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1 World Milk Day World Milk Day Jun 1 all-day Tickets See Wikipedia. SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Jun 1 @ 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 Jun 1 @ 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. Nillumbik Garden Club 19:00 Nillumbik Garden Club @ Metzner Hall, St Vincent's Care Services Jun 1 @ 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: [...]	2 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy 09:00 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy Jun 2 @ 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. Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library Jun 2 @ 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. Community dinner (Croydon) 18:00 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Jun 2 @ 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 Jun 2 @ 19:15 – 21:15 Tickets First Tuesday of every month except for January. 2020 Speakers and topics 4 Feb: Fiona Williams on irises and scented pelagonia. 3 Mar: Robert Boyle on landscape design. 7 Apr: Al & Hazelk Veevers on [...] Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy Jun 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, Fawkner 08:00 The Community Grocer, Fawkner Jun 3 @ 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 Jun 3 @ 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) Jun 3 @ 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 Jun 3 @ 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 Jun 3 @ 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 [...] Cook up a storm with Bec Cassar 18:00 Cook up a storm with Bec Cassar @ Whittlesea Community House Jun 3 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets Bec will teach you how to make interesting dinners. Each session includes dinner on the night. Menu:Thai (on 27th May), soup (on 3rd June) and mid-week menus (on 10th June). Book by phone (9716 3361) [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 18:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Jun 3 @ 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 Jun 3 @ 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 [...]	4 Newton Street Community Garden 09:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Jun 4 @ 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 Jun 4 @ 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 Jun 4 @ 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 Jun 4 @ 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 Jun 4 @ 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 Jun 4 @ 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). Jun 4 @ 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 [...]	5 The Community Grocer, Carlton 08:00 The Community Grocer, Carlton Jun 5 @ 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 Jun 5 @ 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 Jun 5 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Jun 5 @ 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 Jun 5 @ 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 [...]	6 Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Jun 6 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Jun 6 @ 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 Jun 6 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every Saturday except during January. Warrandyte Food Swap 09:00 Warrandyte Food Swap @ Warrandyte Community Garden Jun 6 @ 09:00 – 10:00 Tickets On the 1st Saturday of every month except January. Bayswater North Food Swap 10:00 Bayswater North Food Swap @ Glen Park Oaks Community Garden Jun 6 @ 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 Jun 6 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Edible Hub meetup (Hurstbridge) 10:00 Edible Hub meetup (Hurstbridge) @ Hurstbridge Community Hub Jun 6 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Anyone is welcome to attend and no ongoing commitment to the garden is required. Click here to read about the garden. Heidelberg West Food Swap 10:00 Heidelberg West Food Swap @ Olympic Village Jun 6 @ 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 Jun 6 @ 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 Jun 6 @ 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 Jun 6 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Carome Homestead Produce Swap 10:30 Carome Homestead Produce Swap @ Community Garden at Carome Homestead Jun 6 @ 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. [...] Condell Growers and Sharers Community Garden working bee 10:30 Condell Growers and Sharers Community Garden working bee @ Condell Growers and Sharers Community Garden Jun 6 @ 10:30 – 12:30 Tickets Across the road from Fitzroy Town Hall. Fitzroy Urban Harvest Food Swap 10:30 Fitzroy Urban Harvest Food Swap @ Smith Reserve Jun 6 @ 10:30 – 12:00 Tickets Truffle workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters 10:30 Truffle workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 6 @ 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. Chocolate workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters 13:00 Chocolate workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 6 @ 13:00 – 16:00 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. Then learn [...] Community lunch (Mill Park) 13:00 Community lunch (Mill Park) @ Mill Park Baptist Church Jun 6 @ 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 Jun 6 @ 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 Jun 6 @ 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 Jun 6 @ 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 Jun 6 @ 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 Jun 6 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	7 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Jun 7 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Jun 7 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Jun 7 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Blackburn Food Swap 10:00 Blackburn Food Swap Jun 7 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Not held in January. Fawkner Food Bowls get together 10:00 Fawkner Food Bowls get together @ Fawkner Food Bowls Jun 7 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Working bee, market stall and socialising. West Brunswick Community Garden seed savers meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden seed savers meetup Jun 7 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Northcote Community Gardens working bee 13:00 Northcote Community Gardens working bee @ Northcote Community Gardens Jun 7 @ 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. Community dinner (Ringwood) 17:00 Community dinner (Ringwood) @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Jun 7 @ 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) Jun 7 @ 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.
