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May 2019

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		1 The Community Grocer Fawkner 09:00 The Community Grocer Fawkner @ Community Hub May 1 @ 09:00 – 12:30 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 May 1 @ 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 [...] Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden May 1 @ 13:00 – 17:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Vegan vegout 17:00 Vegan vegout @ Welcome To Thornbury May 1 @ 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 May 1 @ 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 [...] Pruning fruit trees with Karen from Edible Eden part two 18:30 Pruning fruit trees with Karen from Edible Eden part two @ Whitehorse Horticultural Centre May 1 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Tickets Karen Sutherland, from Edible Eden Design, will focus on maximising yield through disease management, pruning techniques and cultivar selection to get the most out of apples, pears, grapes, fig, mulberry, persimmon, kiwi and berries. Cookie cake and fondant cookies with Emelia Jackson 19:00 Cookie cake and fondant cookies with Emelia Jackson @ Gourmet Living May 1 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets You will learn: How to make a love heart cookie cake. How to make the perfect sugar cookie that won’t shrink. About fondant: how to colour it, roll and cut it out to perfectly fit [...]	2 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre May 2 @ 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. Food preserving – Urban Pear 10:00 Food preserving – Urban Pear @ Whittlesea Library May 2 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Urban Pear will show you various types of food preserving, including jams, chutneys, relishes and fermented products. Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee 10:00 Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee @ Diamond Valley Library May 2 @ 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 [...] Newton Street Community Garden 10:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden May 2 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden May 2 @ 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 May 2 @ 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 May 2 @ 12:45 – 13:45 Tickets Share a healthy home-cooked lunch and chat with fellow community members and Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre staff. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 17:30 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 2 @ 17:30 – 19:30 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden. 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). May 2 @ 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 [...] Food Not Bombs, Coburg 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Coburg @ outside of Coburg Library May 2 @ 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 [...]	3 The Community Grocer Carlton 09:00 The Community Grocer Carlton @ public housing estate May 3 @ 09:00 – 12:30 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. Introduction to permaculture and urban agriculture (6 sessions) 10:00 Introduction to permaculture and urban agriculture (6 sessions) @ Finbar Neighbourhood House May 3 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets On six consecutive Fridays, from 3rd May to 7th June. The course will include sessions on: seasonal food growing; composting and worm farming; soil preparation; plant propagation; organic pest control; and animal husbandry. Participants will [...] West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup May 3 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge May 3 @ 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 May 3 @ 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 May 3 @ 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. Bellfield Community Garden social/pizza night 18:00 Bellfield Community Garden social/pizza night @ Bellfield Community Garden May 3 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets Corner of Banksia Street and Oriel Road. Click here to read about the garden. Community dinner (Heidelberg West) 18:00 Community dinner (Heidelberg West) @ St Pius May 3 @ 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 [...] Cook Indian by the creek 18:00 Cook Indian by the creek @ Private address May 3 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Menu: malai kofta. Cook Indian by the creek came into existence with the idea of breaking the myth that Indian cooking is complex and difficult to nail. In each session, they will share their traditional [...]	4 World Naked Gardening Day World Naked Gardening Day May 4 all-day Tickets See Wikipedia and their website. Bundoora Park Farmers’ Market 08:00 Bundoora Park Farmers’ Market @ Bundoora Park May 4 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Carlton Farmers’ Market 08:00 Carlton Farmers’ Market @ Carlton North Primary School May 4 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Enter via O’Grady Street. Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School May 4 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets St Andrews Market 08:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads May 4 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. Vegan market of Melbourne 08:00 Vegan market of Melbourne @ Abbotsford Convent May 4 @ 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 May 4 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets On the 1st Saturday of every month except January with an additional market on the 3rd Saturday in December. The Fitzroy Mills Market 09:00 The Fitzroy Mills Market May 4 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every Saturday except during January. Warrandyte Food Swap 09:00 Warrandyte Food Swap @ Warrandyte Community Garden May 4 @ 09:00 – 10:00 Tickets On the 1st Saturday of every month except January. Introduction to horticulture – 9 session course 09:30 Introduction to horticulture – 9 session course @ Edendale Community Environment Farm May 4 @ 09:30 – 15:00 Tickets Every Saturday for 9 weeks. Book by phone (9433 3744). This 9-week hands-on course is ideal for people considering a career in horticulture. No prior experience is necessary. Working as a team with fellow participants, [...] Bayswater North Food Swap 10:00 Bayswater North Food Swap @ Glen Park Oaks Community Garden May 4 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Organised by Outer Eastern Permaculture Swap. For the latest updates, see their Facebook page. Brunswick Neighbourhood House Community Garden working bee 10:00 Brunswick Neighbourhood House Community Garden working bee @ Brunswick Neighbourhood House May 4 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets The garden is located at the back of Brunswick Neighbourhood House. Enter via Warr Park. Click here to read about the garden. East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre May 4 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Heidelberg West Food Swap 10:00 Heidelberg West Food Swap @ Olympic Village May 4 @ 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 May 4 @ 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 May 4 @ 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 [...] Recycling your food waste at home 10:00 Recycling your food waste at home @ Kew Library May 4 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Nearly half of the waste in our bins consists of food and organics that could easily be composted and turned into nutrient-rich fertiliser for your garden. In this workshop, Maria Ciavarella, from My Green Garden, [...] Sourdough bread making workshop 10:00 Sourdough bread making workshop @ Living & Learning Nillumbik May 4 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Tutor Jenna Farrington-Sear. This workshop will cover basic theory as well as the tactile pleasure of all the steps of making bread from milled flour. Suitable for both novices and those who want to expand [...] Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES May 4 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Carome Homestead Produce Swap 10:30 Carome Homestead Produce Swap @ Community Garden at Carome Homestead May 4 @ 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 May 4 @ 10:30 – 12:00 Tickets Growing food in small spaces 10:30 Growing food in small spaces @ Smith Reserve May 4 @ 10:30 – 11:30 Tickets Want to grow some fresh fruit, vegetables or herbs for your kitchen but feel like you don’t have the space? Poppy Turbiak will cover the tips and tricks to make your space more productive – [...] Mexican – delicious everyday meals 10:30 Mexican – delicious everyday meals @ Living & Learning Nillumbik May 4 @ 10:30 – 13:00 Tickets Ana and Gaby are Mexican Aussies with a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience in cooking Mexican dishes. Immerse yourself in Mexican cooking techniques and culture. This workshop will cover: red rice; fijoles (traditional Mexican [...] Kellybrook Cider Festival 11:00 Kellybrook Cider Festival @ Kellybrook Winery May 4 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets Scrumpy cider, live bands and lots of food is what the Kellybrook Cider Festival is all about. Set in the historic gardens and vineyards at Kellybrook’s Wonga Park property, the weekend will feature Kellybrook’s scrumpy [...] Community lunch (Mill Park) 13:00 Community lunch (Mill Park) @ Mill Park Baptist Church May 4 @ 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 May 4 @ 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, Fitzroy North 13:00 Open Table, Fitzroy North @ Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library May 4 @ 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 May 4 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden. Intro to gardening workshops with DIVRS 13:30 Intro to gardening workshops with DIVRS @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 4 @ 13:30 – 15:00 Tickets The DIVRS garden is a vegetable and fruit garden that specialises in growing fresh food for DIVRS’ emergency food relief efforts. Their volunteers will guide you through a hands on workshop on composting and worm [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 13:30 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 4 @ 13:30 – 15:00 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	5 International Permaculture Day International Permaculture Day May 5 all-day Tickets See their website. Hurstbridge Market 08:30 Hurstbridge Market @ Hurstbridge Farmers Market May 5 @ 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 May 5 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall May 5 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Heathmont Farmers’ Market 09:00 Heathmont Farmers’ Market @ Great Ryrie Primary School May 5 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 May 5 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:30 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden May 5 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Kalorama Chestnut Festival 10:00 Kalorama Chestnut Festival @ Kalorama Memorial Reserve May 5 @ 10:00 – 16:00 Tickets Savour the abundant chestnuts, gourmet food, Devonshire tea, coffee, artisan beer and mulled wine. Explore the diverse range of stalls showcasing locally-made handcrafts and produce. Children can enjoy the fun rides and adventure play space. [...] Make your own beeswax wraps with Emma Grace 10:00 Make your own beeswax wraps with Emma Grace @ CERES May 5 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to make and maintain their own beeswax wraps. Learn skills that are transferable to the home environment. Bundling techniques. What you will get: Take home your beeswax wraps. Presenter: Emma [...] Organic backyard chook keeping with Jessamy Miller 10:00 Organic backyard chook keeping with Jessamy Miller @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 5 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets In this workshop, ABC Organic Gardener writer Jessamy Miller will focus on keeping chooks in a suburban environment as well as introduce you to her own flock. You will learn how to build an ideal [...] West Brunswick Community Garden seed savers meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden seed savers meetup May 5 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Montmorency Food Swap 10:30 Montmorency Food Swap @ Montmorency Primary School May 5 @ 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 at Were Street Park, near the Food Store. In all the months except [...] Kellybrook Cider Festival 11:00 Kellybrook Cider Festival @ Kellybrook Winery May 5 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets Scrumpy cider, live bands and lots of food is what the Kellybrook Cider Festival is all about. Set in the historic gardens and vineyards at Kellybrook’s Wonga Park property, the weekend will feature Kellybrook’s scrumpy [...] Miso paste making 11:00 Miso paste making @ Private address (address provided on booking) May 5 @ 11:00 – 13:30 Tickets Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji (the fungus Aspergillus oryzae). You will make your own high protein and enzyme rich miso paste following traditional Japanese methods. Book [...] Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 12:00 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters May 5 @ 12:00 – 13:00 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. Backyard bees 101 workshop 13:00 Backyard bees 101 workshop @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 5 @ 13:00 – 14:30 Tickets Backyard beekeeper Morgan Koegel will introduce you to her hive and teach you what you need to know to get started on a beekeeping journey. Morgan will talk about the time and cost commitment, the [...] Monique’s rental abundance garden (garden tour) 15:00 Monique’s rental abundance garden (garden tour) @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 5 @ 15:00 – 16:00 Tickets Monique’s rental garden features fruit trees, veggie growing and chickens, all with a permaculture focus. The household puts an emphasis on eating and trading what they grow, as well as saving seeds for use the [...] Early Mother’s Day high tea (thermomix) 16:00 Early Mother’s Day high tea (thermomix) @ Sharynvan Workshop May 5 @ 16:00 – 17:30 Tickets They will share their favourite vegan and vegetarian meals in the Thermomix and give some tips on how to adjust some popular Thermomix meals to be meatless. Community dinner (Ringwood) 17:00 Community dinner (Ringwood) @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church May 5 @ 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) May 5 @ 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.
