [...] St Johns Riverside Community Garden Christmas party 18:00 St Johns Riverside Community Garden Christmas party @ St Johns Riverside Community Garden, St Johns Anglican Church Dec 13 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Please take food to share. Click here to read about the garden.	14 Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Dec 14 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Collingwood Childrens Farm Farmers’ Market 08:00 Collingwood Childrens Farm Farmers’ Market @ Collingwood Children's Farm Dec 14 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Croydon Farmers’ Market 08:00 Croydon Farmers’ Market @ Croydon Park Dec 14 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets St Andrews Market 09:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads Dec 14 @ 09:00 – 15:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Dec 14 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. The Fitzroy Mills Market 09:00 The Fitzroy Mills Market Dec 14 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every Saturday except during January. Gingerbread house workshop 09:30 Gingerbread house workshop @ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House Dec 14 @ 09:30 – 12:00 Tickets Create a seasonal gingerbread house. Recipe and instructions will be supplied. You will need to bake your own gingerbread slabs to bring along on the day. Tables Community Garden (Heathmont) get together 09:30 Tables Community Garden (Heathmont) get together @ Heathmont Baptist Church Dec 14 @ 09:30 – 12:30 Tickets Tend to the garden together, learn new skills and share stories around the morning tea table. Anyone from the local community is welcome. Click here to read about the garden. Diamond Village food swap 10:00 Diamond Village food swap @ Diamond Village Shopping Centre (beside the Cruze Lounge cafe) Dec 14 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre Dec 14 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Garlic braiding with Farmer Incubator 10:00 Garlic braiding with Farmer Incubator @ SEEDs Communal Garden Dec 14 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Farmer Incubator will be visiting SEEDs Communal Garden to braid some of their recently harvested garlic. Go along and learn this skill for yourself. Bulbs of organically-grown Farmer Incubator garlic will also be available to [...] Greensborough Food Swap 10:00 Greensborough Food Swap @ Diamond Valley Library - food garden Dec 14 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Links Community Garden Lalor meetup 10:00 Links Community Garden Lalor meetup @ Links Community Garden Lalor Dec 14 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch. Click here to read about the garden. Mooroolbark Urban Harvest 10:00 Mooroolbark Urban Harvest @ Red Earth Community Park Dec 14 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Preserving the season’s harvest 10:00 Preserving the season’s harvest @ CERES Dec 14 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to preserve surplus foods. How to make jams. Improve your culinary skillset. Presenter: Laura Issell. Learn how to make jams, pastes, pickles and the art of basic canning so that [...] Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Dec 14 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Bee hive tour 10:30 Bee hive tour @ Rivers of Yarrambat Dec 14 @ 10:30 – 12:30 Tickets Your tour, led by Nathan Stewart, a professional Doreen-based beekeeper from Maya ‘Xala Honey, will include suiting up in protective gear, lighting a bee smoker, and spending two hours as real life beekeeper. Initially, Nathan [...] Northcote Food Swap 11:00 Northcote Food Swap @ Chalice Garden Dec 14 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs Garden Food Swap 11:00 SEEDs Garden Food Swap @ SEEDs Communal Garden Dec 14 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs is a communal garden, that grows natural networks, skills, mutual opportunities, friendships, organic food and community for all who are involved in it. Christmas cupcake decorating workshop 13:00 Christmas cupcake decorating workshop @ Chirnside Park Community Hub Dec 14 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Join Jess, from Norma Rose Cakes to make 12 cupcakes with 4 different designs to take home. Learn various piping techniques including small stars, fine line and large swirls. Create white Christmas tree decoration, snow [...] Community lunch (Mill Park) 13:00 Community lunch (Mill Park) @ Mill Park Baptist Church Dec 14 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat. Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Dec 14 @ 13:00 – 17:00 Tickets Go and plant seeds and seedlings or just join them for a cuppa in a beautiful tranquil setting. Click here to read about the garden. Open Table, Fawkner 13:00 Open Table, Fawkner @ Fawkner Senior Citizens Centre Dec 14 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets Open Table “take surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away, and turn it into nutritious meals to share with the community, in order to reduce food insecurity and food waste”. It appears that there [...] Open Table, Fitzroy North 13:00 Open Table, Fitzroy North @ Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library Dec 14 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets Open Table “take surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away, and turn it into nutritious meals to share with the community, in order to reduce food insecurity and food waste”. It appears that there [...] Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 13:00 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Dec 14 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival. Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) 13:00 Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) @ Thrive Community Garden Dec 14 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Dec 14 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	15 International Tea Day International Tea Day Dec 15 all-day Tickets See Wikipedia. Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market 08:30 Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market @ Eltham Community Craft & Produce Market Dec 15 @ 08:30 – 12:30 Tickets Specialising in stallholders that produce quality homemade, homegrown and handcrafted products, or selling fresh and tantalising produce. The Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market is, and has been, a place where the local people can [...] St Johns Riverside Community Garden (Heidelberg) get together 08:30 St Johns Riverside Community Garden (Heidelberg) get together @ St Johns Riverside Community Garden, St Johns Anglican Church Dec 15 @ 08:30 – 10:15 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Dec 15 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Dec 15 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 Dec 15 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Dec 15 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Surrey Hills / Balwyn Produce Swap 09:00 Surrey Hills / Balwyn Produce Swap Dec 15 @ 09:00 – 10:00 Tickets Yarra Valley Regional Food Group Farmers’ Market 09:00 Yarra Valley Regional Food Group Farmers’ Market @ Yering Station Dec 15 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets Fawkner Food Bowls get together 10:00 Fawkner Food Bowls get together @ Fawkner Food Bowls Dec 15 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Working bee, market stall and socialising. Warranwood Food Swap 10:00 Warranwood Food Swap @ Warranwood Primary School Dec 15 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Organised by Outer Eastern Permaculture Swap. For the latest updates, see their Facebook page. Eucalypt Community Garden (Wollert) 10:05 Eucalypt Community Garden (Wollert) @ Eucalypt Community Garden Dec 15 @ 10:05 – 11:05 Tickets Turn onto Pine Park Drive then first left turn off Pine Park Drive into Steadman Way. Click here to read about the garden. Open Table, Fitzroy 13:00 Open Table, Fitzroy @ Fitzroy Community Food Centre Dec 15 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets Open Table “take surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away, and turn it into nutritious meals to share with the community, in order to reduce food insecurity and food waste”. It appears that there [...] Reynard Street Community Garden (Coburg) working bee 14:00 Reynard Street Community Garden (Coburg) working bee @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Dec 15 @ 14:00 – 16:00 Tickets One of the volunteers, John, runs this monthly working bee. Community dinner (Ringwood) 17:00 Community dinner (Ringwood) @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Dec 15 @ 17:00 – 18:00 Tickets Their team of 50 to 60 volunteers prepares a simple, healthy two-course meal for whoever walks through their doors. Community dinner (Mitcham) 18:00 Community dinner (Mitcham) Dec 15 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Each Sunday night, a different local club, business, or church group provides and serves a meal to people in the Mitcham community.
16 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Dec 16 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs is a communal garden, that grows natural networks, skills, mutual opportunities, friendships, organic food and community for all who are involved in it. Join them to give a hand and help their garden grow [...] Community lunch (Ringwood) 12:00 Community lunch (Ringwood) @ St Paul's Anglican Church Dec 16 @ 12:00 – 14:00 Tickets A team of volunteers provide a light lunch of soup and rolls. Food parcels are also given out from donations of food items from the parish.	17 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy 09:00 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy Dec 17 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Farm play 10:00 Farm play @ Joe’s Market Garden Dec 17 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets For families with children aged 2-4. Learn about the life of plants, animals, and their interactions with the environment, cultivating wonder and wisdom from nature play. The activities will vary with the seasons, incorporating sensory [...] Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library Dec 17 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Meet with like-minded gardeners in their sustainable garden to swap ideas, plants, listen to lectures and watch demonstrations on all things gardening. Click here to read about the garden. Bush skills and kids farming 16:00 Bush skills and kids farming @ Joe’s Market Garden Dec 17 @ 16:00 – 17:30 Tickets For children aged 5-13. Learn about the life of plants, animals, and their interactions with the environment, cultivating wonder and wisdom from nature play. The activities will vary with the seasons, incorporating seed saving, planting, weeding, [...] Community dinner (Croydon) 18:00 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Dec 17 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Guests can enjoy a substantial nutritious two-course meal. Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy Dec 17 @ 19:30 – 21:30 Tickets Food Not Bombs Melbourne is part of a worldwide movement that cooks and distributes vegan organic food to anyone and everyone, without restriction. It bases itself in Brunswick, gathers leftover organic fruit and vegetables from [...]	18 The Community Grocer, Fawkner 08:00 The Community Grocer, Fawkner Dec 18 @ 08:00 – 12:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. The Community Grocer [...] Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Dec 18 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets No garden of your own? Would you like be able to share some fresh produce? Go along and join Span’s gardening team. Wheelchair accessible, fun and supportive. You just need your skills, or want to [...] Community lunch (Greensborough) 12:00 Community lunch (Greensborough) @ All Saints Anglican Church Dec 18 @ 12:00 – 13:30 Tickets Whether you are a local worker, live locally, are a church member or just looking for a place to have a meal – they welcome you to their monthly community meal. Their desire is to [...] Community lunch (Whittlesea) 12:00 Community lunch (Whittlesea) @ New Horizons Church (at the rear of the church) Dec 18 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day. Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Dec 18 @ 13:00 – 17:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community dinner (Croydon) 17:30 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Dec 18 @ 17:30 – 19:00 Tickets The meal is provided undercover at the front of the church by either New Community Ringwood Church or UrbanLife. It consists of soup, then BBQ hamburgers with bread rolls and salad, followed by dessert (usually [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 18:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Dec 18 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden. Doncaster Hill Community Garden meetup 18:30 Doncaster Hill Community Garden meetup @ Doncaster Hill Community Garden Dec 18 @ 18:30 – 20:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden.	19 Newton Street Community Garden 09:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Dec 19 @ 09:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre Dec 19 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Feel free to drop by to have a look at the garden, to find out more and to meet the garden coordinator, Trevor. Click here to read about the garden. Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee 10:00 Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee @ Diamond Valley Library Dec 19 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Are you a keen gardener but don’t have the space you need? Meet other volunteer gardeners to share tips and ideas, contributing to the maintenance of the community garden. Plant, harvest and dig to your [...] SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Dec 19 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Everyone welcome. Help them continue to transform their garden into an edible, beautiful and educational sanctuary for all who pass through their gates. Click here to read about the garden. Your Community Health Garden (Reservoir) working bee 10:00 Your Community Health Garden (Reservoir) working bee @ Your Community Health Dec 19 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets There is someone in the garden every Thursday morning. Open Table, Brunswick 12:30 Open Table, Brunswick @ Brunswick Neighbourhood House Dec 19 @ 12:30 – 13:30 Tickets Open Table “take surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away, and turn it into nutritious meals to share with the community, in order to reduce food insecurity and food waste”. It appears that there [...] Community lunch (Carlton North) 12:45 Community lunch (Carlton North) @ Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Dec 19 @ 12:45 – 13:45 Tickets Share a healthy home-cooked lunch and chat with fellow community members and Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre staff. Community dinner (Lilydale) 19:00 Community dinner (Lilydale) @ Lilydale Showgrounds, Main Street<br>(mid Sep to mid May); The Chapel,<br>42-44 Castella Street (mid May to mid Sep). Dec 19 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets FoodStop creates a safe and positive environment for those needing a meal and/or social interaction. Whilst FoodStop is usually located at the entrance to the Lilydale Showgrounds, in the colder months (mid May to mid [...]	