8 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Jun 8 @ 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 Jun 8 @ 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.	9 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy 09:00 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy Jun 9 @ 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. Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library Jun 9 @ 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. Kitchen garden after school at Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) 15:45 Kitchen garden after school at Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) @ Diamond Valley Library Jun 9 @ 15:45 – 17:00 Tickets Dig in the garden, pick fresh veggies and prepare dishes to share and enjoy. Part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. Click here to read about the garden. Community dinner (Croydon) 18:00 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Jun 9 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Guests can enjoy a substantial nutritious two-course meal. Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy Jun 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 [...]	10 The Community Grocer, Fawkner 08:00 The Community Grocer, Fawkner Jun 10 @ 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 Jun 10 @ 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) Jun 10 @ 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 Jun 10 @ 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 Jun 10 @ 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 Jun 10 @ 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 [...] Cook up a storm with Bec Cassar 18:00 Cook up a storm with Bec Cassar @ Whittlesea Community House Jun 10 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets Bec will teach you how to make interesting dinners. Each session includes dinner on the night. Menu:Thai (on 27th May), soup (on 3rd June) and mid-week menus (on 10th June). Book by phone (9716 3361) [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 18:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Jun 10 @ 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 Jun 10 @ 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 Jun 10 @ 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 [...]	11 Newton Street Community Garden 09:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Jun 11 @ 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 Jun 11 @ 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 Jun 11 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Second Thursday of every month except for January and December. 2020 Speakers and topics 13 Feb: Jane Tonkin on tonkin bulbs. 12 Mar: Penny Woodward on growing garlic. 9 Apr: Jo Reitz on painting your [...] Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee 10:00 Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee @ Diamond Valley Library Jun 11 @ 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 Jun 11 @ 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 Jun 11 @ 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 Jun 11 @ 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). Jun 11 @ 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 [...]	12 The Community Grocer, Carlton 08:00 The Community Grocer, Carlton Jun 12 @ 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. Introduction to therapeutic horticulture workshop 09:30 Introduction to therapeutic horticulture workshop @ PepperTree Place Jun 12 @ 09:30 – 13:00 Tickets This workshop will cover the history and rationale of therapeutic horticulture, the importance of nature for our well-being, some practical tips and how to design a program using therapeutic horticulture principles. The workshop will be [...] Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch 10:00 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Jun 12 @ 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 Jun 12 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Jun 12 @ 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 Jun 12 @ 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 [...]	13 Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Jun 13 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Jun 13 @ 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 Jun 13 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every Saturday except during January. Tables Community Garden (Heathmont) get together 09:30 Tables Community Garden (Heathmont) get together @ Heathmont Baptist Church Jun 13 @ 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) Jun 13 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre Jun 13 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Greensborough Food Swap 10:00 Greensborough Food Swap @ Diamond Valley Library - food garden Jun 13 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Healthy home baking 10:00 Healthy home baking @ CERES Jun 13 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: Work with seasonal ingredients. Improve your culinary skills. Presenter: Emma. Learn how to make: wheat-free savoury crackers; spelt pizza dough; healthy sweet treats; lunch-box ideas; and dairy/wheat and sugar alternatives. You [...] Links Community Garden Lalor meetup 10:00 Links Community Garden Lalor meetup @ Links Community Garden Lalor Jun 13 @ 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 Jun 13 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Sourdough bread making 10:00 Sourdough bread making @ Living And Learning @ Ajani Jun 13 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets Learn a simple, reliable technique to bake your own sourdough bread. Take a 4 litre container and an apron. You will be supplied with bread starter, recipes and dough to bake at home. Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Jun 13 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Northcote Food Swap 11:00 Northcote Food Swap @ Northcote Library Jun 13 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs Garden Food Swap 11:00 SEEDs Garden Food Swap @ SEEDs Communal Garden Jun 13 @ 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. Community lunch (Mill Park) 13:00 Community lunch (Mill Park) @ Mill Park Baptist Church Jun 13 @ 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 Jun 13 @ 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 Jun 13 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every other Saturday. 