6 International No Diet Day International No Diet Day May 6 all-day Tickets See Wikipedia. SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden May 6 @ 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 May 6 @ 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. Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 12:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy @ corner of Brunswick and King William streets May 6 @ 12:30 – 14:30 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 [...] Nillumbik Garden Club 19:00 Nillumbik Garden Club @ Metzner Hall, St Vincent's Care Services May 6 @ 19:00 – 22:00 Tickets First Monday of every month except for January and December. At all meetings, doors open 7pm for a 8pm start. There will be plants for sale, raffles, door prizes and supper. 2018 topics 1 Oct: [...]	7 Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library May 7 @ 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. Lakeside Good Earth Group – seed library launch and beeswax wraps 14:00 Lakeside Good Earth Group – seed library launch and beeswax wraps @ Lilydale Library May 7 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets They will launch the Eastern Regional Libraries Seed Library – a place to share free seeds among gardeners at their local library. Sharon will then show you how to make eco-friendly beeswax and soy wax [...] The Community Grocer Fitzroy 14:00 The Community Grocer Fitzroy @ Atherton Gardens public housing estate May 7 @ 14:00 – 18:00 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. Bush skills and kids farming 16:00 Bush skills and kids farming @ Joe’s Market Garden May 7 @ 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 May 7 @ 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 May 7 @ 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 @ Corner of Brunswick and Gertrude streets May 7 @ 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 [...]	8 The Community Grocer Fawkner 09:00 The Community Grocer Fawkner @ Community Hub May 8 @ 09:00 – 12:30 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 May 8 @ 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 (Thornbury) 12:30 Community lunch (Thornbury) @ Span Community House May 8 @ 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 May 8 @ 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 May 8 @ 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 [...] How is chocolate made? 19:00 How is chocolate made? @ Coburg Library May 8 @ 19:00 – 20:00 Tickets Debbie Makin, from Ratio Cocoa Roasters, will teach you about the 10-step, month-long process that goes into making their chocolate bars. Registration essential. Doncaster Garden Club 19:30 Doncaster Garden Club @ Doncaster Senior Citizen Centre May 8 @ 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 [...]	9 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre May 9 @ 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. Camberwell Morning Garden Club 10:00 Camberwell Morning Garden Club @ Camberwell Petanque Club rooms May 9 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Second Thursday of every month except for January and December. 2019 Speakers and topics 14 Feb: Liz Caspar on wicking beds. 14 Mar: Peter Allan on permaculture. 11 Apr: Ken Smithies on bee hotels. 09 [...] Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee 10:00 Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee @ Diamond Valley Library May 9 @ 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 [...] Newton Street Community Garden 10:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden May 9 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden May 9 @ 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 May 9 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets There is someone in the garden every Thursday morning. Home composting and worm farming 10:30 Home composting and worm farming @ Thomastown Library May 9 @ 10:30 – 12:00 Tickets Learn how to set up a worm farm and its environmental benefits. Bookings essential. Community lunch (Carlton North) 12:45 Community lunch (Carlton North) @ Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre May 9 @ 12:45 – 13:45 Tickets Share a healthy home-cooked lunch and chat with fellow community members and Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre staff. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 17:30 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 9 @ 17:30 – 19:30 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden. Native edibles for companion planting 18:30 Native edibles for companion planting @ Bulleen Art and Garden May 9 @ 18:30 – 20:30 Tickets What you will learn: A range of edible natives that are easy to grow in Melbourne. Basics of companion planting. Which plants to choose in your garden planning, and how to grow and care for [...] 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). May 9 @ 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 [...] Cooking master class – ‘taste of Tuscany’ 19:00 Cooking master class – ‘taste of Tuscany’ @ Gourmet Living May 9 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Enjoy 3 tasting size courses cooked by chef Bek McMillan, from Gourmet Living, who will demonstrate step by step. All recipes are included. Menu: Tuscan minestrone; pork fennel sausage rigatoni; and espresso pannacotta. Permablitz guild social night featuring Charlie Mgee 19:00 Permablitz guild social night featuring Charlie Mgee @ Open Studio May 9 @ 19:00 – 22:00 Tickets Permablitz Melbourne wants to get everyone together and say thanks because, without you, permablitzes simply wouldn’t happen. Join them for a night of conversation, games, music, permie discussions, music, laughter and music. Charlie Mgee, of [...] Food Not Bombs, Coburg 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Coburg @ outside of Coburg Library May 9 @ 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 [...] Retrosuburbia book club 19:30 Retrosuburbia book club @ Central Ringwood Community Centre May 9 @ 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 [...]	10 The Community Grocer Carlton 09:00 The Community Grocer Carlton @ public housing estate May 10 @ 09:00 – 12:30 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. West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup May 10 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge May 10 @ 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 May 10 @ 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. Ramadan Iftar dinner 16:30 Ramadan Iftar dinner @ Bell St Mall Shopping Centre May 10 @ 16:30 – 18:30 Tickets Break the fast together and learn more about Victoria’s diverse cultural and faith traditions. Buffet halal meal at sundown (vegetarian options also provided). Community dinner (Heidelberg West) 18:00 Community dinner (Heidelberg West) @ St Pius May 10 @ 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 [...] Cook Indian by the creek 18:00 Cook Indian by the creek @ Private address May 10 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Menu: chicken saagwala / palak paneer + spiced rice. Cook Indian by the creek came into existence with the idea of breaking the myth that Indian cooking is complex and difficult to nail. In each [...]	