20 The Community Grocer, Carlton 08:00 The Community Grocer, Carlton Dec 20 @ 08:00 – 12:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch 10:00 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Dec 20 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets A small group of gardening volunteers meets every Friday at 10 am and works until 12:30 pm when they break for a free community lunch! They incorporate produce from the garden into these weekly community [...] West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup Dec 20 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Dec 20 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go for a lunch and stay for the conversation and activities.	21 Boroondara Farmers’ Market 08:00 Boroondara Farmers’ Market @ Patterson Reserve Dec 21 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Carlton Farmers’ Market 08:00 Carlton Farmers’ Market @ Carlton North Primary School Dec 21 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Enter via O’Grady Street. Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Dec 21 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Warrandyte Riverside Market 08:00 Warrandyte Riverside Market @ Stiggants Reserve Dec 21 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets On the 1st Saturday of every month except January with an additional market on the 3rd Saturday in December. Park Orchards Market 09:00 Park Orchards Market @ Park Orchards Primary School Dec 21 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets South Morang Farmers & Makers Market 09:00 South Morang Farmers & Makers Market @ Civic Centre Car Park Dec 21 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Fresh local produce cultivated by local farmers. Quality handmade products. Celebrate your community with live music, food and kids’ activities. St Andrews Market 09:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads Dec 21 @ 09:00 – 15:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Dec 21 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. The Fitzroy Mills Market 09:00 The Fitzroy Mills Market Dec 21 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every Saturday except during January. Croydon Herbal Health Crop Swap 09:30 Croydon Herbal Health Crop Swap @ Croydon Herbal Health Dec 21 @ 09:30 – 12:00 Tickets The entrance is on Plymouth Road opposite The Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School. East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre Dec 21 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Links Community Garden Lalor meetup 10:00 Links Community Garden Lalor meetup @ Links Community Garden Lalor Dec 21 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch. Click here to read about the garden. North Coburg Food Swap 10:00 North Coburg Food Swap @ Parker Reserve Dec 21 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets Reservoir Food Swap 10:00 Reservoir Food Swap @ In front of Reservoir Library Dec 21 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets In front of Reservoir Library. Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Dec 21 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Veggie Swap at BAAG Nursery, Bulleen 10:00 Veggie Swap at BAAG Nursery, Bulleen @ Bulleen Art and Garden Dec 21 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Come along to share your produce & compare notes with other food gardeners. Bring along any veggies, fruit or herbs you have harvested, also eggs, preserves, recipes are welcome. Be inventive! You can also bring [...] Condell Growers and Sharers Community Garden working bee 10:30 Condell Growers and Sharers Community Garden working bee @ Condell Growers and Sharers Community Garden Dec 21 @ 10:30 – 12:30 Tickets Across the road from Fitzroy Town Hall. Box Hill South Urban Harvest 11:00 Box Hill South Urban Harvest @ Neighbourhood House Dec 21 @ 11:00 – 12:30 Tickets Organised by Whitehorse Urban Harvest. For the latest updates, see their Facebook page. Fairfield Food Swap 11:00 Fairfield Food Swap @ St. Andrews Church, side garden Dec 21 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Macleod Veggie Swap 11:00 Macleod Veggie Swap @ Rotunda in Macleod Park Dec 21 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets For the latest updates, see their facebook page. Community lunch (Mill Park) 13:00 Community lunch (Mill Park) @ Mill Park Baptist Church Dec 21 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat. Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Dec 21 @ 13:00 – 17:00 Tickets Go and plant seeds and seedlings or just join them for a cuppa in a beautiful tranquil setting. Click here to read about the garden. Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) 13:00 Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) @ Thrive Community Garden Dec 21 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Dec 21 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden. Thrive Food Swap 14:00 Thrive Food Swap @ Thrive Community Garden Dec 21 @ 14:00 – 15:00 Tickets	22 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Dec 22 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Dec 22 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 Dec 22 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Dec 22 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Eltham Food Swap 09:30 Eltham Food Swap @ Car park, top of the Eltham Town Mall Dec 22 @ 09:30 – 10:30 Tickets Look for the large white ‘Local Food Connect’ marquee at the Farmers’ Market. Go along with your homegrown fruit and veggies, favourite seasonal recipes, spare jam jars, homemade labelled preserves, etc, and share and network [...] Fawkner Food Bowls get together 10:00 Fawkner Food Bowls get together @ Fawkner Food Bowls Dec 22 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Working bee, market stall and socialising. West Brunswick Community Garden garden and gather 11:00 West Brunswick Community Garden garden and gather Dec 22 @ 11:00 – 15:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community dinner (Ringwood) 17:00 Community dinner (Ringwood) @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Dec 22 @ 17:00 – 18:00 Tickets Their team of 50 to 60 volunteers prepares a simple, healthy two-course meal for whoever walks through their doors. Community dinner (Mitcham) 18:00 Community dinner (Mitcham) Dec 22 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Each Sunday night, a different local club, business, or church group provides and serves a meal to people in the Mitcham community.
23 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Dec 23 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs is a communal garden, that grows natural networks, skills, mutual opportunities, friendships, organic food and community for all who are involved in it. Join them to give a hand and help their garden grow [...] Community lunch (Ringwood) 12:00 Community lunch (Ringwood) @ St Paul's Anglican Church Dec 23 @ 12:00 – 14:00 Tickets A team of volunteers provide a light lunch of soup and rolls. Food parcels are also given out from donations of food items from the parish.	24 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy 09:00 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy Dec 24 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Farm play 10:00 Farm play @ Joe’s Market Garden Dec 24 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets For families with children aged 2-4. Learn about the life of plants, animals, and their interactions with the environment, cultivating wonder and wisdom from nature play. The activities will vary with the seasons, incorporating sensory [...] Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library Dec 24 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Meet with like-minded gardeners in their sustainable garden to swap ideas, plants, listen to lectures and watch demonstrations on all things gardening. Click here to read about the garden. Bush skills and kids farming 16:00 Bush skills and kids farming @ Joe’s Market Garden Dec 24 @ 16:00 – 17:30 Tickets For children aged 5-13. Learn about the life of plants, animals, and their interactions with the environment, cultivating wonder and wisdom from nature play. The activities will vary with the seasons, incorporating seed saving, planting, weeding, [...] Community dinner (Croydon) 18:00 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Dec 24 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Guests can enjoy a substantial nutritious two-course meal.	25 The Community Grocer, Fawkner 08:00 The Community Grocer, Fawkner Dec 25 @ 08:00 – 12:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. The Community Grocer [...] Heide garden club 10:00 Heide garden club @ Heide Museum of Modern Art (Heide I kitchen garden) Dec 25 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets A monthly (last Wednesday of the month) gathering of like-minded people who enjoy chatting about all things garden, in particular productive gardening. Set in the Heide I kitchen garden, join them for a chat and [...] Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Dec 25 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets No garden of your own? Would you like be able to share some fresh produce? Go along and join Span’s gardening team. Wheelchair accessible, fun and supportive. You just need your skills, or want to [...] Community lunch (Reservoir) 12:00 Community lunch (Reservoir) @ Reservoir Neighbourhood House Dec 25 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets ‘Jen the chef’ makes meals which always includes a main and dessert. Why not go down and join in, eat something, and have a chat with some new friends. Community lunch (Whittlesea) 12:00 Community lunch (Whittlesea) @ New Horizons Church (at the rear of the church) Dec 25 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day. Diamond Creek Christmas lunch 12:00 Diamond Creek Christmas lunch @ Uniting Church Hall Dec 25 @ 12:00 – 15:00 Tickets A community lunch at the Uniting Church Hall on Christmas Day, with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where everyone is welcome. Door-to-door transport is available if needed. RSVP to Graham by phone (0419 361487) or [...] Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Dec 25 @ 13:00 – 17:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community dinner (Croydon) 17:30 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Dec 25 @ 17:30 – 19:00 Tickets The meal is provided undercover at the front of the church by either New Community Ringwood Church or UrbanLife. It consists of soup, then BBQ hamburgers with bread rolls and salad, followed by dessert (usually [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 18:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Dec 25 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden.	26 Newton Street Community Garden 09:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Dec 26 @ 09:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. Edible Hub meetup (Hurstbridge) 09:30 Edible Hub meetup (Hurstbridge) @ Hurstbridge Community Hub Dec 26 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Anyone is welcome to attend and no ongoing commitment to the garden is required. Click here to read about the garden. Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre Dec 26 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Feel free to drop by to have a look at the garden, to find out more and to meet the garden coordinator, Trevor. Click here to read about the garden. Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee 10:00 Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee @ Diamond Valley Library Dec 26 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Are you a keen gardener but don’t have the space you need? Meet other volunteer gardeners to share tips and ideas, contributing to the maintenance of the community garden. Plant, harvest and dig to your [...] SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Dec 26 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Everyone welcome. Help them continue to transform their garden into an edible, beautiful and educational sanctuary for all who pass through their gates. Click here to read about the garden. Your Community Health Garden (Reservoir) working bee 10:00 Your Community Health Garden (Reservoir) working bee @ Your Community Health Dec 26 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets There is someone in the garden every Thursday morning. Community lunch (Carlton North) 12:45 Community lunch (Carlton North) @ Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Dec 26 @ 12:45 – 13:45 Tickets Share a healthy home-cooked lunch and chat with fellow community members and Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre staff. Community dinner (Lilydale) 19:00 Community dinner (Lilydale) @ Lilydale Showgrounds, Main Street<br>(mid Sep to mid May); The Chapel,<br>42-44 Castella Street (mid May to mid Sep). Dec 26 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets FoodStop creates a safe and positive environment for those needing a meal and/or social interaction. Whilst FoodStop is usually located at the entrance to the Lilydale Showgrounds, in the colder months (mid May to mid [...]	27 The Community Grocer, Carlton 08:00 The Community Grocer, Carlton Dec 27 @ 08:00 – 12:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch 10:00 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Dec 27 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets A small group of gardening volunteers meets every Friday at 10 am and works until 12:30 pm when they break for a free community lunch! They incorporate produce from the garden into these weekly community [...] West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup Dec 27 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Dec 27 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go for a lunch and stay for the conversation and activities. Community dinner (Heidelberg West) 18:00 Community dinner (Heidelberg West) @ St Pius Dec 27 @ 18:00 – 20:30 Tickets This is a weekly event, on every Friday evening except for the 3rd Friday of each month and public holidays. See the Salt Foundation’s Facebook page for details about each week’s particular meal. Dinner is [...]	28 Abbotsford Convent Farmers’ Market 08:00 Abbotsford Convent Farmers’ Market @ Abbotsford Convent Dec 28 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Dec 28 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets St Andrews Market 09:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads Dec 28 @ 09:00 – 15:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Dec 28 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. The Fitzroy Mills Market 09:00 The Fitzroy Mills Market Dec 28 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every Saturday except during January. Wonga Park Farmers’ Market 09:00 Wonga Park Farmers’ Market @ Wonga Park Primary School Dec 28 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets If you go to the market, you can also visit the school’s Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden. East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre Dec 28 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Heathmont Seed and Crop Swap 10:00 Heathmont Seed and Crop Swap @ Tables Community Garden, Heathmont Baptist Church Dec 28 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Organised by Outer Eastern Permaculture Swap. For the latest updates, see their Facebook page. Heidelberg Food Swap 10:00 Heidelberg Food Swap @ St Johns Riverside Community Garden, St Johns Anglican Church Dec 28 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Links Community Garden Lalor meetup 10:00 Links Community Garden Lalor meetup @ Links Community Garden Lalor Dec 28 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch. Click