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 [...] Open Table, Fitzroy North 13:00 Open Table, Fitzroy North @ Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library Jun 13 @ 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 Jun 13 @ 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 Jun 13 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	14 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Jun 14 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Jun 14 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Jun 14 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Fermented beverages 10:00 Fermented beverages @ CERES Jun 14 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets What you will learn: Do’s and don’ts of fermenting beverages. The process of fermenting beverages. What you will get: Recipes to take home. A jun scoby to take home. Samples in class of all three [...] 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 Jun 14 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Mozzarella cheese 10:00 Mozzarella cheese @ CERES Jun 14 @ 10:00 – 16:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to make your own mozzarella cheese. How to make ricotta cheese. About different cheeses. Presenters: Janet Clayton and Charlene Angus from Cheeselinks. West Brunswick Community Garden communal gardening working bee 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden communal gardening working bee Jun 14 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Fawkner Food Swap 10:30 Fawkner Food Swap @ Fawkner Food Bowls Jun 14 @ 10:30 – 12:30 Tickets Community dinner (Ringwood) 17:00 Community dinner (Ringwood) @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Jun 14 @ 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) Jun 14 @ 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.
15 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Jun 15 @ 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 Jun 15 @ 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.	16 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy 09:00 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy Jun 16 @ 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. Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library Jun 16 @ 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. Community dinner (Croydon) 18:00 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Jun 16 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Guests can enjoy a substantial nutritious two-course meal. Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy Jun 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, Fawkner 08:00 The Community Grocer, Fawkner Jun 17 @ 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 Jun 17 @ 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 Jun 17 @ 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) Jun 17 @ 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 Jun 17 @ 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 Jun 17 @ 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 Jun 17 @ 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 Jun 17 @ 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 [...]	18 International Sushi Day International Sushi Day Jun 18 all-day Tickets Newton Street Community Garden 09:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Jun 18 @ 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 Jun 18 @ 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 Jun 18 @ 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 Jun 18 @ 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 Jun 18 @ 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 Jun 18 @ 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 Jun 18 @ 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). Jun 18 @ 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 [...]	19 The Community Grocer, Carlton 08:00 The Community Grocer, Carlton Jun 19 @ 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 Jun 19 @ 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 Jun 19 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Jun 19 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go for a lunch and stay for the conversation and activities.	20 Boroondara Farmers’ Market 08:00 Boroondara Farmers’ Market @ Patterson Reserve Jun 20 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Jun 20 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Jun 20 @ 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 Jun 20 @ 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 Jun 20 @ 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 Jun 20 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Edible Hub meetup (Hurstbridge) 10:00 Edible Hub meetup (Hurstbridge) @ Hurstbridge Community Hub Jun 20 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Anyone is welcome to attend and no ongoing commitment to the garden is required. Click here to read about the garden. Forest Hill Urban Harvest 10:00 Forest Hill Urban Harvest @ Horticulture Centre Jun 20 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Organised by Whitehorse Urban Harvest. For the latest updates, see their Facebook page. Links Community Garden Lalor meetup 10:00 Links Community Garden Lalor meetup @ Links Community Garden Lalor Jun 20 @ 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 Jun 20 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets Persian cooking 10:00 Persian cooking @ Living And Learning @ Ajani Jun 20 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets Learn to cook a three course Persian menu. Take your own apron. Reservoir Food Swap 10:00 Reservoir Food Swap @ In front of Reservoir Library Jun 20 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets In front of Reservoir Library. Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Jun 20 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Veggie Swap at BAAG Nursery, Bulleen 10:00 Veggie Swap at BAAG Nursery, Bulleen @ Bulleen Art and Garden Jun 20 @ 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 [...] Collingwood Food Swap 10:30 Collingwood Food Swap @ Collingwood Children's Farm Jun 20 @ 10:30 – 11:30 Tickets On the 3rd Saturday of every month except December. Box Hill South Urban Harvest 11:00 Box Hill South Urban Harvest @ Neighbourhood House Jun 20 @ 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 Jun 20 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Macleod Veggie Swap 11:00 Macleod Veggie Swap @ Rotunda in Macleod Park Jun 20 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets For the latest updates, see their facebook page. Open Cellars Weekend 11:00 Open Cellars Weekend @ Various wineries in Nillumbik Jun 20 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets On both 20th and 21st of June. Visit any or all of the family-owned wineries in Nillumbik, each with an individual style, where the grapes are hand-picked and hand-crushed by family and friends in the [...] Community lunch (Mill Park) 13:00 Community lunch (Mill Park) @ Mill Park Baptist Church Jun 20 @ 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 Jun 20 @ 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 Jun 20 @ 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 Jun 20 @ 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 Jun 20 @ 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 Jun 20 @ 14:00 – 15:00 Tickets	21 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Jun 21 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Jun 21 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Jun 21 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Surrey Hills / Balwyn Produce Swap 09:00 Surrey Hills / Balwyn Produce Swap Jun 21 @ 09:00 – 10:00 Tickets Fawkner Food Bowls get together 10:00 Fawkner Food Bowls get together @ Fawkner Food Bowls Jun 21 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Working bee, market stall and socialising. Vegan cooking Italian style 10:00 Vegan cooking Italian style @ CERES Jun 21 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: Some new vegan dishes. Hands-on learning. Presenter: Michelle. You will be shown a selection of vegan dishes with an Italian flavour and you will finish with a feast. Menu: Napoli sauce; [...] Warranwood Food Swap 10:00 Warranwood Food Swap @ Warranwood Primary School Jun 21 @ 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 Jun 21 @ 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 Cellars Weekend 11:00 Open Cellars Weekend @ Various wineries in Nillumbik Jun 21 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets On both 20th and 21st of June. Visit any or all of the family-owned wineries in Nillumbik, each with an individual style, where the grapes are hand-picked and hand-crushed by family and friends in the [...] Open Table, Fitzroy 13:00 Open Table, Fitzroy @ Fitzroy Community Food Centre Jun 21 @ 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 Jun 21 @ 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 Jun 21 @ 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) Jun 21 @ 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.
22 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Jun 22 @ 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 Jun 22 @ 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.	23 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy 09:00 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy Jun 23 @ 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. Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library Jun 23 @ 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. Community dinner (Croydon) 18:00 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Jun 23 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Guests can enjoy a substantial nutritious two-course meal. Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy Jun 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, Fawkner 08:00 The Community Grocer, Fawkner Jun 24 @ 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 Jun 24 @ 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 Jun 24 @ 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) Jun 24 @ 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 Jun 24 @ 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 Jun 24 @ 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 Jun 24 @ 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 Jun 24 @ 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 [...] Preston Garden Club 20:00 Preston Garden Club @ Preston Shire Hall Jun 24 @ 20:00 – 22:00 Tickets Fourth Wednesday of every month except for December. 2019 speakers and topics 23 Jan: Plant/flower ID quiz. 27 Feb: Maria from Ivanhoe Garden Club on flower arranging. 27 Mar: Janine Kay on geraniums and pelargoniums. [...]	25 Newton Street Community Garden 09:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Jun 25 @ 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 Jun 25 @ 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 Jun 25 @ 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 Jun 25 @ 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 Jun 25 @ 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 Jun 25 @ 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 Jun 25 @ 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). Jun 25 @ 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 [...] Nonna & Mum’s homestyle cooking class 19:30 Nonna & Mum’s homestyle cooking class @ Furlan Club Jun 25 @ 19:30 – 22:30 Tickets	26 The Community Grocer, Carlton 08:00 The Community Grocer, Carlton Jun 26 @ 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 Jun 26 @ 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 Jun 26 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Jun 26 @ 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 Jun 26 @ 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 [...]	