11 Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School May 11 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Collingwood Childrens Farm Farmers’ Market 08:00 Collingwood Childrens Farm Farmers’ Market @ Collingwood Children's Farm May 11 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Croydon Farmers’ Market 08:00 Croydon Farmers’ Market @ Croydon Park May 11 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets St Andrews Market 08:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads May 11 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. The Fitzroy Mills Market 09:00 The Fitzroy Mills Market May 11 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every Saturday except during January. Brunswick Neighbourhood House composting workshop 09:30 Brunswick Neighbourhood House composting workshop @ Brunswick Neighbourhood House May 11 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Facilitated by Anna Sonogan. Brunswick Neighbourhood House Community Garden has upgraded its composting facilities. In this workshop, you will learn: how composting works, including the difference between hot and cold compost; how to balance your [...] Tables Community Garden (Heathmont) get together 09:30 Tables Community Garden (Heathmont) get together @ Heathmont Baptist Church May 11 @ 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. Big Vegan Market 10:00 Big Vegan Market @ Royal Exhibition Building May 11 @ 10:00 – 18:00 Tickets Shop from a huge variety of 100% vegan products, with around 200 stalls. The stallholders will include Billy van Creamy (Fitzroy North), Curry Favour (Hawthorn), PoppySmack (Warrandyte) and The Mrs & Co (Mount Evelyn). Brunswick Neighbourhood House Community Garden working bee 10:00 Brunswick Neighbourhood House Community Garden working bee @ Brunswick Neighbourhood House May 11 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets The garden is located at the back of Brunswick Neighbourhood House. Enter via Warr Park. Click here to read about the garden. Damian’s biodiverse permaculture garden (garden tour) 10:00 Damian’s biodiverse permaculture garden (garden tour) @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 11 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Damian has been practicing permaculture since he attended a talk by permaculture co-founder Bill Mollison in 1977. He is also involved in replanting native vegetation on Herring Island in inner suburban Melbourne. What permaculture and [...] Diamond Village food swap 10:00 Diamond Village food swap @ Diamond Village Shopping Centre (beside the Cruze Lounge cafe) May 11 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre May 11 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Edible weeds 10:00 Edible weeds @ CERES May 11 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to identify edible weeds. How do use them in your everyday life. What you will get: Detailed handouts. Samples in class of prepared edible weeds. Presenter: Monique Miller. Learn about [...] Greensborough Food Swap 10:00 Greensborough Food Swap @ Diamond Valley Library - food garden May 11 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Contact either of the co-organisers: Glenn Mansfield by phone (0488 192198) or email or Margot Meredith by phone (0415 926642) or email. Home brewing with Paul Rigby 10:00 Home brewing with Paul Rigby @ CERES May 11 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: Make your own beer. All about full grain brewing. The fermentation process. What you will get: Samples of different beers. Recipes to take home. The workshop will be a practical demonstration [...] KABUU – constructing the new greenhouses 10:00 KABUU – constructing the new greenhouses @ Private address May 11 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets KABUU needs some help with constructing their new greenhouses, which are being supplied by Croft Greenhouses. The plan is to finish the greenhouses over the weekend so that they can then get the soil ready [...] Links Community Garden Lalor meetup 10:00 Links Community Garden Lalor meetup @ Links Community Garden Lalor May 11 @ 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 May 11 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES May 11 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Northcote Food Swap 11:00 Northcote Food Swap @ Chalice Garden May 11 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Nuka zuke – rice bran pickling 11:00 Nuka zuke – rice bran pickling @ Private address (address provided on booking) May 11 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Nuka zuke is a famous Japanese fermented pickling technique using rice bran. In this workshop, you will make your own Nuka medium/bedding so that you can keep pickling at home for years and years! Book [...] SEEDs Garden Food Swap 11:00 SEEDs Garden Food Swap @ SEEDs Communal Garden May 11 @ 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. Green at Kathleen: preparing for winter harvest 11:30 Green at Kathleen: preparing for winter harvest @ Kathleen Syme Library May 11 @ 11:30 – 13:00 Tickets This workshop is all about growing produce in the colder months, including winter crop suggestions, crop rotation, and soil maintenance. Winter needn’t be an unproductive time for your garden. Bookings essential. Lee’s generous sharing garden (garden tour) 11:30 Lee’s generous sharing garden (garden tour) @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 11 @ 11:30 – 12:30 Tickets Lee has created a bountiful garden in her social housing estate using mainly recycled materials, and generously shares her surplus harvest, saved seeds and garden knowledge with her neighbours, friends, and local community. She demonstrates [...] Community lunch (Mill Park) 13:00 Community lunch (Mill Park) @ Mill Park Baptist Church May 11 @ 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 May 11 @ 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 May 11 @ 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 May 11 @ 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 [...] Sharing homegrown food with Luigi and Emanuela (garden tour) 13:00 Sharing homegrown food with Luigi and Emanuela (garden tour) @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 11 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets From the moment you arrive, your gregarious and hospitable hosts Luigi and Emanuela will entertain you with gardening and food preserving knowledge and stories as they showcase their abundant Mediterranean inspired garden. Features include intensively [...] Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) 13:00 Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) @ Thrive Community Garden May 11 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 13:30 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 11 @ 13:30 – 15:00 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden. Productive gardening with kids workshop at Poppy’s Patch 14:30 Productive gardening with kids workshop at Poppy’s Patch @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 11 @ 14:30 – 16:00 Tickets Poppy’s Patch started as a father/daughter project when Poppy was aged three and the family decided to use the space on the front lawn to start an edible garden – to not only grow food [...]	12 Whitehorse Farmers’ Market 08:00 Whitehorse Farmers’ Market May 12 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Gold coin donation. Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre May 12 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall May 12 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 May 12 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:30 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden May 12 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Backyard quails workshop 10:00 Backyard quails workshop @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 12 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets You will meet Kat Lavers’ covey of quails. You will learn all about quail care including housing, feeding and how they can work to support a garden system. Kat Lavers is a garden farmer, permaculture [...] Big Vegan Market 10:00 Big Vegan Market @ Royal Exhibition Building May 12 @ 10:00 – 18:00 Tickets Shop from a huge variety of 100% vegan products, with around 200 stalls. The stallholders will include Billy van Creamy (Fitzroy North), Curry Favour (Hawthorn), PoppySmack (Warrandyte) and The Mrs & Co (Mount Evelyn). 