here to read about the garden. Lygon Street Community Garden (Brunswick East) working bee 10:00 Lygon Street Community Garden (Brunswick East) working bee @ Lygon Street Community Garden Dec 28 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Dec 28 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Balam-Balam Community Garden working bee (Carlton North) 10:30 Balam-Balam Community Garden working bee (Carlton North) @ Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Dec 28 @ 10:30 – 13:30 Tickets Volunteer with others to keep the Balam-Balam community garden healthy and take home some produce with you! Stay to enjoy a free hot lunch provided by Open Table. Coburg Food Swap 11:00 Coburg Food Swap @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Dec 28 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Preston/Thornbury Food Swap 11:00 Preston/Thornbury Food Swap Dec 28 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Community lunch (Mill Park) 13:00 Community lunch (Mill Park) @ Mill Park Baptist Church Dec 28 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat. Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Dec 28 @ 13:00 – 17:00 Tickets Go and plant seeds and seedlings or just join them for a cuppa in a beautiful tranquil setting. Click here to read about the garden. Open Table, Carlton North 13:00 Open Table, Carlton North @ Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Dec 28 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets Open Table “take surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away, and turn it into nutritious meals to share with the community, in order to reduce food insecurity and food waste”. It appears that there [...] Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) 13:00 Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) @ Thrive Community Garden Dec 28 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Dec 28 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	29 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Dec 29 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Dec 29 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 Dec 29 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Dec 29 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Fawkner Food Bowls get together 10:00 Fawkner Food Bowls get together @ Fawkner Food Bowls Dec 29 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Working bee, market stall and socialising. Click here to read about the garden. Epping North Food Swap 10:30 Epping North Food Swap @ Creeds Farm Community Garden, Creeds Farm Living and Learning Centre Dec 29 @ 10:30 – 12:00 Tickets The Epping North swap is on the LAST Sunday of each month. Community dinner (Ringwood) 17:00 Community dinner (Ringwood) @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Dec 29 @ 17:00 – 18:00 Tickets Their team of 50 to 60 volunteers prepares a simple, healthy two-course meal for whoever walks through their doors. Community dinner (Mitcham) 18:00 Community dinner (Mitcham) Dec 29 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Each Sunday night, a different local club, business, or church group provides and serves a meal to people in the Mitcham community.
30 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Dec 30 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs is a communal garden, that grows natural networks, skills, mutual opportunities, friendships, organic food and community for all who are involved in it. Join them to give a hand and help their garden grow [...] Community lunch (Ringwood) 12:00 Community lunch (Ringwood) @ St Paul's Anglican Church Dec 30 @ 12:00 – 14:00 Tickets A team of volunteers provide a light lunch of soup and rolls. Food parcels are also given out from donations of food items from the parish.	31 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy 09:00 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy Dec 31 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Farm play 10:00 Farm play @ Joe’s Market Garden Dec 31 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets For families with children aged 2-4. Learn about the life of plants, animals, and their interactions with the environment, cultivating wonder and wisdom from nature play. The activities will vary with the seasons, incorporating sensory [...] Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library Dec 31 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Meet with like-minded gardeners in their sustainable garden to swap ideas, plants, listen to lectures and watch demonstrations on all things gardening. Click here to read about the garden. Bush skills and kids farming 16:00 Bush skills and kids farming @ Joe’s Market Garden Dec 31 @ 16:00 – 17:30 Tickets For children aged 5-13. Learn about the life of plants, animals, and their interactions with the environment, cultivating wonder and wisdom from nature play. The activities will vary with the seasons, incorporating seed saving, planting, weeding, [...] Community dinner (Croydon) 18:00 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Dec 31 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Guests can enjoy a substantial nutritious two-course meal.

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