27 Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Jun 27 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Sourdough bread baking 09:00 Sourdough bread baking @ CERES Jun 27 @ 09:00 – 17:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to make your own bread. How to make your own handmade pizzas. More about sourdough. What you will learn: Handmade pizzas for lunch. Your own bread to take home and [...] Sourdough bread workshop 09:00 Sourdough bread workshop @ Bee Sustainable Jun 27 @ 09:00 – 11:30 Tickets What you will learn: Ways to create and look after your own Sourdough starter culture, flour to use for the best nutrition and results. Ways to knead sticky high hydration dough for a more authentic [...] The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Jun 27 @ 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 Jun 27 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every Saturday except during January. Blackburn North Food Swap 10:00 Blackburn North Food Swap @ Community Kitchen, NewHope Baptist Church Jun 27 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre Jun 27 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Growing berries 10:00 Growing berries @ CERES Jun 27 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: The wide range of berry fruits that can be grown in Victorian gardens. How to cultivate the plants for great yields and great flavour. Berry selection, planting and fertilising, and how [...] Heathmont Seed and Crop Swap 10:00 Heathmont Seed and Crop Swap @ Tables Community Garden, Heathmont Baptist Church Jun 27 @ 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 Jun 27 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Links Community Garden Lalor meetup 10:00 Links Community Garden Lalor meetup @ Links Community Garden Lalor Jun 27 @ 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 Jun 27 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Jun 27 @ 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 Jun 27 @ 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 Jun 27 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Preston/Thornbury Food Swap 11:00 Preston/Thornbury Food Swap Jun 27 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Community lunch (Mill Park) 13:00 Community lunch (Mill Park) @ Mill Park Baptist Church Jun 27 @ 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 Jun 27 @ 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 Jun 27 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every other Saturday. 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 [...] Open Table, Fitzroy North 13:00 Open Table, Fitzroy North @ Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library Jun 27 @ 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 Jun 27 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden. Mozzarella and ricotta cheesemaking workshop 14:00 Mozzarella and ricotta cheesemaking workshop @ Bee Sustainable Jun 27 @ 14:00 – 16:30 Tickets What you will learn: How to coagulate milk using acid and rennet. How to stretch and shape mozzarella. How to make whole milk ricotta. What you will get: Recipes and the essential techniques of cheesemaking. [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Jun 27 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	28 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Jun 28 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Jun 28 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Jun 28 @ 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 Jun 28 @ 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 Jun 28 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Working bee, market stall and socialising. Veggies in desserts 10:00 Veggies in desserts @ CERES Jun 28 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: Foods which make your brain brighter. How to incorporate brain powering foods easily into your daily diet. Foods that can build and protect your gut microbiome and clear brain fog. Presenter: [...] Epping North Food Swap 10:30 Epping North Food Swap @ Creeds Farm Community Garden, Creeds Farm Living and Learning Centre Jun 28 @ 10:30 – 12:00 Tickets The Epping North swap is on the LAST Sunday of each month. West Brunswick Community Garden garden and gather 11:00 West Brunswick Community Garden garden and gather Jun 28 @ 11:00 – 15:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Mozzarella and ricotta cheesemaking workshop 12:00 Mozzarella and ricotta cheesemaking workshop @ Bee Sustainable Jun 28 @ 12:00 – 14:30 Tickets What you will learn: How to coagulate milk using acid and rennet. How to stretch and shape mozzarella. How to make whole milk ricotta. What you will get: Recipes and the essential techniques of cheesemaking. [...] Community dinner (Ringwood) 17:00 Community dinner (Ringwood) @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Jun 28 @ 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) Jun 28 @ 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.
29 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Jun 29 @ 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 Jun 29 @ 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.	30 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy 09:00 The Community Grocer, Fitzroy Jun 30 @ 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. Introduction to horticulture (6 sessions) 10:00 Introduction to horticulture (6 sessions) Jun 30 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets On 30th June plus 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th and 9th July. To be eligible for this course, you must have a green Medicare card, not be currently enrolled in mainstream secondary school, and either an [...] Watsonia Community Garden 10:00 Watsonia Community Garden @ Watsonia Library Jun 30 @ 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. Community dinner (Croydon) 18:00 Community dinner (Croydon) @ St John the Divine Anglican Church Jun 30 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Guests can enjoy a substantial nutritious two-course meal. Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy 19:30 Food Not Bombs, Fitzroy Jun 30 @ 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 [...]

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