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 May 12 @ 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 May 12 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Fawkner Food Swap 10:30 Fawkner Food Swap @ Fawkner Food Bowls May 12 @ 10:30 – 12:30 Tickets Natural pest management workshop 11:30 Natural pest management workshop @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 12 @ 11:30 – 12:30 Tickets Kat Lavers will explain natural pest management techniques relying on permaculture principles. You will have the opportunity to explore these techniques in practice in Kat’s permaculture garden which features fruit trees, intensive vegetable growing and [...] Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 12:00 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters May 12 @ 12:00 – 13:00 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. Guided tour of the Plummery (garden tour) 12:45 Guided tour of the Plummery (garden tour) @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 12 @ 12:45 – 13:45 Tickets Kat Lavers’ urban permaculture system, The Plummery, is a 280 square metre block which produces almost all the household’s herbs, veggies, fruit and eggs (428kg in 2018) while using only 46 litres of mains water [...] Robbie’s aquaponics garden (garden tour) 15:00 Robbie’s aquaponics garden (garden tour) @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 12 @ 15:00 – 16:00 Tickets Robbie’s front and back yards are both devoted to food production, and feature two aquaponics systems in which trout and vegetables are grown in a mutually dependent relationship, enabling both to thrive. One system is [...] Community dinner (Ringwood) 17:00 Community dinner (Ringwood) @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church May 12 @ 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) May 12 @ 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.
13 International Hummus Day International Hummus Day May 13 all-day Tickets See their website. World Cocktail Day World Cocktail Day May 13 all-day Tickets See Wikipedia and their website. SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden May 13 @ 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 May 13 @ 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. Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 12:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy @ corner of Brunswick and King William streets May 13 @ 12:30 – 14:30 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 [...]	14 Rezza cook’s club 10:00 Rezza cook’s club @ Reservoir Neighbourhood House May 14 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go along and help choose a new recipe for each class. Teach or be taught how to cook the food you’ve always wanted to know how to cook. Call to confirm attendance (9462 4611). Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library May 14 @ 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. The Community Grocer Fitzroy 14:00 The Community Grocer Fitzroy @ Atherton Gardens public housing estate May 14 @ 14:00 – 18:00 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. Bush skills and kids farming 16:00 Bush skills and kids farming @ Joe’s Market Garden May 14 @ 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 May 14 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Guests can enjoy a substantial nutritious two-course meal. Woman’s hormonal health 19:00 Woman’s hormonal health @ Hawthorn Community House May 14 @ 19:00 – 20:30 Tickets Presented by Kate Boyle, B. App. Sc. (Nutrition & Food Science). Do you feel you suffer from painful or irregular menstruation, hormonal headaches, mood swings or PMS? Kate will show you how food and diet [...] Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy @ Corner of Brunswick and Gertrude streets May 14 @ 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 [...]	15 The Community Grocer Fawkner 09:00 The Community Grocer Fawkner @ Community Hub May 15 @ 09:00 – 12:30 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 May 15 @ 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 [...] Flavor Full cooking class 11:00 Flavor Full cooking class May 15 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Take advantage of the spices and herbs found in your local grocery store and warm up your food with natural flavours. You will be shown how to use spices in simple ways, alongside a variety [...] Community lunch (Greensborough) 12:00 Community lunch (Greensborough) @ All Saints Anglican Church May 15 @ 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 [...] Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden May 15 @ 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 May 15 @ 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 [...] Neighbourhood House Week – moveable feast – dinner 18:00 Neighbourhood House Week – moveable feast – dinner @ Chirnside Park Community Hub May 15 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Drop in for a free Italian feast. Phone (1300 835235) to let them know you are going.	16 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre May 16 @ 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 May 16 @ 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 [...] Newton Street Community Garden 10:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden May 16 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden May 16 @ 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 May 16 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets There is someone in the garden every Thursday morning. Composting to improve your soil 11:00 Composting to improve your soil @ Fawkner Library May 16 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Facilitated by Tash van Velzen. Understand what is really going on in the compost heap and worm farm. Community lunch (Carlton North) 12:45 Community lunch (Carlton North) @ Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre May 16 @ 12:45 – 13:45 Tickets Share a healthy home-cooked lunch and chat with fellow community members and Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre staff. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 17:30 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 16 @ 17:30 – 19:30 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden. Healthy productive compost and worms 18:30 Healthy productive compost and worms @ Bulleen Art and Garden May 16 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Tickets What you will learn: The importance of compost for soil health. How to fix common composting problems. Setting up and looking after a worm farm. Presented by Diana Cotter. Learn how to make great compost, [...] 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). May 16 @ 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 [...] Food Not Bombs, Coburg 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Coburg @ outside of Coburg Library May 16 @ 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 [...]	17 The Community Grocer Carlton 09:00 The Community Grocer Carlton @ public housing estate May 17 @ 09:00 – 12:30 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. West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup May 17 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest 11:30 GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest @ Royal Exhibition Building May 17 @ 11:30 – 16:30 Tickets Featuring 170 beers and ciders brewed especially for the event. Baklava, gozleme and Turkish delight workshop 12:00 Baklava, gozleme and Turkish delight workshop @ North Carlton Railway Neighbourhood House May 17 @ 12:00 – 14:00 Tickets You will learn to make your own baklava, gozleme and Turkish delight. Bring your oven tray, apron, rolling pin and container. Book by phone (0403 046680). Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge May 17 @ 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 May 17 @ 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 May 17 @ 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. Behind the bar – Suburban Gin / Imbue Distillery 17:30 Behind the bar – Suburban Gin / Imbue Distillery @ Nillumbik Cellars May 17 @ 17:30 – 19:30 Tickets Imbue Distillery are a new maker of gin and are based in Eltham. Nillumbik Cellars have been trading for over 30 years and are based in Diamond Creek. This is your chance to try some [...] GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest 18:30 GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest @ Royal Exhibition Building May 17 @ 18:30 – 23:30 Tickets Featuring 170 beers and ciders brewed especially for the event. Baklava, gozleme and Turkish delight workshop 19:00 Baklava, gozleme and Turkish delight workshop @ North Carlton Railway Neighbourhood House May 17 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets You will learn to make your own baklava, gozleme and Turkish delight. Bring your oven tray, apron, rolling pin and container. Book by phone (0403 046680).	18 World Whisky Day World Whisky Day May 18 all-day Tickets See Wikipedia and their website. Boroondara Farmers’ Market 08:00 Boroondara Farmers’ Market @ Patterson Reserve May 18 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Carlton Farmers’ Market 08:00 Carlton Farmers’ Market @ Carlton North Primary School May 18 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Enter via O’Grady Street. Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School May 18 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets St Andrews Market 08:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads May 18 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. Park Orchards Market 09:00 Park Orchards Market @ Park Orchards Primary School May 18 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets South Morang Farmers & Makers Market 09:00 South Morang Farmers & Makers Market @ Civic Centre Car Park May 18 @ 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. The Fitzroy Mills Market 09:00 The Fitzroy Mills Market May 18 @ 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 May 18 @ 09:30 – 12:00 Tickets The entrance is on Plymouth Road opposite The Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School. Olive magic 09:30 Olive magic @ Bulleen Art and Garden May 18 @ 09:30 – 12:30 Tickets What you will learn: Improve your culinary knowledge. Learn how to preserve olives. Understand and experience different techniques for preserving olives. Presented by Lucy Marasco. Transform bitter unpalatable olives into gourmet delights! This hands-on workshop [...] Brunswick Neighbourhood House Community Garden working bee 10:00 Brunswick Neighbourhood House Community Garden working bee @ Brunswick Neighbourhood House May 18 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets The garden is located at the back of Brunswick Neighbourhood House. Enter via Warr Park. Click here to read about the garden. East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre May 18 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Forest Hill Urban Harvest 10:00 Forest Hill Urban Harvest @ Horticulture Centre May 18 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Organised by Whitehorse Urban Harvest. For the latest updates, see their Facebook page. Knockout gnocchi 10:00 Knockout gnocchi @ Kitchen Warehouse May 18 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Time to broaden your culinary expertise and meet pasta’s famous pillowy brother: gnocchi! They will show you how to make gnocchi at home through simple ingredients. From traditional potato to creamy ricotta and spinach, learn [...] Links Community Garden Lalor meetup 10:00 Links Community Garden Lalor meetup @ Links Community Garden Lalor May 18 @ 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 May 18 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Native bee workshop for kids and families 10:00 Native bee workshop for kids and families @ Sylvester Hive Community Garden May 18 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Katrina Forstner, founder of Buzz and Dig, will introduce your family to native bees, pollination and increasing urban biodiversity. This session aims to bring joy and wonder to children in as they discover insect biodiversity [...] North Coburg Food Swap 10:00 North Coburg Food Swap @ Parker Reserve May 18 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets Reservoir Food Swap 10:00 Reservoir Food Swap May 18 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES May 18 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Veggie Swap at BAAG Nursery, Bulleen 10:00 Veggie Swap at BAAG Nursery, Bulleen @ Bulleen Art and Garden May 18 @ 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 [...] Box Hill South Urban Harvest 11:00 Box Hill South Urban Harvest @ Neighbourhood House May 18 @ 11:00 – 12:30 Tickets Organised by Whitehorse Urban Harvest. For the latest updates, see their Facebook page. Edible weeds walk 11:00 Edible weeds walk @ Precise location to be given upon booking May 18 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets This walk will take place twice on the day, at 11am and at 2pm. What if many of the weeds in our garden were just as edible as the vegetables we tend beside them? What [...] Fairfield Food Swap 11:00 Fairfield Food Swap @ St. Andrews Church, side garden May 18 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Macleod Veggie Swap 11:00 Macleod Veggie Swap @ Rotunda in Macleod Park May 18 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets For the latest updates, see their facebook page. Sticky date with the Backyard Honey beekeeper 11:00 Sticky date with the Backyard Honey beekeeper @ Bunnings May 18 @ 11:00 – 14:00 Tickets Facilitated by Peter Dyer, from Backyard Honey. Watch a live honeybee colony at work. Taste raw cold-pressed Victorian honeys and discover what you can do to sustain healthy bees and pollinators in our community. GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest 11:30 GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest @ Royal Exhibition Building May 18 @ 11:30 – 16:30 Tickets Featuring 170 beers and ciders brewed especially for the event. Native bee workshop for adults 11:30 Native bee workshop for adults @ Sylvester Hive Community Garden May 18 @ 11:30 – 12:30 Tickets Katrina Forstner, founder of Buzz and Dig, will introduce you to the amazing world of native bees and how to attract them into your garden as pollinators for flowers and edibles. This workshop will demonstrate [...] Beeswax wrap making class 12:00 Beeswax wrap making class @ Private address to be confirmed May 18 @ 12:00 – 13:30 Tickets Facilitated by Caitlin Ludwig. You will learn how to make your own beautiful, re-usable and natural food wraps. All materials (beeswax, resin, jojoba, coconut oil) will be provided to make 3 completed wraps per ticket. [...] Handmade pasta workshop 12:00 Handmade pasta workshop @ Kitchen Warehouse May 18 @ 12:00 – 13:30 Tickets They will show you how to make pasta dough by hand and turn it into a variety of pasta types. They may even throw in sauce-making secrets for good measure. Community lunch (Mill Park) 13:00 Community lunch (Mill Park) @ Mill Park Baptist Church May 18 @ 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 May 18 @ 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 May 18 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden. World Bee Day events 13:00 World Bee Day events @ Warrandyte Neighbourhood House May 18 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Celebrate World Bee Day with them. The event will include: a beekeeping workshop presented by an experienced apiarist; a demonstration of making bees wax wraps; making your own hand-rolled bees wax candles (fun for kids); [...] Worm farm workshop 13:00 Worm farm workshop @ Rushall Community Garden May 18 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets Do you have a worm farm at home but don’t quite know how to look after it? Do you want to get a worm farm. Do you want to maintain the worm farms in Rushall [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 13:30 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 18 @ 13:30 – 15:00 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden. Bellfield Community Garden working bee 14:00 Bellfield Community Garden working bee @ Bellfield Community Garden May 18 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets Corner of Banksia Street and Oriel Road. Click here to read about the garden. Edible weeds walk 14:00 Edible weeds walk @ Precise location to be given upon booking May 18 @ 14:00 – 16:00 Tickets This walk will take place twice on the day, at 11am and at 2pm. What if many of the weeds in our garden were just as edible as the vegetables we tend beside them? What [...] Edible winter gardening 14:00 Edible winter gardening @ Watsonia Library May 18 @ 14:00 – 15:00 Tickets Robin Gale-Baker will discuss how you can look after your winter vegetables and give tips on how to give your fruit trees a winter prune. Fruit tree maintenance and pruning workshop 14:00 Fruit tree maintenance and pruning workshop @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 18 @ 14:00 – 15:00 Tickets Maya’s garden includes 32 apples, persimmons, cherry guavas, feijoas and citrus. Using grafting and pruning techniques, she has created an edible hedge of her fruit trees with a combination of espalier, cordon and other interesting [...] Thrive Food Swap 14:00 Thrive Food Swap @ Thrive Community Garden May 18 @ 14:00 – 15:00 Tickets Maya’s fruitful garden (garden tour) 15:30 Maya’s fruitful garden (garden tour) @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 18 @ 15:30 – 16:30 Tickets Maya has created an edible garden that is as beautiful as it is fruitful. Decorative, productive hedges are formed from an extensive range of pruned and grafted fruit trees using a combination of espalier, cordon, [...] GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest 18:30 GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest @ Royal Exhibition Building May 18 @ 18:30 – 23:30 Tickets Featuring 170 beers and ciders brewed especially for the event.	19 Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market 08:30 Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market @ Eltham Community Craft & Produce Market May 19 @ 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 [...] Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre May 19 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall May 19 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 May 19 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Surrey Hills / Balwyn Produce Swap 09:00 Surrey Hills / Balwyn Produce Swap May 19 @ 09:00 – 10:00 Tickets Yarra Valley Regional Food Group Farmers’ Market 09:00 Yarra Valley Regional Food Group Farmers’ Market @ Yering Station May 19 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:30 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden May 19 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Winter vegetable gardening 09:30 Winter vegetable gardening @ Hawthorn Community House May 19 @ 09:30 – 11:30 Tickets This event is also happening at 12.30pm (with different booking details). Join Maria Ciavarella, from My Green Garden to receive practical tips and advice on soil preparation, winter plant selection and sustainable pest control for [...] World Bee Day celebration 09:30 World Bee Day celebration @ Alphington Farmers' Market May 19 @ 09:30 – 10:30 Tickets Learn how to build a native bee hotel with Buzz & Dig. Afterwards, there will be free face painting. Bedford Park Community Garden working bee 10:00 Bedford Park Community Garden working bee @ Central Ringwood Community Centre May 19 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Harry’s micro orchard garden (garden tour) 10:00 Harry’s micro orchard garden (garden tour) @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 19 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Harry is passionate about gardening in small spaces and has been lovingly tending his fully organic micro orchard garden for 14 years. At 72 square metres, this garden demonstrates that you don’t need a large [...] Northcote Library Food Garden working bee 10:00 Northcote Library Food Garden working bee @ Northcote Library May 19 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. St Andrews Food Swap 10:00 St Andrews Food Swap @ St Andrews Hall May 19 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets The importance of green manure and cover crops 10:00 The importance of green manure and cover crops @ Knox Community Gardens Society May 19 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Tomas Cifuentes, co-founder of Seed of Life Farmers Market, will tell you about: the importance of green manure and cover crops to your garden; and how they benefit your soil and keep the weeds at [...] Warranwood Food Swap 10:00 Warranwood Food Swap @ Warranwood Primary School May 19 @ 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 May 19 @ 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. Flavor Full cooking class 11:00 Flavor Full cooking class May 19 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Take advantage of the spices and herbs found in your local grocery store and warm up your food with natural flavours. You will be shown how to use spices in simple ways, alongside a variety [...] Foolproof french macarons 11:00 Foolproof french macarons @ Kitchen Warehouse May 19 @ 11:00 – 12:30 Tickets These delicate patisserie cookies have a reputation for being finicky. But worry not – they will help you to get the technique down pat, from the fundamental techniques to creating flavour combinations to troubleshooting. Olive curing 101 11:00 Olive curing 101 @ Kitchen Warehouse May 19 @ 11:00 – 12:30 Tickets Learn how to cure olives from scratch. Gain the know-how of matching different olive varieties with the right curing method and brine. Citrus and apple tree propagating workshop with Harry Kalathas 11:30 Citrus and apple tree propagating workshop with Harry Kalathas @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 19 @ 11:30 – 12:30 Tickets There is nothing more satisfying than propagating your own plants. In this workshop, Harry will demonstrate two propagating techniques for citrus and apple trees: basic aerial layering and grafting. You will gain an understanding of [...] GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest 11:30 GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest @ Royal Exhibition Building May 19 @ 11:30 – 16:30 Tickets Featuring 170 beers and ciders brewed especially for the event. Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 12:00 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters May 19 @ 12:00 – 13:00 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. Thai inspired vegan cooking class 12:00 Thai inspired vegan cooking class @ The Beet Retreat May 19 @ 12:00 – 16:00 Tickets A selection of Thai inspired dishes will be demonstrated, plus practical staples, including cashew yoghurt, plant-based milk and nut parmesan sprinkle. Everything will be vegan, based around the core staples of fruit, veg, starches, whole [...] Winter vegetable gardening 12:30 Winter vegetable gardening @ Hawthorn Community House May 19 @ 12:30 – 14:30 Tickets This event is also happening at 9.30am (with different booking details). Join Maria Ciavarella, from My Green Garden to receive practical tips and advice on soil preparation, winter plant selection and sustainable pest control for [...] Open Table, Fitzroy 13:00 Open Table, Fitzroy @ Fitzroy Community Food Centre May 19 @ 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 [...] Lena’s courtyard and garden (garden tour) 13:30 Lena’s courtyard and garden (garden tour) @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 19 @ 13:30 – 14:30 Tickets Lena has a permaculture-inspired garden in her 40 square metre courtyard, the aim being fill this space with as many productive plants as possible whilst attracting bees and other beneficial insects. A fascination for making [...] Pentridge Community Garden new member day 13:30 Pentridge Community Garden new member day @ Pentridge Community Garden May 19 @ 13:30 – 16:00 Tickets Rock up, meet some of the regular volunteers, and find out what’s new at the garden. Click here to read about the garden. Community dinner (Ringwood) 17:00 Community dinner (Ringwood) @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church May 19 @ 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) May 19 @ 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.
20 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden May 20 @ 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 May 20 @ 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. Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 12:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy @ corner of Brunswick and King William streets May 20 @ 12:30 – 14:30 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 [...]	21 Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library May 21 @ 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. The Community Grocer Fitzroy 14:00 The Community Grocer Fitzroy @ Atherton Gardens public housing estate May 21 @ 14:00 – 18:00 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. Bush skills and kids farming 16:00 Bush skills and kids farming @ Joe’s Market Garden May 21 @ 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 May 21 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Guests can enjoy a substantial nutritious two-course meal. Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy @ Corner of Brunswick and Gertrude streets May 21 @ 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 [...]	22 The Community Grocer Fawkner 09:00 The Community Grocer Fawkner @ Community Hub May 22 @ 09:00 – 12:30 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 May 22 @ 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 [...] Flavor Full cooking class 11:00 Flavor Full cooking class May 22 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Take advantage of the spices and herbs found in your local grocery store and warm up your food with natural flavours. You will be shown how to use spices in simple ways, alongside a variety [...] Introduction to Turkish cooking 11:00 Introduction to Turkish cooking @ Clota Cottage Neighbourhood House May 22 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Join Arzu Yilmaz for a cooking and cultural adventure. Learn how to make four different vegetarian dishes: a lentil soup, a meze, Turkish borek and a dessert. Arzu will also talk about her experiences as [...] Community lunch (Reservoir) 12:00 Community lunch (Reservoir) @ Reservoir Neighbourhood House May 22 @ 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. Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden May 22 @ 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 May 22 @ 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 [...]	23 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre May 23 @ 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 May 23 @ 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 [...] Newton Street Community Garden 10:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden May 23 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden May 23 @ 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 May 23 @ 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 May 23 @ 12:45 – 13:45 Tickets Share a healthy home-cooked lunch and chat with fellow community members and Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre staff. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 17:30 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 23 @ 17:30 – 19:30 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden. Native herbs for the kitchen and garden 18:30 Native herbs for the kitchen and garden @ Bulleen Art and Garden May 23 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Tickets What you will learn: Which native produce-plants are suitable for growing in the Melbourne area. What to harvest and when. How to use them to flavour your dishes and enliven your garden. Presented by Karen [...] Cheese class 19:00 Cheese class @ Organic Fix May 23 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Learn how to make bocconcini, mozzarella, ricotta, haloumi and mascarpone. Vegan walnut cheese tasting. Includes a $40 cheese making kit so that you can get started as soon as you are home. Book by phone [...] 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). May 23 @ 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 [...] Food Not Bombs, Coburg 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Coburg @ outside of Coburg Library May 23 @ 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 [...]	24 The Community Grocer Carlton 09:00 The Community Grocer Carlton @ public housing estate May 24 @ 09:00 – 12:30 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. West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup May 24 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge May 24 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go for a lunch and stay for the conversation and activities. Community lunch (Alphington) 12:30 Community lunch (Alphington) @ Alphington Community Centre May 24 @ 12:30 – 14:00 Tickets A great place to meet old and new friends and enjoy delicious food. Everyone welcome, including children and babies! Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters May 24 @ 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 May 24 @ 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 [...] Cook Indian by the creek 18:00 Cook Indian by the creek @ Private address May 24 @ 18:00 – 19:45 Tickets Menu: lamb rogan josh with flat bread. Cook Indian by the creek came into existence with the idea of breaking the myth that Indian cooking is complex and difficult to nail. In each session, they [...] Cooking master class – healthy Winter warmers 19:00 Cooking master class – healthy Winter warmers @ Gourmet Living May 24 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Enjoy 3 tasting size courses cooked by chef Bek McMillan, from Gourmet Living, who will demonstrate step by step. All recipes are included. Menu: Winter minestrone; spiced chicken medallions; and spiced fruit compote. How to raise healthy eaters with the biting truth 19:00 How to raise healthy eaters with the biting truth @ Only About Children Hawthorn May 24 @ 19:00 – 20:00